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Racing simulator equipment manufacturer Fanatec is again proving that its products have real-world applications, by helping none other than automotive giant Ford develop a steering wheel for its 2022 World Rally Championship contender.

Update: The M4 wheel is again available to pre-order, in all regions, with deliveries set to land in Q3 2022.

The Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro, the official steering wheel peripheral of Gran Turismo 7, is now available to order through the Fanatec website.

Fanatec has revealed its new PlayStation-compatible direct drive wheel, which is also set to become the official steering wheel peripheral of the Gran Turismo series. It confirms information that sneaked out back in July, when boxes showing the wheel appeared on social media.

With more than a week to go until Black Friday 2021, sim racing equipment manufacturer Fanatec has announced its deals for the annual shopping extravaganza — and teased a new product launch at the same time.

Fanatec has opened the order books on the new Podium Steering Wheel Fanatec GT World Challenge bundle, allowing players to pick up the equipment used in this season’s Fanatec Esports GT Pro series.

The first official Virtual 24 Hours of Spa gets underway later today, with 33 of the world’s best esports squads racing for victory.

The third round of the Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series, the first ever virtual championship to award points towards a real-life motorsports series, will get underway today, at the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Thrustmaster, the current official racing wheel manufacturer for the Gran Turismo series, has issued a statement on this week’s announcement that Fanatec will assume the role later this year.

Polyphony Digital and Fanatec have announced a new partnership that will see the peripheral manufacturer create new products for the Gran Turismo racing game series.

Images that seem to reveal Fanatec’s promised PlayStation 5 Direct Drive wheel have surfaced on different social media sites over the weekend, and it looks set to be an official Gran Turismo product too.

Sim racing kit manufacturer Fanatec has revealed yet another new wheel for 2021, but this one comes with a bit of a twist.

After a couple of batches of closed pre-orders earlier in the month, Fanatec has now made the new direct-drive CSL DD, CSL Pedals, CSL DD table clamp, and Boost Kit 180 bundles available for general pre-order.

Players eager to get their hands on Fanatec’s new entry level CSL DD direct drive wheel base can start to place their orders from today.

Fanatec has revealed a new limited edition version of its ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 for 2021. It’s, unsurprisingly, called the ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 2021, and is limited to just 2021 units worldwide.

A new update for DIRT 5 lands today, and brings with it an important feature for PlayStation owners: Fanatec peripheral support.

Hot on the heels of the new CSL DD direct drive wheel, racing peripheral manufacturer has revealed another new product aimed squarely at bringing its technologies to a lower price point than ever before.

Prospective participants in this year’s GT World Challenge Esports series can now register to take part in the Assetto Corsa Competizione-based event.

After a relatively brief period of teasing, sim racing peripheral manufacturer Fanatec has taken the covers off its new wheel base. It goes by the name of CSL DD and it is, as anticipated, a brand-new, entry level direct drive wheel base at a third of the price of existing offerings.

It looks like sim racing fans will be spoiled for choice in 2021, as it seems there’s another new driving peripheral on its way. This time it’s coming from Fanatec, and we’re not entirely sure what it’s going to be.