Carbon15.jpg' alt='Logitech Steering Wheel Drivers' title='Logitech Steering Wheel Drivers' />Logitech MOMO Racing Wheel IGNShare. Best of the best Our review. By Gerry Block Back in the day, Logitech was a stogy old company that made utilitarian mice and keyboards. As years passed, Logitech began to court the gamers rather than the suits, and has matured into one of the premier manufactures of gaming controllers and peripherals across all the major platforms. Racing wheels have progressed over time from gimmicks to serious bits of tech, and Logitech has been there through it all. When the big PS2 vs. Xbox showdown between Gran Turismo 4 and Forza Motorsports went down a year back, it was Logitechs GT4 licensed Driving Force Pro wheel that really gave the PS2 the edge, which simultaneously vaulted Logitech up several notches in the minds of racing sim aficionados. If it gives you chills, dont worry. Its MOMO, not mono. The MOMO Racing Force Feedback Wheel is Logitechs newest PC only offering, and is built upon the same foundation of technology that made the Driving Force Pro such a sweet addition to GT4. While the internals are all Logitech, the wheel design itself was licensed from MOMO, the auto racing development house that developed the now iconic Ferrari F1 steering wheel design. W 2. 0 channel speakers for computers, smartphones, tablets, MP3 players with clear stereo sound, front panel controls, 3. The Thrustmaster T150 Force Feedback Racing Wheel is officially licensed for PS4. Also compatible with PS3 and PC, this wheel features 1080 degree rotation, force. Last month, I was driving down the interstate, somewhere near the southern corner of Virginia, when a thunderstorm opened up above me. Suddenly, a wall of water. For years, Logitechs productivity mice have been among the best, with devices like the MX Master 2S helping to bring PC and Mac users together thanks to a cool. No more missed important software updates UpdateStar 11 lets you stay up to date and secure with the software on your computer. Logitech Steering Wheel Drivers' title='Logitech Steering Wheel Drivers' />Though the Logitech MOMO doesnt have the LCD and traction control switches Michael Schumacher manipulates so well, the wheel is otherwise quite similar to what youve seen in his cockpit, with bright red buttons and characteristic non circular lower portion of the wheel. In use, the MOMO feels like it could have been torn right out of an open wheeled racer. The entire perimeter is wrapped in a very grippy leather textured rubber that seems to exert an almost magnetic attraction to ones hands. The wheel is also quite thick, a major sticking point for real race car drivers, which makes it feel quite significant in hand. The paddle shifters are large and mounted on the stalk of the wheel, a major improvement over the Driving Force Pros tiny tabs. A Tiptronics style shift knob is also present, and, unlike most other wheels, can be mounted on the left or right side, incase you are a lefty or a real stickler for realism when you are simulating a JDM car. The MOMO wheel also uses a three point mounting system, an improvement over the Driving Force Pros two, which makes even difficult mounting positions like desks that curve down at the edge readily usable. Mounted. The plastic pedals are mounted on a large plastic base, and have a good degree of spring loaded resistance. Anti Spam Software Open Source. The base itself has rubber feet for hard floors as well as a bar of small teeth that can be flipped down to dig into carpet. Not too many other manufactures make use of the carpet teeth, which is a shame, as they make a world of difference over simple rubber feet if you are playing on a carpet. Logitech also bundles a software suite that auto detects installed driving games and allows a user to superimpose button layouts upon them, saving a lot of unnecessary configuration hassle. The real beauty of Logitechs MOMO wheel is the way it manages force feedback. If youve never used a premium force feedback wheel with a game that has proper support, youre seriously missing out. Its really an entirely different experience than playing with a keyboard or gamepad. The wheel doesnt just try to resist your inputs rather, it takes on the physical loads present in a heavy race car hurtling down a track. Come out of a tight corner and the wheel transitions from a slight pull away from the apex, to a moment of no resistance as the car drifts out of the turn, to a solid snap back as the tires regain traction. Get rear ended at speed and the resistance will roll from side to side, corresponding directly to the cars body roll as you struggle to regain control. Put a wheel off the track and a vibration shakes the wheel, go way off the track at speed and the wheel will jerk around with the bumps and crashes. Go airborne and all resistance will fade away, land, and the wheel will jerk severely to one side or the other. Three mounting points. The addition of a premium racing wheel like the MOMO to a solid racing simulator adds a degree of increased difficulty at the same time as a massively improved sense of being in tune with your race car. A properly simulated F1 car is un drivable with a keyboard or gamepad, as it will spin out and lose traction in an apparently arbitrary fashion. Use a proper racing wheel, however, it the experience becomes a finger tip sensitivity test of responding to what you feel through the wheel to keep the car on the razors edge. The Logitech MOMO wheel flawlessly facilitates these simulated driving experiences. The force feedback is subtle, differing in strength between situations and between different cars. The center dead zone that really hurts some other racing wheels is essentially nonexistent, and tiny steering adjustments while on a fast in game straightaway are accurately represented as such, rather than unintended jerks that will send a car straight into the wall. The wheel has no real weaknesses and performed flawlessly in all the games we threw at it. The only thing it doesnt have is a clutch pedal, though right now the only wheel that does is a cool Thrust. Master wheel available only in Europe. Overall, the Logitech MOMO wheel is the best PC racing wheel on the market today. No other manufactures have managed to combine the aesthetic appeal of a highly accurate racing wheel with the excellent force feedback motors, gears, and springs that Logitech has put together. PC racing franchises, including TOCA 3 and Colin Mc. Rae Rally 3, neither of which deserves anything less than a premium racing wheel as part of the experience.