Fanatec has announced the pricing of its new dual-purpose steering wheel – developed for sim racing and the BMW M4 GT3 race car – that will be available for pre-order on 20th December.
Developed by Fanatec in conjunction with BMW Motorsport, the wheel rim has been homologated for GT3 racing, so can in theory be used on a sim rig, detached, and re-attached into the cockpit of the new M4 GT3 before heading out on track in next season’s GT World Challenge.
Although simracers have never had access to a wheelrim developed form the ground-up for real and virtual racing before, this extra immersion comes at a cost – €/$ 1399.95. However, we reported on a BMW blog earlier this year, only suggesting the cost would be under €5000, so for the final price to be €3600 under is quite a surprise – especially considering the extra safety precautions and complicated electronics required for a real racing machine.
Featuring two clutch paddles, push/pull magnetic shifters and back-lit buttons – very helpful for night racing – the M4 GT3 rim is expected to be available sometime in 2022. And with the release of the BMW M4 GT3 in Assetto Corsa Competizione this week – the official game of the GT World Challenge – sim racers will be able to try out the virtual car and see if the Fanatec BMW M4 GT3 Steering Wheel would look good on their rig.
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