Fanatec’s Bentley Continental GT3 Wheel is Now Finally Available to Buy

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Fanatec’s Bentley Continental GT3 Wheel is Now Finally Available to Buy​

More than three years since it was originally revealed, the Fanatec Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3 — with which Rhys Millen actually drove up Pikes Peak — is now available to buy...

 

[Mafio]

Man. Makes you wonder how Fantec went bankrupt.

 

[danimac]

Spend that much on a new wheel or a new DD. Mmm decisions, decisions.


Spoiler alert…… I can’t afford either 🤣

 

[A_Higher_Place]

Premium product because premium brand?

Looks pretty, but I would never...

 

[Jump_Ace]

Is it bad of me that I want that center screen on a Sports Car wheel rim? Is that an unspoken forbidden fruit?


Jerome

 

[xDriver69x]

Clearly Fanatec needs to make more devices with more screen space to plainly show drivers which gear they are in. I clearly don't have enough, because I rarely know which gear I am in. I am just thinking, how many downshifts an upcoming corner has, not so much which gear. It's just always upshift when it's time, and down shift X times for corner Y.
Fanatec obviously isn't making enough gear shift indicator display devices for me to do it right. 🤷‍♀️

 

[i386]

Clearly Fanatec needs to make more devices with more screen space to plainly show drivers which gear they are in.

I would be happy with a(n oled) dashboard that attaches to the wheelbase and displays all the interesting data

 

[xDriver69x]

I would be happy with a(n oled) dashboard that attaches to the wheelbase and displays all the interesting data

I can not recommend enough a good display that you can configure as you want and great positional ergonomics. It might even guarantee podium finishes. 🤷‍♀️

 

[Watzlaw]

2000€ for a wheel with the same low quality buttons like their 200€ endurrance module....

 

[Haitauer]

I can not recommend enough a good display that you can configure as you want and great positional ergonomics. It might even guarantee podium finishes. 🤷‍♀️
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And then you try VR and it all goes away.. 😉

 

[xDriver69x]

And then you try VR and it all goes away.. 😉

Tried it an it was too lacking for my use cases. But if you want to race for 4+ hours with me using it nonstop, let me know when. It is fun to toy around in and awesome in so many ways, but still doesn't compare to good DDU display. and split deltas, tire temps/wear, personal rev display coloring, etc. Now if I could make a DDU in VR and DDUs and HUDs could be shared in game like liveries and tunes, and helmet skins...

 

[super_gt]

 

[xDriver69x]

I'd already have this on hand if it had GT7 support along with custom mappable buttons ( in UI and replays ) and we could share DDU display creations like liveries, helmet and suit skins. For iRacing, I'm not finding it compelling either. Functionality often in the software ( games ) sells the hardware.

 

[super_gt]

It works in GT7, with the two thumb encoders, the fuel map and brake balance are adjusted.

 

[xDriver69x]

It works in GT7, with the two thumb encoders, the fuel map and brake balance are adjusted.

Same as with the V2.5X and other wheel rims. You can't change them though to anything else though, right?...

 

[super_gt]

Same as with the V2.5X and other wheel rims. You can't change them though to anything else though, right?...

Yes.