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Written by Mike Channell
Force feedback steering wheels are brilliant and absolutely enrich the experience of playing racing games. The problem is, they tend to have a modest diameter and toy-like quality that leaves people thinking you"ve blown hundreds of pounds on the equivalent of a Fisher Price Activity Centre. We"ll admit, the brightly coloured buttons don"t help. Fanatec"s new McLaren GT3 rim for Xbox and PC, however, looks like it was ripped directly from the mitts of our own Chris Harris mid-stint at the Spa 24 Hours. The Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel McLaren GT3, to give it its full title, is a convincing life-sized replica of the steering wheel from the McLaren 650S GT3 racer and would look just as good on the mantlepiece as it does clamped to your computer desk. Wrap your paws around the rubberised grips and it also feels every bit the part with chunky anodised aluminium shifter paddles that are endlessly pleasing to tug and a cornucopia of buttons, rotary switches and toggles that all click into place with a deeply satisfying action. Even when you"re just sitting in a loading screen you"ll find yourself idly twiddling and prodding things just for the tactile kicks.
Date written: 14 May 2018
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ID: 11834
Force feedback steering wheels are brilliant and absolutely enrich the experience of playing racing games. The problem is, they tend to have a modest diameter and toy-like quality that leaves people thinking you"ve blown hundreds of pounds on the equivalent of a Fisher Price Activity Centre. We"ll admit, the brightly coloured buttons don"t help. Fanatec"s new McLaren GT3 rim for Xbox and PC, however, looks like it was ripped directly from the mitts of our own Chris Harris mid-stint at the Spa 24 Hours. The Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel McLaren GT3, to give it its full title, is a convincing life-sized replica of the steering wheel from the McLaren 650S GT3 racer and would look just as good on the mantlepiece as it does clamped to your computer desk. Wrap your paws around the rubberised grips and it also feels every bit the part with chunky anodised aluminium shifter paddles that are endlessly pleasing to tug and a cornucopia of buttons, rotary switches and toggles that all click into place with a deeply satisfying action. Even when you"re just sitting in a loading screen you"ll find yourself idly twiddling and prodding things just for the tactile kicks.
Date written: 14 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11834