Fanatec Announce Podium Steering Wheel BMW M4 GT3

Hot the heels of iRacing announcing the BMW M4 GT3 comes this announcement from Fanatec. It’s almost as if it was planned this way, eh?

Here is a comparison between the iRacing and Fanatec models:

You can read more at bmw.fanatec.com, but here are the features listings:

– Official BMW Motorsport product
– Multi-layer (8 layers) full carbon fibre body
– Meets rigorous environmental condition specifications for shock and vibration, IP65 rating (dust and water resistance)
– RGB LED-backlit front buttons (colour-adjustable and dimmable, interchangeable caps)
– Customisable via FanaLab
– Two custom-designed, 12-step thumb encoders with Hall sensors
– Dual-action (push/pull) magnetic shifter paddles
– Fanatec QR2: all-new quick release allows operation in the 2022 BMW M4 GT3 race car
– Communicates with 2022 BMW M4 GT3 via CAN bus
– 310 mm diameter
– Designed and developed in Bavaria by Fanatec and BMW Motorsport
– Rubber hand grips molded over carbon fibre structure
– 14 push buttons (12 front-facing, 2 rear-facing) with 700 g activation force
– 1” OLED display
– Three backlit 12-position rotary switches with encoder functionality
– 4-way D-pad under the BMW logo
– Two dual-Hall sensor clutch paddles
– New-generation firmware, upgradeable via integrated USB-C port
– Compatible with Windows PC
– Compatible with all PS4 and PS5 systems when connected to a PlayStation-licensed wheel base
– 1400 g (approx)