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GT3 RS Clubsport is $300USD while the Turbo S with regular pedals are $350USD. That throws more complexity into the issue too. I ended up getting the clubsport pedals seperately then decided just this weekend that I'd get the Turbo S wheel vs the GT3 RS. The Turbo S is getting rating higher than the GT3 RS wheel, so I went with the extra cost. Besides I thought the orange of the GT3 RS wheel is detracting. For someone without a G25/27 I think the price is conperable, but if I had a G25/27 I don't think I'd buy unless my wheel was worn out.

Is the pedals powered by batteries?
Is the Logitech G25/27 also powered like that?

Is the pedals powered by batteries?
Is the Logitech G25/27 also powered like that?

Battery optional,

insidiesimracing is doing a 2 part 5 wheel shootout, part 2 is not out yet but pits the G27 vs the Turbo S so I am waiting to hear back on that.

http://www.insidesimracing.tv/

id check out there review of the G27 and the Turbo S as a prelude for now and wait for the 2nd part if your on the fence about both like I am.

Im thinking that the G27 is going to be the better buy for the money, but if your willing to go all out with clubsport petals and a sim racing unit the Turbo S is going to be better suited for that role.

As it stands the Turbo S is not very good at desk mounting it seems and thats a bit negative since thats how I will use it.

[quote]Is the pedals powered by batteries?
Is the Logitech G25/27 also powered like that?

Battery optional,

insidiesimracing is doing a 2 part 5 wheel shootout, part 2 is not out yet but pits the G27 vs the Turbo S so I am waiting to hear back on that.

http://www.insidesimracing.tv/

id check out there review of the G27 and the Turbo S as a prelude for now and wait for the 2nd part if your on the fence about both like I am.

Im thinking that the G27 is going to be the better buy for the money, but if your willing to go all out with clubsport petals and a sim racing unit the Turbo S is going to be better suited for that role.

As it stands the Turbo S is not very good at desk mounting it seems and thats a bit negative since thats how I will use it.

I am using mine on a desk and have no problems with it at all.

Ohh and your post above the Turbo S does have paddle shifters if that is what you were talking about. I think you said no peddle shifters.

Ohh and your post above the Turbo S does have paddle shifters if that is what you were talking about. I think you said no peddle shifters.

As I understand it, all the Fanatec wheels have paddle shifters on the wheel. They had to convence Porsche that they needed them. I guess that was some of the license holdup according to what I read.

[quote]Ohh and your post above the Turbo S does have paddle shifters if that is what you were talking about. I think you said no peddle shifters.

As I understand it, all the Fanatec wheels have paddle shifters on the wheel. They had to convence Porsche that they needed them. I guess that was some of the license holdup according to what I read.

yeah they are like hybrid buttons, bigger than a regular button but not a full fledged paddle shifter like on most other wheels.

still been doing research on my G27 vs Turbo S comparison.

Another +1 for the Turbo S is that it comes with 2 shifters, one is the 6+1 speed and one is a sequential.

right now playing dirt 2 on my momo I like to use the sequential shifter as my e-brake kinda feels real that way, but of course if I got the G27 or Turbo S I would be using the clutch + 6 speed shifter so while I like the idea of the sequential shifter and it is a nice bonus I wonder just how useful it would be.

my next step is to find out if the turbo is truly is limited edition, when they sell all 3000 units they wont make any more? thats kinda lame probably some catch 22 there.

I found a video of the g27 noise and while much less grindy than the G25 it still makes some sound, so the Turbo S is got the win on sound, then again nobody is probably going to be playing in a volume so low as to not cover up the small amount of noise the G27 makes.

Pedals, I think the G27 pedals are much better than the default Turbo S ones, but not as good as the club sport. Again how far are you willing to go? If your a sim racer and this is your main thing, the $500 price tag of the Clubsport is just an "investment" but if your a gamer and racing games are just one part of your assortment of games and you just want a wheel to use its probably too much and so I think the G27 takes the win in overall value and accommodations.

