I bought one of these a few weeks ago to replace my aging T150 whose paddle shifters are starting to fail internally.

It’s decent, obviously not on the same level as your Fanatecs and the like, but I’m pleased with it. Feels a bit smoother than the T150 did, but fundamentally similar. The extra buttons and encoders are welcome.

You can definitely tell where it’s been built down to a cost. It’s quite lightweight (not much of an issue because you’ll obviously be attaching it to something stationary) and feels a bit plasticky, but the bits where you actually hold it are padded with a kind of leatherette stuff and feel fine in use.

LCD screen is probably a bit of a gimmick, not much use in Gran Turismo 7 as it just shows stuff that’s already on the HUD. You can use the LCD to see the motor temperature (and this time there’s an onboard fan to keep it cool), adjust the FFB strength and degrees of rotation etc, as well as switching it between PS4/PS5/PC modes, so it’s not completely without purpose.

Comes with the new T3PM pedals. They feel good although I haven’t really used them enough to say whether they’re better or worse than the T3PA pedals I had before. The brake feel is a bit different because it’s a different physical design – doesn’t have the conical rubber stopper behind it but just a couple of swappable springs and deformable rubber washers. I’ve set it to the strongest action (supposedly equivalent to 200kg of braking force although I don’t know if I actually believe that).

One big negative when you first use it is the paddle shifters. They’re of a different design than the T150, which is presumably on purpose because as mentioned, the older design was prone to internal failures. They feel and work fine but the problem is they are INCREDIBLY loud and clacky. People online have come up with various ways to quiet them down. I’ve gone with a simple hair elastic looped around each one, other people have used adhesive-backed foam strips or even wadded paper. It’s amazing to me that it ever made it out of the prototype stage as it is – it really is unacceptably loud – but at least it’s very simple to solve it without affecting the operation of the shifters.

If you use a Playseat Challenge, there’s a couple of M8 mounting holes that line up perfectly with pre-drilled holes on the Playseat wheel plate. So you don’t have to use the included clamp system (although that does work mostly well enough by itself).

The pedal base also has mounting holes. Again if you have a Playseat Challenge, the hole spacing is perfect to attach to the pedal rails using four simple P-clips and M8 bolts. You’ll have to offset them by an inch or two to one side but this makes no difference in practical use. The clips and M8 bolts/washers are not included but are inexpensive and easily available on Amazon or at any hardware store.

Overall I’d recommend, especially if you can catch it when it’s on offer. Just don’t be put off by the clacky shifters as there are reversible/non-destructive solutions to make them acceptably quiet.