Thrustmaster T248 Force Feedback Racing Wheel for Xbox
Thrustmaster T248 Force Feedback Racing Wheel for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / PC – UK Versio
MASTER EACH TRACK
Designed for all gamers looking for performance and immersion, T248 is a racing wheel officially licensed for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and compatible with PC.
RACE DASHBOARD DISPLAY
More than 20 different displays on its built-in screen: manual adjustment of a range of settings or the user’s choice of telemetry information (gear ratio, RPM, gamer’s best lap time, etc.).
NEXT-GEN HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM
Providing gamers with extra power (up to 70% more than TMX Series), T248 dominates racetracks thanks to its intensity.
MAGNETIC PADDLE SHIFTERS
Thanks to H.E.A.R.T magnetic technology, T248’s paddle shifters allow for super-fast gear shifting, with clear and precise activation feel (30 ms response time) to avoid driving errors.
DYNAMIC FORCE FEEDBACK
3 types of Force Feedback (presets included), compatible with all games and modifiable on the fly directly on the wheel.
FFB 1
Force Feedback 100% proportional to the force requested by the game
FFB 2
Enhanced Force Feedback, for better skid control
FFB 3
Boosted Force Feedback, allowing users to clearly feel all racing effects from the track (curbs, skidding off-track, etc.).
25 ACTION BUTTONS
Including 2 dual-position encoders (+/-) located on the ends of the wheel’s central spokes, T248 features nearly twice as many action buttons as previous Thrustmaster racing wheels (TMX series).
MAGNETIC PEDAL SET
Providing truly exceptional, thousandth-of-a-second precision, the T3PM magnetic pedal set also allows for 4 pressure modes on the brake pedal.
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100% Magnetic Pedals ” data-position=”triggerHorizontal” />4 Pressure Modes ” data-position=”triggerHorizontal” />| Dimensions: | 46.1 x 36.9 x 31.3 cm; 5 Kilograms |
| Model: | 3362934403072 |
| Dimensions: | 46.1 x 36.9 x 31.3 cm; 5 Kilograms |
| Origin: | China |
Best budget wheel out there
It’s most likely the best budget wheel out there. If you like competition racing or simulation then don’t hesitate. However, if you’re playing casual then you may regret it as you’ll find it’s not used as much as you may want.
I bought this particular racing wheel for my Xbox Series X, as I was looking for an entry level wheel that would allow me to transition from controller to wheel on my racing games.
In the short amount of time that I have spent using it, I would say that it is definitely a quality product, easy to set up and with a bit more practice, I think it will improve my driving skills.
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase and would recommend this wheel to anyone who wants to move from controller to wheel on their racing games.
The Thrustmaster T248 has been an absolute game-changer in my sim racing journey, taking my skills and enjoyment to an entirely new level. After spending hundreds and hundreds of hours in games like Assetto Corsa, F1 23, and other sim racing titles, I can confidently say that this wheel has played a massive role in helping me improve and enjoy the experience even more.
Right out of the box, the T248 impresses with its build quality and design. The wheel feels sturdy and well-crafted, with a comfortable grip that makes long racing sessions a breeze. But what truly sets this wheel apart is the incredible feedback it provides. The hybrid force feedback system offers a perfect balance of power and precision, making every turn, bump, and drift feel incredibly immersive and realistic. This level of detail has been crucial in helping me refine my driving technique, allowing me to feel more connected to the car and the road.
One of the standout features of the T248 is the customizable controls and digital display. The ability to quickly adjust settings like force feedback strength, pedal sensitivity, and brake force directly from the wheel is a huge advantage, allowing me to tailor the experience to each specific game. This flexibility has been key in my progression, as it lets me fine-tune my setup to match different cars and tracks, giving me the edge I need to shave seconds off my lap times.
The T248’s pedals are also a highlight, offering excellent responsiveness and feel. The adjustable brake pedal stiffness is particularly useful, providing a realistic braking experience that has helped me improve my braking accuracy and consistency, especially in high-pressure situations like race starts and tight corners.