The Turbo S is compatible with the G25 pedals so maybe it works with the G27 ones? and that also means Maybe the G25/G27 can use the clubsport pedals? Take that back I know it can because that 5 wheel shootout I linked above all 5 wheels were using the clubsport pedals but I think it acts as a separate device and that may not be compatible with a wide array of games.

Also something fanatec didnt advertise is the turbo s pure the cheapest one that is the wheel only, according to a video I saw it works for 360/pc/ps3 via usb, they advertise it as xbox360 ONLY unless you buy the $50 wireless usb dongle. So it seems that you do not need to use the wireless adapter and can plug right in with the USB cable if thats true the advertisement of 360 only without the adapter is pretty false and dishonest.

The Turbo S is compatible with the G25 pedals so maybe it works with the G27 ones? and that also means Maybe the G25/G27 can use the clubsport pedals? Take that back I know it can because that 5 wheel shootout I linked above all 5 wheels were using the clubsport pedals but I think it acts as a separate device and that may not be compatible with a wide array of games.

The clubsport pedals can be used with any game that allows multiple perepherals. It just plugs in like any regular USB device to your computer is you choose to plug it in that way. You can also plug it into the Fanatec wheel instead for better game compatability and integration.

If only it was not a Porsche wheel it would be cheaper I am sure just due to licensing fee's and then I think it would be a lot more competitive of a product in the price vs value aspect. The other thing is basically its only available direct so you do not have other merchants discounting the product like you normally see, if only it was on ebay or something would have had to use that 20% cashback that was out the other day.

If only it was not a Porsche wheel it would be cheaper I am sure just due to licensing fee's and then I think it would be a lot more competitive of a product in the price vs value aspect. The other thing is basically its only available direct so you do not have other merchants discounting the product like you normally see, if only it was on ebay or something would have had to use that 20% cashback that was out the other day.

It's not expensive because of the Porsche logo's look at the GT3 wheel. Also look at the regular 911 Turbo wheel $199. It is $150 more for the 360 compatible S version. It is expensive because of the M$ FF and license. Look at the price of all there other wheels and you will see what I mean.

http://www.fanatec.de/webshop/new_usa/index.php?cPath=21

Hrrrm, one would think they would have shipped my order by now. It's been over a week. I thought they had a holdup in customs awhile back but finally got their production run in a shipping crate. I still only have my paypal receipt and waiting on that shipment conformation email now. I guess they're backed up on shipment of the Turbo S $350 setup for some unknown reason. Send my the email shipment conformation already like I got on the clubsport pedals. :nudgenudge

I purchased the clubsport pedals on the 1st and they're already here on the 10th. God those pedals are nicely engineered...and heavy. This is no toy plastic piece of equipment. It has the finish of a brushed alunimun computer case.

Hrrrm, one would think they would have shipped my order by now. It's been over a week. I thought they had a holdup in customs awhile back but finally got their production run in a shipping crate. I still only have my paypal receipt and waiting on that shipment conformation email now. I guess they're backed up on shipment of the Turbo S $350 setup for some unknown reason. Send my the email shipment conformation already like I got on the clubsport pedals. :nudgenudge

I purchased the clubsport pedals on the 1st and they're already here on the 10th. God those pedals are nicely engineered...and heavy. This is no toy plastic piece of equipment. It has the finish of a brushed alunimun computer case.

I can see you now with like a xbox 360 controller in hand steering while your using those awesome clubsport pedals lol. It would be like owning a new corvette only to have 4 spare donut tires on it to drive with.

I reached conclusion that I am not making a purchase right now I just cant afford it and its more of a want than a need since I already have the momo wheel witch is quite nice. So I will revisit the current best wheels out there when I have cash to spare (16 or so years when the kids are grown up lol) the G27 deal is hard to pass but I feel I can find it for a similar price at any time just by hunting around for deals online.

Id love to hear your feedback about the wheel and pedals after you have more hands on time with them like a month or so.

Id love to hear your feedback about the wheel and pedals after you have more hands on time with them like a month or so.

Once I get the wheel I'll update things a bit with a post.

