Fanatec bring us a new collaboration with a reputed luxury car brand and now present us its new Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3. Price and date has to be confirmed yet, but it won’t be cheap, that’s for sure.
We continue on our path to merge Sim Racing with Motorsport! With the Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3 we have made something awesome: the real steering wheel used in the Continental GT3 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Challenge car which can also be used in a simulator.
The wheel you’ll be able to purchase from our website is exactly the same as the one used in the real car. Another first for us is the circular display, which is not only a treat for the eye, it also provides a lot of valuable telemetry data and information to elevate your sim racing experience to new heights.The Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3 is developed in close partnership with Bentley Motors Limited, and it is truly special to reach this sim racing milestone together with such an iconic brand.
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Developed in partnership with Bentley Motors Limited for use with the real Continental GT3 Pikes Peak race car, this steering wheel couldn’t be more authentic. It’s the real thing, built to handle the most notorious and dangerous hill climb course in the world.
Combining ultimate performance with distinctive Bentley design, this 310 mm diameter wheel features a round 3.4” display, magnesium core, 5 mm-thick carbon fibre front plate with custom green weave, and Alcantara® grips.
The Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3 was developed simultaneously for both the real Pikes Peak race car and for sim racing, in collaboration with Bentley and their Motorsport team. The quick release (QR2) meets FIA standards, allowing it to connect to the real car and compatible FANATEC® wheel bases.
You’ve never seen a wheel quite like this. The spectacular circular display dominates the front face, with a stunning forged carbon bezel and CNC-machined aluminium rotaries with signature Bentley knurling.
The large, circular display can show game telemetry and other special features using a bespoke interface. Adjusting force-feedback and other hardware settings in the Fanatec Tuning Menu also provides a unique experience with this wheel.
The included mount can be used to showcase the wheel on either your wall or desk. Powered by a USB connection, the wheel can be displayed as a clock inspired by the traditional timepiece found in the Bentley Continental GT. It can also replay preloaded race telemetry from famous laps, showing pedal and steering inputs, gear changes, G-meter, and a track map.
The vast selection of inputs are intuitively placed around the wheel, including premium snap-dome buttons, two 7-way FunkySwitch™ directional sticks with encoder functionality, two aluminium thumb wheels with optical encoders, and a magnetic shifter and dual-analogue clutch paddle system.
A unique configuration of the integrated Podium Advanced Paddle Module based on the shifter paddle design from the Continental GT offers four magnetic paddles: two for gear shifting, and two for additional functions. Dual analogue clutch paddles use contactless Hall sensors for precision and durability.
In addition to the main display, the eight primary buttons also attract the eye with a special backlit surround. Integrated RevLEDs and FlagLEDs are programmable to display many colours through FanaLab.
Due to the number of hairpin turns on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course, it is essential for the wheel shape to feature a lower rim section. This optional grip (included) can be attached to help when applying extra steering lock around tight corners.
Features
- Officially licensed Bentley product
- Actual wheel used in the Bentley Continental GT3 Pikes Peak hill climb car
- Comfortable 310mm diameter wheel with Alcantara® grips
- 5 mm-thick carbon fibre plate with custom green weave
- Pikes Peak Grip: optional lower grip (included) to suit different driving styles
- Magnesium alloy core for maximum stiffness and weight saving
- Exchangeable quick release (QR2) allows for use with real Bentley Continental GT3 Pikes Peak race car and compatible Fanatec wheel bases
- Unique digital, circular display in centre of wheel to show telemetry and other features
- 3.4” 800 x 800 px RGB vertical stripe LCD
- Forged carbon bezel
- Four CNC-machined aluminium rotary encoders
- Eight snap-dome buttons with 900 g activation force
- Backlit button surrounds
- Two 7-way FunkySwitch™ directional sticks with encoder functionality
- Two aluminium thumb wheels with optical encoders
- Nine RGB RevLEDs
- Six RGB FlagLEDs
- Paddle design based on the Bentley Continental GT shift paddles
- Four magnetic paddles, two for gear shifting, two for additional functions
- Two analogue clutch paddles using contactless Hall sensors
- Dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 microprocessor @800Mhz
- Aluminium, USB-powered desk/wall mount (included) activates the display to show:
- Analogue clock function
- Preloaded telemetry replays of famous laps
- Integrated USB-C port for firmware updates (cable included)
- Sticker set with 50 labels included
- Interchangeable button caps (compatible with the Button Cap and Sticker Set)
- 1900 g (approx.)
- Robust travel case included
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Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3