Over the hundreds of hours I’ve spent with this wheel, I’ve seen a significant improvement in my sim racing skills. My lap times have steadily decreased, my control over the car has become much more precise, and I feel far more confident tackling even the most challenging circuits. The T248 has transformed sim racing from a hobby into a true passion, and it’s given me the tools to push my abilities further than I ever thought possible.
In conclusion, the Thrustmaster T248 is an outstanding sim racing wheel that has made a profound impact on my racing skills and overall experience. If you’re serious about improving in sim racing and want a wheel that can help you get there, the T248 is an investment well worth making. I can’t recommend it highly enough!
Fantastic Wheel far from perfect.
For the price it is a fantastic wheel in comparison to Logitech. However far from perfect….
What to expect:
Good:
– Great feedback
– Digital screen
– Good foot pedal feel, unlike the over harden breaks of the Logitech.
Bad:
– Plastic steering wheel feel makes it feel cheap despite what a great wheel it is.
– Extremely loud paddles, even over my sound cancelling headphone I can hear the clicks.
– Screen does fail from time to time.
But I would still choose this over Logitech.
Purchased at Xmas we was extremely happy with this product. Although by February the wheel stopped initializing, we contacted thrustmaster and the wheel was collected, fixed and returned within 2 weeks. Yes it was frustrating it broke, but we were very pleased the incident was dealt with so professionally, the guys at thrustmaster couldn’t have been more helpful. Great wheel for the money, recommended !
I bought this after reading a fair number of reviews for F1 racing games and the wheel settings are somewhat lacking, and when you do find them they can be a tad troublesome to sort out. Also don’t get me started on Button 12 that’s shown. It’s tucked away and you have to really hunt for it given that you need to use it in races, and then evem when you have what you think are decent settings they sometimes don’t work in game. I’ve has the wheel die on me as I’ve left the pits in races. Total loss of power to the wheel. Not the only one that’s had this either. Tried the wheel in other games and it worked fine, but F1 2023 is more trouble than it’s worth at present, and it’ll take getting used to until you find the settings that suit your style.
Adding the drivers and the Thrustmaster Console can be a pain as the Console is hidden away on your PC, after you download the drivers from their website as you need to use it to set up the wheel.
Use the Run command in Windows
Windows Start
> type Run in the box and press enter and then
> then type joy.cpl in the box shown
click OK
it will then show up, and assuming you have downloaded the drivers needed then click on Thrustmaster
Then click on Properties to open the Console and you’re in.
Don’t ask my why it’s tucked away as it should be front and centre as you’ll need it more often than not.
Maybe they’ll update it so it actually won’t be hidden away anymore.. (Maybe?)
As I said. It’s tucked away and you will have to hunt for it.
Also the settings on the wheel, even using the manual are somewhat vague for certain settings.
So be patient when setting the wheel up. Use online help, if needed. There’s plenty available on Youtube.
I’ve had this for about a month now and it’s the same with Assetto Corsa games too. Setting up iss the same, a tad annoying as some settings are very aggressive to say the least.
Same thing goes for this one as you’ll need a handbrake for this one too, as trying to add that as a setting on the wheel is beyond belief, so you may want to splash the cash and buy a handbrake…. More money you didn’t expect to pay out.
I should’ve done some more online searches before splashing the cash as I didn’t realise a handbrake would be needed for Assetto Corsa games.. (Silly me, I should’ve checked first!)
Don’t get me wrong it’s good wheel, and the gear paddles are a bit “clicky” and some people say they’re noisy too.
The trouble is getting it set up to suit your driving style as it can be a royal pain the “rear” to say the least. Also if your buying this then may I suggest you get some carpet grippers, as it will slide all over the floor without them you can guarantee it!
Cheap and worth it to stop the pedal base from sliding around all over the place.
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Be patient when setting the wheel up, as there are settings available for racing games and as for F1 2023… well not a lot at present as they’re somewhat lacking for now. So it’ll be a case of suck it and see approach until you get the settings that suit you.. Check out Youtube for race settings for this wheel, and do an online search too as there’s a website that lists a good number of games and has settings for the wheel as well.
