Direct Drive

After a brief tease earlier in the year, Thrustmaster has announced it will be revealing its first ever direct drive steering wheel base on November 17.

Sim racing equipment manufacturer Thrustmaster has taken to social media to tease its new direct drive racing wheel, ahead of a more detailed look in 2022.

Gaming peripheral manufacturer Thrustmaster is set to reveal three new products for the racing game market over the course of 2021, including a new direct drive wheelbase.

They say good things come to those who wait. Sim racers have been a patient bunch since Fanatec first showed off its direct drive wheel at last year’s Sim Racing Expo. Earlier today, the company shared plenty more details on the lineup, including price tags.

Direct drive wheels aren’t cheap. This is an accepted sim racing truth, like death, taxes, and lag bumps ruining your final lap. But one company is aiming to change that, and it’s taken one important step towards making that goal a reality.

New images snapped last week at the Sim Racing Expo have given us our first proper look at the Fanatec’s direct drive wheel.

Fanatec has announced its newest hardware line, the Podium Series. The new high-end lineup will sit above the existing ClubSport Series, and will kick off with the company’s much-anticipated direct drive wheel.

Shortly after revealing its new PS4 wheel offering, Fanatec has dropped some new information on the team’s upcoming direct drive steering wheel.

SimXperience has announced the second generation of its highly-realistic racing wheel, the AccuForce Pro V2. The company is also giving five lucky people the chance to try it out!

The latest in high-end racing wheel technology will be coming to the Fanatec line of wheels, according to a post by the company’s CEO on the private iRacing forums. ‘Direct Drive’ has been the focus of much attention in the sim racing peripheral space recently and Thomas Jackermeier ensures that Fanatec has not been unwise to this – with products of their own planned.