I decided to take it to the next logical step and piece together an authentic Porsche Boxster S simpit with ebay purchases and the rest of the odds and ins resin cast from parts of the Boxster in the garage. Here are my ebay steals so far. They all have very minor cosmetic scratches, but not that I noticed until I really looked. People just want to get rid of thier scratched up junk for cheap I guess.

The Clubsport pedals and a few 986/996 interior bits:


The "donor" car that I'll borrow parts to make molds to resin cast the rest with:


I've got a few deals in the works for a damaged dash, a stripped console and a damaged seat. I've already got carpet and trim and a shifter and boot on the way from won ebay auctions, so I'm pretty far along on the parts hunt. The rest of the minor stuff I'll just resin cast using parts off the car in the garage to make a mold of.

Here is a concept pic of what I'm shooting to build:

I just got mine yesterday. Installing it on my Playseat Evolution took a bit longer than expected. I had to drill a few holes through some surprisingly hard metal. So far, i only have two gripes: the accelerator pedal is too soft and there are no options for hard mounting the shifter on a frame.

The spring in the accelerator pedal can probably be changed but there is no way to install the shifter on the G25 shifter adapter without using a longer cable and driving some screws through the shifter casing.

Still no word for Fanatec. Man, thier communication skills sort of suck imho.

If one were to purchase Porsche 911 GT3 RS Wheel -Clubsport edition- EU, what else if anything, would be needed to start playing? Do I need any accessories?

BHawthorne, that's gonna be one sexy setup when you're done.

BHawthorne, that's gonna be one sexy setup when you're done.

It's like playing a game bidding ebay and salvage yards for parts. I've found that you can get things for absurdly cheap it they're scratched in any way. All I'm missing is the dashboard core and the seat. I have a good price for those from a salvage yard though and will follow though on that in a few weeks.

I've come to the conclusion there are 3 types of sellers on ebay. The first type is the "my parts are worth thier weight in gold" new parts. The second type is "I'm parting out this car as individial parts because it's worth more as parts than whole" type. And lastly, the type I've been liking the most the "get this crap out of my garage" type. :lol:

Here is the current status of my 996/986 collection of crap for the simpit. The bottom 2 pics are things that haven't shipped yet. One person's junk is another's simpit. :lol:

I just need a dash and a seat and some very minor trim bits. Oklahoma Foreign has a deal for me on those two items though. Now if Fanatec would only hurry up and ship...and even answer their emails...Grrr.

I picked up Dirt 2 and NFS Shift today. I picked up NFS Shift because of the Porsche 997 demo they recently put out. It sold me on that game. I got Dirt 2 because people have been raving about it. No experience with it yet though. Steam is still downloading both as I type.

I ordered the GT3 RS Clubsports edition on Sunday, and received the wheel today. But no CS pedals. Reading around, looks like they often ship separately. Fanatec really should consider waiting for all parts of a set to get in before shipping. What the hell am I supposed to do with just the wheel.

The wheel looks great, feels pretty solid, and I love the feel of the Alcantara leather.

Anyway, there was some discussion on the paddle shifters on these wheels, and on the GT3, it's a button with a metal paddle plate screwed on. Size wise, the paddle plates are near the size of the paddles on my old red momo force wheel. And look to be smaller than those on the G25/G27. Here are a couple of crappy phone pics of the paddles:

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7365/photo1jm.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7104/photo2xz.jpg

Edit: Cool, Iracing recognized the new controller, and works with the pedals from my Logitech red Momo (the old pedals plug into the logitech momo so both wheels are plugged into usbs). Using the GT3 RS wheel with the old Logitech pedals, within a few laps I beat my previous best at Limerock - rookie Solstice by over half a second.

I have much better control now because the old momo wheel had very limited rotation. 270 degree total rotation, I think. Go pass 90 degree and the steering becomes much more accelerated... very non-linear. Whereas the GT3 RS wheel has 900 degree of rotation.

yeah its a great kit with club sport pedals, cant enjoy racing games without it now!

cant wait to try it with triple screen setup once my th2go is back from RMA

Grid and Dirt 2 will be amazing :mrgreen: