These are the wheels you need for a top Xbox racing experience
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Best Racing Wheels for Xbox One Windows Central 2020
When it comes to console racing, the Xbox One spoils its owners with the best titles around. Whether you’re a Forza fan or prefer Project Cars 2 or F1 2019, Xbox is the place to be for racing on the console. If you’re getting serious about your virtual racing, you’ll be interested in moving away from a controller and up to a wheel like the superb Logitech G920.
Best overall – Logitech G920
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The G920 is a well-built wheel with all the creature comforts you need to go racing. That includes a built-in vibration motor that provides accurate force feedback to feel the surface you’re driving on, a 900-degree rotation, a leather grip, and a full three-pedal setup.
This means you can use the optional gearshift with it if you prefer, though it is an additional purchase. For most, though, the metal paddle shifters will be plenty. It’s also worth highlighting the location of the console buttons because they’re placed perfectly for easy access without the need to take your hands off the wheel. Comfort, performance, the G920 has it all.
Pros
- Excellent design and construction
- Attractive price
- Three-pedal setup
- Great force feedback
Cons
- Stick shift additional purchase
Best overall
Logitech G920
On balance, an excellent wheel for all
Best for serious racers – Thrustmaster TS-XW
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A big part of what makes it so good is the partnership with Sparco, which makes the TS-XW’s rim an actual recreation of a real-life racing wheel, the P310, right down to the authentic Alcantara trim.
The force feedback on this wheel is incredible, paired with a dual belt-pulley system and metal ball-bearing axle and 1080 degrees of rotation for the ultimate in realism. The companion three-pedal setup also allows for an optional stick shift. Perhaps the only thing you might not like is that this thing is massive!
Pros
- Excellent design and construction
- Modeled on a real-life wheel
- Three-pedal setup
- Incredible accuracy from force feedback
Cons
- Quite Pricey
- Heavy!
Serious Drivers
Thrustmaster TS-XW
As close to real as you can get
Best for beginners – Thrustmaster TMX
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The TMX retains features you’d find on more expensive wheels, such as a 900-degree rotation, leather trim, and paddle shifts, but cuts back in areas such as the pedals being plastic, not metal to help keep the cost down, as well as there only being two so it doesn’t go with a stick shift. But even then, the pedals are still adjustable, the paddles are strong, and the force feedback is excellent.
The TMX is a comfortable wheel to use. It’s also a high-quality product designed to appeal to the newer sim-racers or those on a tighter budget. But neither of those things means you should miss out on features, and that’s why it’s such a good wheel for beginners. You’re not missing out on much at all.
Pros
- 900-degree rotation
- Great force feedback
- Leather trim
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Only two-pedal setup
- Plastic pedals
Beginner Friendly
Thrustmaster TMX
A great first step
Best budget – Hori Racing Wheel Overdrive
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Rotation is limited to just 270-degrees, but for most racing games, that’s just about enough. It’s got a beautiful design, a grippy rubber trim, and a bonus touch, an adjustable dead zone on the top of the wheel.
The pedals are also excellent. While there are only two, so no stick shifting, they have a retractable footrest for added comfort as well as being full-sized. The pedals are also fully adjustable, so you’ve still got control over how the setup feels when you’re on the virtual track.
Pros
- Fantastic price
- Licensed by Microsoft
- Grippy rubber trim
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Only two-pedal setup
- Rotation limited to 270-degrees
Budget Choice
Hori Racing Wheel Overdrive
A super-affordable way to get into using a wheel
Best for Customization – Thrustmaster TX
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Thanks to being powered by the TX Servo Base, you’re able to swap the wheel you get included for several other wheel designs that Thrustmaster has in its ecosystem. If you’re a big F1 2019 player, for example, you might find yourself drawn to the Ferrari F1 style wheel.
The TX Servo Base itself provides excellent force feedback and a full 900-degree rotation with brushless motors for added longevity. Additionally, you also have the opportunity to pair it with Thrustmaster’s latest pedals, the Sparco handbrake mod, and the company’s own stick shift to create the custom setup of your dreams.
Pros
- Excellent design and construction
- Swappable wheels
- Three-pedal setup
- Fantastic accuracy from force feedback
Cons
- Quite Pricey
- Fairly hefty
Best for Customization
Thrustmaster TX
Build the rig of your dreams with this wheel
High performance is matched with swappable wheels and support for a host of accessories to really make your setup your own.
Racing best on Xbox One
The Xbox One has a great selection of top racing titles for fans of console racing. There is also some equally excellent hardware to go with them if you want to get serious. For most, the Logitech G920 will be a perfect wheel.
It’s well designed and beautifully made, well priced, and comes with a full three-pedal setup to use with the optional stick shift. Beginners and more experienced racers alike will appreciate this wheel. Logitech has a history of making great wheels, and the G920 is just the latest in that lineup, and you can also use it with a PC.
It’s not the cheapest wheel you can get, but it’s also far from the most expensive, while still packing the sort of force feedback and build quality you’d expect from something that costs much more. It’s a wheel with middle of the road pricing, but performance that even the most serious sim racers will appreciate.
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