Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #21104 in Video Games
- Brand: Thrustmaster VG
- Model: 4160571
- Released on: 2011-10-18
- ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
- Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 3
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.50" h x
12.25" w x
9.00" l,
2.82 pounds
Features
- Collector?s item! Detachable Ferrari 150th Italia racing wheel replica for the Thrustmaster T500 RS**, the benchmark simulator controller for PC and PlayStation®3. ** T500 RS driving simulator sold separately.
- A precise, robust and realistic racing wheel
- Full-size replica of the Formula 1 Ferrari 2011 racing wheel, under official license by Ferrari, for your T500 RS
- Reinforced scratched-brushed metal face is heavier and more solid compared to plastic, ensuring optimum stability and inertia
- Rubber-textured wheel offering a realistic and comfortable grip
Thrustmaster VG Thrustmaster T500 F1 Racing Wheel Add On
Product Description
The Ferrari F1 Wheel Add-On is a detachable racing wheel featuring the "Thrustmaster Quick Release" system allowing users to quickly switch from the T500 RS GT wheel to the F1 Ferrari* wheel (and conversely). It is a full-size replica of the Formula 1 Ferrari 2011 racing wheel, under official license by Ferrari, for the Thrustmaster T500 RS (T500 RS driving simulator sold separately). There are two available game modes: 1.) "Normal" mode, PC and PS3 compatible (offering 13 action buttons and 3 D-pads); and 2.) "Advanced" mode, PC compatible (offering 25 action buttons and 1 D-pad). Please note that a T500 RS firmware update (available from Thrustmaster's website) is required to operate the F1 Ferrari racing wheel.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
F1 Wheel for F1 2011 Codemasters fans
By George H
This Wheel is great for F1 2011 on PS3. Everything else is a matter of adjustment for this type of wheel and your style. My understanding is that F1 wheels are 270 degree rotation in real life. So, I found for a lot of GT5 driving is better on original T500 RS wheel but, F1 still works well minus the rotation issues, F1 Add-on is a nice buy if you hate the T500 RS original shifting paddles. On the PC you can make adjustments for the wheel to work the way you want in fact you need to have installed a firmware update for the wheel to work correctly with PC or PS3.The F1 Wheel is really for F1 2011 fans at current price for full wheel.Overall happy with the add-on not sure about full T500 F1 you would want to have T500 RS GT5 wheel for the TH8 RS shifter for a good example. I hope Thrustmaster makes a GT5/6 type wheel with F1 style paddles that would be the best of all worlds for the non-F1 2011 fans.
37 of 50 people found the following review helpful.
Plastic all over
By Claudio Moreno
The wheel is made completely out of plastic. For 200 dollars you expect better materials. All center gages are fake. The five supposed buttons around the center ferrari gage are stikers. Over all don't buy. A waste of money, the original wheel attached to the t500 is of better quality. Hope this helps.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.More immersion when playing F1 2012
By Original Vidiot
Needless to say, this is an expensive "add-on" but still well worth it if you play Formula1 a lot and have some some spare change lying around. The firmware in the wheel has to be updated in order for the housing to recognize the wheel. The download worked exactly as described and the wheel functions normally. Far and away, the most significant feature of this wheel is the fact that the paddle shifters rotate with the wheel like every other wheel on the market (with the exception of the T500RS). I also discovered a feature not frequently talked about but true to actual F1 wheels ..... you can actually upshift and downshift with either paddle. If you configure the game to upshift with the right paddle and downshift with the left (customary) you can downshift with the right and upshift with the left by pushing the paddles forward instead of pulling them towards you. It may not sound like much but it can free one hand while you answer the phone or take a sip of coffee and still being able to up and down shift when needed with the remaining hand. The large rotary dials in the center section are non-functional and are visual esthetics only. The push buttons, toggle switches and two rotary thumb-wheels provide all the functions normally programmed by any game. Some people have complained about the buttons being hard to access while driving but this is a subjective perspective. It feels difficult at first, especially if you are switching from a wheel with the buttons closer, but after a couple days of racing, they fall into place accordingly. Same can be said for the D-Pads .... they are smaller and stiffer and feel different, but they just require getting used to them, that's all. Also, and very importantly, the GT wheel and the F1 Ferrari wheel can be switched out with each other in about 30 seconds once you've done it once. The wheel comfort isn't as good as the GT wheel but nothing to be concerned about.
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