Driving with this wheel is true pleasure because FFB is strong, detailed and fast. Pedals look and feel quite cheap but surprisingly they work much better than their appearance might suggest.įFB quality and the base unit are definitely the best part of this wheel. Other buttons feel OK but for me the Fanatec has better buttons and the wheel rim in whole feels better. That ugly Manettino switch works but they really shoud have used better quality switch in that one. They are quite short to allow easy access to back buttons so I needed some time finding right position for my hands and fingers. Gear leavers are made of strong metal and have nice solid feel to them. Driving BMW Z4 GT3 with CSR feel´s just little bit boring but the TX wheel made the car more enjoyable and exciting to drive. Again the Thrusmaster feels so accurate,direct and fast to react drivers every steering input. With Assetto Corsa the difference between the wheels was smaller but Thrustmaster still feels superior of these two. CSR has small FFB deadzone where you dont feel any feedback but with TX you feel the FFB almost whole range of wheels turning range. Steering response feels faster, more direct and FFB in whole felt much better. In corners I could feel the change in grip much more clearly and earlier stage than I did with Fanatec CSR. I could feel big difference between the CSR and Thrustmaster TX as soon as I accelerated out of the pits with my rFactor 2 Corvette.In straight line the 458 Italia will give you much more information about the car suspension movement and the bumps on the road. After attaching the steering wheel and making the required firmware update for PC I was ready to Rock´n Roll. Wheel can be attached to table/cockpit with good clamping system or more permanently with built-in screw threads. In PC-mode you have total 13 buttons and a D-pad in your disposal. The power supply is inside of the base unit which weight is about 3,9 kg compared to Fanatec´s 2,9kg including the wheel but without the external power supply. The wheel rim weight is approximately 730 gramms and its 28 cm in diameter. Luckily appearances can sometimes be deceptive as the wheel "quality" will grow on you. The wheel rim building material looks and feels almost the same as found in early 90´s Nissan dashboard´s. The two things that really striked out badly was the yellow Ferrari logo and the 2-way Manettino switch which really makes the wheel look cheap. Why in earth did I buy this piece of toy wheel" was my first thought after opening the box and lifting the unattached wheel. Luckily it was Christmas so Santa Claus helped me get this wheel. Having owned and destroyed a Logitech G25 in my previous life the newly released Thrustmaster TX 458 for 300 Euro´s was the only real choice for me. Thrustmaster T500 RS is nice but the newer design, brushless motor and better belt system convinced me to buy 458 Italia wheel. Fanatec Clubsport Wheel would have been one good choice but it was just too pricey and possible future warranty issues made me look elsewhere. I have been relatively happy with my Fanatec CSR wheel and Clubsport V1 setup but sometimes you just want to try something new and hopefully better. I have owned and destroyed several wheels from manufacturer´s like Microsoft, Logitech and Fanatec so I would call myself as a experienced driver with average driving skills. My first contact with simracing was Geoff Crammond´s excellent Formula One Grand Prix in 1990´s and since then I have driven numerous driving games with Assetto Corsa being the latest one. ![]() Thrustmaster TX Racing Wheel Ferrari 458 Italia Edition
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