Fanatec Porsche Gt3 Rs V2 Wheel

Fanatec Porsche 911 GT3 RS V2

And then, I recently bought the 911 GT3 RS Wheel with Clubsport Pedals, and promised I would post up a review. And then here information technology goes.

The Experience of The Wheel-Many wheels I've had the luck to test in the past felt inexpensive, and plasticy. What Fanatec has washed is basically take a toy, and make it experience like a existent bicycle from a auto. A lot of that has to go down to the Alcantara Leather, handstiched, that is a perfect replica of the actual cycle in the 911 GT3 RS. So there's the metal Porsche logo, exact downwards to the last item of the real thing. The Alcantara wheel is incredibly cute, not to mention it smells nice too! One thing I would do is go to an Auto intendance shop, and buy some Alcantara protection. I accept that on mine, and it's supposed to continue the bicycle lasting new for a very long time. Then there's the plastic that circles the Porsche logo. Even though it'due south plastic, the texture on it makes information technology feel, leathery almost. The buttons take a great haptic experience to them, yous always know which i you lot've pushed and you can tell when it's all the way down. The best part is, they're brushed in a sparkly metal coat of paint. This makes it look like the metal on the real bike. Now, usually beauty comes with it's drawbacks, just similar that hot girl you lot see at the bar, and then she tells yous she'south a man. Merely so far, I haven't found any. The Alcantara gives massive amounts of grip, the buttons wait and feel prissy, I really have nothing bad to say.
5/5

Forcefulness Feedback-This is a big factor in the overall total of the wheel. That's why every wheel I test will go a score out of 25 on this. With the adjustability the bike offers, you can set the FFB from 100, all the mode to 10. 100 is very potent, and depending on if you've got a high powered car our not, y'all may be in for your daily workout. In fact, to examination how strong it is on 100, I went in an LMP on Circuit De La Sarthe (GT5), and boy were my artillery swaying. Right now though I have it at seventy, generally considering without the fans turned on the bicycle volition get fairly hot. It's very precise in it'southward movements. Even with the way GT5 has it's FFB set up, I can usually catch slides before they get to bad. Information technology's very lovely trying to out brake someone, as the wheel has a setting to select ABS vibration (more on that later) to where the wheel and pedals will milkshake when yous brake past a certain point. It also has a default setting of gas vibration. I complaint here however is it is sometimes a trivial rachety mid turn. I know that'southward going to happen however with the technology nosotros have at the moment. Though the CSR Aristocracy is supposed to accept this different.
23.half dozen/25

Paddle Shifters-For me, I am a big fan of the traditional Stick shift. That doesn't mean I hate paddle shifts, it just means I adopt the Stick over the paddles. Still, I am reviewing the wheel, which means I must use the paddles. Since I bought the Clubsport Edition I got the extra metal paddles. Many people complained about the feel of the paddles, but I actually like them. They might not motility to much, but still, I e'er know if I've shifted. Merely con is that they're a piffling bit farther dorsum then I'one thousand used to, just hey, I have small-scale easily!
4.viii/5

Shifter-I was profoundly surprised about the shifter. After hearing tons and tons of horror stories on the shifters, I didn't recall they would be as good every bit they really are. Sure the noise is a problem, only other than that I think they have an amazing feel to them. I tin can tell if I've shifted into the right gear, or missed, even with my eyes closed. To me it doesn't feel inexpensive like a lot of people claim it does. Sure, it's non perfectly existent, but cheap doesn't describe information technology for me. Another drawback withal is the mounting point. The metal beams feel frightening to me, and the PS/2 connector point on the bottom ways a trivial more technology done to put information technology into a rig, but other than that, I recall it'south peachy!
3.8/v

Adaptability-Many games don't always fully support wheels in them. (Looking at you GT5) That means that, even if they do have adjustment options in game, it wouldn't exercise anything for the bike. That's why Fanatec wheels offer options that go fashion past any game I've played. Yous can adjust Sensitivity, Linearity, FFB, ABS Vibration, Dampers, Migrate Mode, and many other things. You can fifty-fifty save up to 5 different setups for five different games. This means y'all tin personalize the cycle completely to your preference's. However, one thing is completely overshadowed in other reviews of this wheel, or any other Fanatec wheels for that matter. It's the fact you tin turn the fan's on and off. What you lot do is when yous ability it on, it volition showtime to calibrate. When it goes to turn back to the left, take hold of it and hold the two right mitt side lower buttons, then slowly turn it dorsum to center. Later that information technology will list the firmware variant so on or off. It should say on, of non switch it on. There you lot have it, turned the fans on!
5/5

User Friendlyness-This is likewise overlooked a lot of the times in reviews. To me, this is a big thing. THis will be a bit short here considering, I mean, how long can you lot drone on about User Friendlyness? Overall, it'due south very friendly. Nigh people tin only pick upwardly and play on PS3. Yet, all is non true for PC. For PC, y'all will accept to download all the drivers from the website and then install them. After that though you lot are good to become!
4/5

Fanatec Clubsport Pedals (CSP)

The Fanatec Clubsport Pedals. The best pedals you can buy for panel gaming. Hither we go!

Feel-A powerful group, can make or break a pedal set up. Lets start with the gas pedals themselves. They're aluminum plates brushed with silverish paint. Though if you think that's dull, then you can always buy a color set from Fanatec! It's a very tough material, and it has a dainty Racecar look to it. Now lets become into the individual pedals.
Gas-Gas is fairly nice. Nice and long, (pun non intended) it's great for heal and toeing. It absolutely dwarfs the other pedals. Even so, I experience the default spring is a trivial loose. Information technology's not terrible, in fact it's quite good, but it'due south not every bit good every bit the other pedals.
Restriction-There is ane word, and only one word to describe the restriction. Astonishing! The load jail cell makes this feel exactly similar a real brake pedal. To compare information technology to real life, the pedal in a BMW 330I feels exactly similar this. In fact I measured it and it has virtually the same throw.
Clutch-Resistant to this is astounding. I actually take to work my leg to push button on this. I really can't find any complaints to this. Information technology's just crawly.
28.2/xxx

Looks-I kind of touched base of operations a lilliputian on previous, so I'll keep information technology short. This pedal fix looks amazing. Very industrial looking and robust. These things look like they'll do some impairment, and boy exercise they succeed!
x/10

Adjustability-As ever, Fanatec has been a leading player in this area. THey didn't fail here either. If y'all retrieve the pedals aren't potent/loose enough, bring out a wrench and tighten/loosen the spring! It'due south that piece of cake! Yous fifty-fifty have the choice of moving the pedal faces to give the innuendo of different throws, or even move them into a position to requite easier heel and toeing. Then if y'all open them upwardly (not advised unless you contact Fanatec and ask for permission to open up them upwardly equally to not void the warranty) you can movement the brake upward a peg to give a dissimilar throw. Y'all can even capsize them! As not to mention yous can buy the tuning kit to modify springs, brass confined, all that jazz.
ten/ten

Overall Totals​

GT3 RS V2 Wheel-46.2/50
Clubsport Pedals-48.2/l
Grand Total-94.4
My Course 👍👍

Final Verdict ​

If you're in need of a wheel around the $300 marker, so this is the wheel for you. It's a full head and shoulders alee of the competition.

Fanatec Porsche Gt3 Rs V2 Wheel,

Source: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/crispers-review-of-the-fanatec-gt3-rs-wheel.221627/

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