Great to get into the hobby
For the price, it’s an amazing bit of kit. The Force FeedBack works wonders, and the pedals feel great.
I would totally recommend it for a starter, specially with the 70 shifter coming up later this month.
Good entry-medium level racing wheel.
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.
5.0 out of 5 stars very good quality
This is my second steering wheel, before i had logitech g923 and this one from thrusmaster is mutch more better. Strong enought for this cash
It’s decent enough for the price (got it for 199) it’s a bit plasticky overall and not the smoothest to turn, nor the quietest, but the pedal has a nice feel to it. The set up is ok simple.
Excelle
My son was delighted to receive this bundle. Steering wheel is high quality and the metal pedals also excellent quality. The diameter of the wheel is about two thirds compared to life size.
Straightforward to set up, he was easily able to do this himself, and had it configured in Forza and Assetto Corsa in no time. Forceback effects took a little while to be tweaked to his liking, but this can all be adjusted through the Thrustmaster app and in the games.
A few months on and everything is still working well with no issues.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality feel good
Very nice quality and only thing concerned is changing gears could make a very little louder metal sound because the quality is too good
Very Happy, brings a level of realism to driving sims you wouldn’t believe possible for the price. Easy set up on windows 10, download the drivers from Thrustmaster support and it installs the settings dashboard for the T248 and pedals, then a click to update the firmware and all done. Got it fixed to a ‘Anman Foldable G920 Racing Steering Wheel stand’ and it fits a treet.
Very good product overall but there are some drawbacks.
Easy to set up in terms of getting it out and clamping it to your table
Pedals are great
Not the clearest instructions when it comes to setting up force feedback and the LED scree
I bought this after the shifter on my cheap wheel broke, this not only surpasses my previous wheel but for the price it costs it contends with some of the more expensive wheels ive used. The one thing that kept me from buying it was all the reviews talking about how loud the shifters were but im so glad I ignored them reviews as its really not a big issue and Id rather have quality over how quiet it can be. 5 stars!!!
My first ever sim racing wheel, so I have nothing to compare it to, but it was easy to set up and works nicely so far. I was surprised by the amount of FF from it – feels very different from my real car! Build quality doesn’t seem that solid, but only time will tell how long it lasts. Nice leather on the wheel itself. Chose this over the Logitech G923 and TM 300RS GT due to price.
4.0 out of 5 stars Epic
Love the look and feel of this wheel and has a very good turning circle and the panel shifts feel solid overall happy work the purchase.
T248 wheel
Really nice wheel on PS4,ps5. On pc like other wheels is the setup for games is a bit frustrating, that’s taking nothing from this wheel though. Force feedback the feel and smoothness is a thumbs up. The price I paid is well worth it and I would recommend this wheel to any gamer who likes racing . The pedals are also second to none a definite plus also.
This set up is ideal for someone wanting a easy plug and play set up. Just a shade below a proper sim racing rig. I have always used thrustmaster products with my playstations and can highly recommend them. I got this after having a t150 and it’s brilliant. Pedals are good quality, wheel is good fun to use. Build quality is good. Should do the job for a casual gamer (if you have to store it away after use) or someone just starting out. Would not get if you are looking for a serious set up for their rig.
Nice wheel
Really nice feeling wheel and pedals, adjustable force feedback and changeable brake spring make it versatile for all racing games. Has a great amount of programmable buttons too which a lot of wheels lack. I like the hybrid system has to ground feel but being able to change the force feedback on the fly with 3 different on board settings adjustable from the wheel make a big difference if you need to change the response of the wheel. Bear in mind most racing games will have in game settings for force feedback aswel that you will need to play around with to get the best feel for the games vehicles.
As a sim racing enthusiast I have used a lot of wheels. I can say with confidence the T248 is definitely the best wheel in it’s class. It uses a belt and gear system offering strong force feedback and smoother action than other wheels that just use gears alone. The pedals included are pure quality. Offering precise movement and the brake pedal can be adjusted to offer a stiffer response when pressed down. Overall a great package