Up until the launch of this ClubSport Formula V2, Xbox gamers and Formula 1 fans have been shown zero love from Fanatec. This allows you to quickly switch up you force feedback depending on which car or game you’re driving.įanatec have finally come through and pleased Xbox gamers. You can save up to five of these presets at once. Once you have created a complete force feedback setting setup, you can save it to the wheel itself as a preset. You do this by using the sticks on the front of the wheel to scroll through each force feedback setting and programming each individually. You can change your car’s behavior on the fly.Īs with all Fanatec steering wheels, you can adjust all of the force feedback wheel settings from the wheel directly. With a simple flick of the thumb, and without having to take a hand off the wheel. Before the Formula V2, I almost always lost time in every race by navigating the menus to change engine mode. It sounds like a small change to the way you race, but the effect is huge. You can spend much more time concentrating on the track ahead, rather than flicking through multiple menus to increase your fuel mix. When playing games such as F1 2019, this solves having to go in to the multi-function display. On PC, you can program the thumb encoders to adjust elements such as fuel mix and ERS usage. These give you multiple ways of adjusting your car on the fly, and they impact your gameplay a lot. One of the main selling points of this steering wheel are all of the rotary switches, thumb encoders and buttons. Although if you dare to look at the wheel itself, you will almost certainly be blinded.
You will be able to see when to shift in your peripheral vision, even if you are looking up from the wheel. They don’t work on Xbox, we cover this further in to the review) They are blindingly bright. When racing the Formula V2 on PC, where the rev lights actually work. This is handy if learning a track, or simply throughout a race. This added detail allows you to feel the road a little more than with other wheels. Everything feels very direct with this wheel rim.ĭue to the energy of this steering wheel, you start to feel a lot more detail in the force feedback itself. Its size allows it to feel sharp, and by having your hands closer together, you feel more connected to the car. This is in part due to the small size of the wheel. The overall sensation of force feedback that comes through the wheel feels like it has been turned up to 11. The force feedback feels surprisingly electric. When jumping from a more traditional round or GT style wheel rim to this Formula V2 wheel. With a little sprinkling of Automobilista for good measure. The main games we have played are F1 2019 on console, and iRacing and Assetto Corsa Competizione on PC. We have used this steering wheel for quite some time, and tested in on numerous games acros both Xbox and PC platforms. Time to step out on track and take this Formula V2 steering wheel for a spin. The shape and layout of the old Formula Carbon were so spot on perfect, that Fanatec didn’t need to change them. That is a good thing when it comes to driving formula cars, as it allows for quick movements and direction changes.īut the absolute main thing I think I like about the design of the Formula V2… Are the elements that Fanatec have carried over from the old Formula Carbon. If you haven’t used a Fanatec formula wheel before, this steering wheel will feel small in your hand. But our first thoughts were that it might put a little extra strain in your wheel base, as it has to use more power to move the wheel. This doesn’t affect the overall feel of the wheel, which feels great in your hand. I never thought I’d call a steering wheel sexy… But it is.ĭespite being constructed of carbon fibre this formula style racing wheel still carries a little extra weight. From the sleek and sexy carbon fibre body to the Alcantara hand grips, this wheel oozes quality. Only once you open the bag up do you see this racing wheel in all of its glory.Īnd boy is it a mean looking piece of hardware. Instead, the wheel is surrounded by packing foam, and is encased in a Fanatec bag. When you first open the box to reveal the Formula V2 wheel, there isn’t much of a reveal. We may recieve commission if you purchase something after using one of these links, but using these links will never affect the price you pay. Affiliate Disclaimer: Some of the product links on this page are affiliate links.
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