How do Fanatec wheels compare to Logitech's?

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Well I've had my G27 for a few weeks now and as far as I know Fanatec wheels are compatible with the G27's pedals (correct me if I'm wrong) but I'm just wondering what everybody thinks of the Fanatec wheels with the G27 pedals and wether I should buy one to replace the G27 wheel? But I would like to stress that it is unlikely that I will upgrade to Clubsport Pedals 👍

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Tom
 
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Well I've had my G27 for a few weeks now and as far as I know Fanatec wheels are compatible with the G27's pedals (correct me if I'm wrong) but I'm just wondering what everybody think of the Fanatec wheels with the G27 pedals and wether I should buy one to replace the G27 wheel? But I would like to stress that it is unlikely that I will upgrade to Clubsport Pedals 👍

Many Thanks,

Tom

I have been a fan of Logitech for years when I played more PC. The only reason I purchased Fanatec over Logi is the cross platform support.

I think the G27 is awesome...unless you want to play on Xbox as well, not sure why would buy a Fanatec wheel.
 
Well I've had my G27 for a few weeks now and as far as I know Fanatec wheels are compatible with the G27's pedals (correct me if I'm wrong) but I'm just wondering what everybody thinks of the Fanatec wheels with the G27 pedals and wether I should buy one to replace the G27 wheel? But I would like to stress that it is unlikely that I will upgrade to Clubsport Pedals 👍

Many Thanks,

Tom
I would rather have the CSP (at least g27 pedals with nixim mod) than the gt2/gt3 wheel. I personally don't like the fatter and heavier Fanatec wheels (useless air bag space) so I would wait for the newer racing wheels Fanatec going to release (Forza 4 wheel) if you thinking about getting a X360 wheel
 
Here's my summary of fanatec vs logitech

pedals- the clubsport pedals are the best I have ever used, but the G27 pedals are also very good, just not as good as the clubsport. The G27 pedals are much better then the ones that come with a fantec wheel though.

Feel of the wheel. The G27 wheel to me felt more like a toy trying to be a wheel then the fanatec one does. The Fanatec one feels more like an actual steering wheel out of a car to me. I really don't know why people claim they like the feel of the G27 wheel better. To each their own, but I would rather have a realistic feeling wheel then logitech wheels offer.

Adjustablity- this one is totaly to Fanatec. They blow logitech away in this category, and to me that alone makes it worth buying over the G27. There are some games that I had trouble getting the logitech wheel to feel right with, because the in-game settings didn't offer enough options. With the fanatec wheel, you can pretty much do whatever you want without even going into the games settings.

Force feedback- It's kind of a toss up for me. I liked the quick, tight response of the logitech wheel, but I also like the smoothness of the fanatec. The logitech one just felt more accurate to me, but it's also kind of twitchy at the same time. The Fanatec is stronger and much smoother, but the smoothness kind of took some of the excitement out of racing for me. If I had to choose which one was better for Force feedback, I would lean toward the G27, just because I liked the twitchy feeling a little better.

I chose the Fanatec though in the end, because of the clubsport pedals, the adjustability of settings, the ability to have firmware upgrades to add future features, and the hopefully someday addition of the clubsport shifter. I actually like the stock Fanatec shifter better the logitechs also.

I would have to give the bang for buck award to the G27 though. For 300$ it's a really good buy, but for 150$ with the 50% coupon they have been sending out it's steal.
 
Actually the G27 is quieter than the Fanatec wheel except when the wheel vibrates left & right rapidly (driving on dirt). Fanatec h-shifter make more noise (cheap plastic sound) than any wheel. I've missed gears more with the Fantec shifter than I have with G27.
 
Actually the G27 is quieter than the Fanatec wheel except when the wheel vibrates left & right rapidly (driving on dirt). Fanatec h-shifter make more noise (cheap plastic sound) than any wheel. I've missed gears more with the Fantec shifter than I have with G27.

Really? The videos I have seen tell a different story about the wheels. I dont have my GT2 yet, so cant say for sure, but comparison vids have the G's rather loud.
 
I have both. Gt2/3 wheel make a sawing noise. You-tube videos can be very misleading since it heavily depends on the location of the mic.
Still it's quieter than DFGT standard gears. The New Elite wheel is suppose to remove this sawing sound and feel.
 
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I have both. Gt2/3 wheel make a sawing noise. You-tube videos can be misleading since it heavily depends on the location of the mic.
Still it's quieter than DFGT standard gears. The New Elite wheel is suppose to remove this sawing sound and feel.

My gt2 is very quiet. I dont have any sawing noises. Only a small fan squeel every now and then.
 
I have a turbo s wheel, which is pretty much the same thing as the GT2, and I can't ever hear the wheel make any noise while I'm racing. Maybe I have my surround sound louder then others, but it seems really quit to me.
 
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