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The looks are not that important to me when it comes to the pedals but they should be as accurate a copy of the feel of the real car (997) as possible.
It should hardly need rocket science to swap the gas pedal to a Fanatec-made separate support and I can't see that Fanatec would have to invest much effort basically it needs a 1/3 length version of the existing set! It should not need any "developing".
It would certainly be a lot harder for someone to make something up at home to copy the real Porsche "2 hanging and 1 on the floor" pedal set-up, than for Fanatec to do it.
Btw, I don't find heel-and-toeing a problem with the 997 set up. And Porsche would hardly fit this to an iconic sportscar and track tool if if was difficult to use it well.
90% of users are probably happy with the floor-mounted pedal set as many G25/G27 users seem to be. Most of the rest would like to invert the pedals.
Just how many of those want the more complex option I'm describing, I really don't know though with Fanatec being german and the car they are copying being german too, there should at least be a fair proportion of german gamers who would like the chance to have an authentic pedal-set-up along with other reality cravers, like me, in other countries.
So, it would be a nice option, but if no-one says they want it, then Fanatec might never have the idea themselves.
If you don't ask, you don't get. I'm asking!
Being a small company, Fanatec has the chance be more flexible and rapid than a more lumbering, bigger manufacturer. They should be able to re-assess what people want and respond more quickly. That is part of being a good company too not just making a slick product.
Though I agree that the customer service on the existing products has to work well and that has to be a priority. There still seem to be people with product problems complaining about unanswered emails and links on the Fanatec site don't always work.
Building customer confidence is definitely the number one goal that they should be striving for 👍
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