Danish sim racing equipment manufacturer Asetek has unveiled the next step in its increasingly packed lineup of peripherals, showcasing its new Forte and La Prima steering wheel range.
What makes these stand out from the sim racing crowd, however, is that both the Forte and La Prima are essentially modular button boxes replete with several, easily swappable, wheel rim options.
The Forte Button Box offers several more button and switch inputs than the La Prima, with wheel rims able to be bolted to each by way of six screws.
Asetek is also launching upgrades for its Forte and La Prima formula steering wheels by offering optional grips to convert them to suit prototype or GT-style racing. These are set to go online early next year.
We’ve set out the main points of Asetek’s new wheel ecosystem below.
- Eight push buttons
- Two two-way toggle switches
- Two seven-way kinky switches
- Three rotary encoders
- Four thumb encoders
- Paddle shifters
- Rev lights
- ABS/TC lights
- Compatible with a choice of six rims
- Upgradeable with analogue clutch paddles
- Carbon fibre finish
- $379.99 / €379,99 (without rim)
- $499.99 / €499,99 (with rim)
- Eight push buttons
- Two seven-way kinky switches
- Three rotary encoders
- Two thumb encoders
- Paddle shifters
- Rev lights
- Compatible with a choice of six rims
- Brushed aluminium finish
- $379.99 / €379,99 (without rim)
- $499.99 / €499,99 (with rim)
Steering wheel rims
- Round Rim Comfort+, $159.99 / €159,99
- Round Rim Leather, $119.99 / €119,99
- Closed D Black Leather, $119.99 / €119,99
- Closed D Orange Leather, $119.99 / €119,99
- Open D Leather, $119.99 / €119,99
- Open D Suede, $119.99 / €119,99
Asetek is targeting a 20th of November launch date for the La Prima and Forte Button Boxes and their compatible wheelrims, with samples available to try at the ADAC Sim Racing Expo from the 13th to the 15th of October.
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