A direct drive wheel for 349 euros, which is remarkably cheap. It was inevitable that the price of direct drive wheels was going to start coming down but that’s way less than anyone would have predicted. Question is, do you really want or need a direct drive wheel? My answer would be probably not.

    Alex The problem is that the strength of direct drive means you’d need to upgrade the rig it sits on. So even at that ridiculously cheap price you’ve got a big outlay in terms of it bolts on to.

      And yes, you’re right. I don’t really see the need for DD for the vast majority of people. It’s massive overkill imo.

      Yeah, you definitely need a solid metal rig to attach it to, wouldn’t work with a foldable playseat.

      Worth noting that the 350 is for the wheel itself, as with all Fanatec stuff you need an array of other bits, so would probably cost you closer to 800, that’s still half what you’d spend for a DD wheel today.

      I did read that the wheel is much lower in max force output than the standard direct drive wheels so maybe it won’t be so bad in terms of breaking your wrists in a crash.

      In the most recent iRacing podcast there were talking about equipment, and apparently going from a G29 to a high end belt wheel is a much bigger upgrade than going from high end belt to DD. I certainly found going to the CSL a huge improvement.

      That with the other factors regarding DD I’m not sure it’s worth it. Maybe Fanatec can make it more consumer friendly though, we’ll see.

        Alex agreed. I was actually very surprised at the jump to the ts-xw. There’s likely more benefit imo to adding things like shifters and handbrakes or even extra monitors, from that point forward imo than going for the massive outlay of a DD.

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