This is also hinted at with the buttons on the steering wheel which utilise the classic Xbox configuration of A, B, X and Y. The brake is not heavy enough for you to accidentally move the Pedals away from you and the grips on the bottom were sufficient for the short time I used them on my desk setup. If you’re coming from a similar powered wheel, you’re not going to be blown away by the strength alone.

The high-quality equipment is easy to install and is packed with features to allow you to tailor your racing setup to your needs. In addition to years of professional sim racing and competing in both iRacing and Assetto Corsa Competizione competitions, Felix has been sharing his sim racing knowledge and expertise with other sim racers. It’s no secret that MOZA is taking the fight to Fanatec here, as the R5 bundle ticks very much the same box as the Gran Turismo DD Pro. The one saving grace is that you can completely change the linearity curve of each pedal using Moza’s Pit House software.Thanks again to MOZA for making this review possible and to you for taking the time to watch, hit the thumbs up or comment. To reduce the risk of fire, never leave vintage electrical or electronic products plugged in unattended. Lightweight, customisable and durable, the ES steering wheel features specially selected materials such as microfiber leather grips and a sleek aluminium alloy frame.

If you’re using the R5 Wheel Base with these products though you may have to pick up an R5 Adapter Plate to ensure it’s mounted comfortably. Felix König is a professional Esports sim racer from Seattle, WA, and is the founder and editor of Sim Race Reviews. Feedback from professional and amateur sim racers helps our engineers evaluate and deliver a high-quality sim racing experience.However, the actual connector between base and wheel has changed slightly, and looking at the pins within the wheel itself shows you what’s new. wheel base offers fantastic value and brings a good level of performance that is unmatched by other budget sim racing wheels.

Our sim racing setups are handy build guides containing everything you need for a complete sim racing setup. This helps both visibility over the top of the wheel base and creates a more realistic driving angle. It would give you more clarity and definition over kerbs, as there were definitely points during gameplay where, while things were definitely feeling perfectly usable, the anticipated feedback felt a little muddy. Sim racing peripheral manufacturer Moza has got into the holiday spirit with its widest range of Black Friday offers to date — ranging from some heavy discounts through to free add-ons across its product portfolio. The MOZA R5 bundle is a complete sim racing bundle, featuring everything you need to start sim racing.

They utilise the same footplate, and same all-metal pedal arm, but with slightly different pedal face plates. There’s no money off the more powerful — you guessed it, 16Nm and 21Nm — R16 and R21 models, but they do come with a free gift, consisting of an RM Digital Dashboard. One large difference between the existing MOZA range and the R5 bundle is that, rather than pedals requiring a separate USB input to your PC, the SRP Lites plug directly into the base via CAT 5 cable. As well as offering a huge range of functionality, the R5 wheelbase is built to last and is reliable throughout even the longest endurance races.

In this bundle, you get the two-pedal variant included, with a third clutch pedal being an additional extra if you want a full three-pedal set. So much has changed in that short space of time that we are now seeing wheelbase, steering wheel AND pedal combos for almost half that. The MOZA Racing R5 bundle comes with a handy steering wheel table clamp letting you enjoy the thrill of racing with limited space. Realistic Pedal Feel - The spring and damping block combination provides higher braking resistance and gives a more progressive and realistic pedal feel. Find out if it’s a work in progress, or a worthy contender in our full review, including the upgraded pedal Performance Kit.Perhaps some software or firmware updates will rectify this issue, but it definitely sticks the R5 base (and new FSR wheel) on its own island. Also, a slightly confusing design choice is to have three buttons that are all labelled pretty much the same thing. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.