From what it sounds like, it beats the G25 in a number of areas such as FFB and general look and feel. However, its flimsly nature and the weak-feeling pedals aren't as good as the G25. And it's quite a lot more expensive.
Nice review, though I was actually expecting it to be the model with load cell (I can't really remember all of the funny names they use for their range). The pedals in themselves look like a bit of a let down. The ones on the G25 are still too soft IMO, especially the throttle.
I can't say I like the look of it and if there was an unbranded one without the Porsche thingy on the wheel I'd definitely choose that one. All I care about is the performance, brand licensing just adds cost with no real benefit.
The wheel itself looks good, has some nice touches and is very quiet, and I also liked the wireless capability. The clamp really stinks and the shifter does not appear to offer the same freedom of placement that the G25 has.
All in all, I still think I'd go with the G25 rather than this one, or maybe look at the model with improved pedals.
However, I noticed there's some input lag in both LFS and iRacing, is that a problem with the wheel or driver?
There's a comment on YT from SRT saying that's it's the camera vs screen refresh rate causing what appears to be quite bad lag between the wheel movement and what you see on the screen. But it does look pretty bad!
Thanks for pointing that out, I'm so used to skipping the comments altogether that I had not realized there was an interesting conversation going on there
i too was hoping for this to be a review of the newer wheel
anyway nice review but theres one thing you should mention in future wheel reviews (especially with 900+deg wheels) which is ffb speed
They did mention it, though. Shaun said it was easier to correct quickly with the G25 because it's quicker and more responsive whereas the 911 is smoother.
Nice review guys! I love your hardware reviews. Video reviews are a lot more instructive than just written ones found on game sites (where the reviews are often done by journalists who don't care about racing and don't have anything to compare it to).
I know enough to not want to buy one. Wheel looks much nicer to hold than the G25, but I like the pedals on G25 better than the 911 wheel. Would it be possible to use G25 pedals with the 911 wheel? :o
Yes it is. I tried it, but didn't like the feeling of the G25 pedals after having used the Fanatec pedals for a month or so. I do use the G25 H-shifter as an E-brake though, which works very well. I just set it to sequential and set it to engage the e-brake when I pull back on it.
sorry I didn't reply here sooner.. The Clubsport pedals as well as the GT3 will be on the show.. We have a set of the pedals here now.. Very nice ! We also have a Carrera wheel as well and that will be on the show soon too.
I also agree with some of these posts.. G25 pedals with this wheel is a great combo.. The GT3, is going to be awesome with these clubsports !! I tried the G25 pedlas with the Carrera wheel and was a nice combo !
Darin, about the pedals: virtualr.net reports they'll be available in February, however the Fanatec website says March... Do you have word about whether the first batch is already sold out or did they have to push back the release?
