Thrustmaster wheels are another relatively low cost option to for your home simulator build. The force feedback on Thrustmaster wheels below is adequate but if you want to get the most out of your simulator seat time, we recommend going with a more realistic feeling Direct Drive system. One benefit of the higher end systems is you can bolt in a real steering wheel that matches the size and feel of your track car.
Thrustmaster TMX – Comes in two flavors, the
standard TMX and the
TMX Pro (comes with the T3PA pedals instead of the standard Thrustmaster 2-pedal base).
- 11″ wheel
- Plastic frame with rubber grips, metal shifters
- Ten buttons and D-pad
- 900° rotation
- 12-bit resolution (4096 steps)
- Brushed motor
- Belt/Gear-Hybrid system
- Torque Unknown
- Compatible with pedal upgrade and shifter add-on
- Xbox One
Thrustmaster T500 – Has technically been replaced by the T300, but is still very popular. It is not natively PS4 compatible (cannot be used to navigate the PS4 menus), but you can use it in-game on the PS4 (it’s even listed in the settings of Gran Turismo Sport).
- 12″ default wheel, interchangable (other optional wheels are 11″)
- 1080° rotation
- 16-bit resolution (65,536 steps)
- Brushed motor
- belt-driven system
- 4.4 Nm torque†1
- Compatible with pedal change and shifter add-on, although already comes with T3PA Pro pedals
- PS3
Thrustmaster TX – Comes in two versions:
TX 458 Italia Edition (the standard version, somewhat ironically), and the
TX Leather Edition (features a unique, leather-bounded wheel and T3PA pedal set).
- 11″ default wheel, interchangable (optional Alcantera wheel is 12″)
- 900° rotation
- 16-bit resolution (65,536 steps)
- Brushless motor
- belt-driven system
- Torque Unknown
- Compatible with pedal upgrade and shifter add-on
- Xbox One
Thrustmaster T300 – comes in a variety of kits:
T300RS (Standard set),
T300 GT Edition (Gran Turismo branded wheel and T3PA-based pedal set), and the
Alcantera Edition (comes with Ferrari 599XX EVO replica wheel and T3PA pedal set).
- 11″ default wheel, interchangable (optional Alcantera wheel is 12″)
- 1080° rotation
- 16-bit resolution (65,536 steps)
- Brushless motor
- belt-driven system
- Torque Unknown
- Compatible with pedal upgrade and shifter add-on
- PS3, PS4
Thrustmaster TS-PC Racer – A more powerful, PC-only version of the T300. Unlike the other Thrustmaster wheels, it comes with a GT/F1 style wheel as standard and does not include pedals.
- 11″ default wheel, interchangable (optional Alcantera wheel is 12″)
- 1080° rotation
- 16-bit resolution (65,536 steps)
- Brushless motor
- belt-driven system
- Torque Unknown
- Compatible with shifter add-on, pedals sold separately
- PC
Thrustmaster TS-XW Racer – A second version of the TS-PC. For only $50 more than the original version, it comes with a T3PA pedal set, red accents, and most notably, a Sparco P310 wheel. It likely comes with the pedals because of this wheel’s second biggest feature: Xbox One compatibility.
- 11″ default wheel, interchangable (optional Alcantera wheel is 12″)
- 1080° rotation
- 16-bit resolution (65,536 steps)
- Brushless motor
- belt-driven system
- Torque Unknown
- Compatible with pedal upgrade (although already comes with T3PA pedals) and shifter add-on
- Xbox One
Thrustmaster T-GT – The newest GranTurismo-themed wheel created in part with Sony and Polyphony Digital for the launch of Gran Turismo Sport. It’s largely a T300 GT Edition combined with the more advanced aspects of the TS-PC Racer. The price of this wheel is the highest within this section, retailing at $800
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- 11″ default wheel, interchangable (optional Alcantera wheel is 12″)
- 1080° rotation
- 16-bit resolution (65,536 steps)
- Brushless motor
- belt-driven system
- Torque Unknown
- Compatible with pedal upgrade (although already comes with T3PA-based pedals) and shifter add-on
- PS4
We do not recommend the Thrustmaster T150 for motorsports training applications.
