HORI Puts 3.2Nm Direct Drive Racing Wheel On Sale In November
HORI has built a direct drive wheel around compactness and a 3.2Nm ceiling rather than the 10Nm class, which points the format at players who attach and store a wheel instead of leaving one mounted to a cockpit.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
HORI announced the HSR-DD03 Direct Drive Wheel on September 16, a PC racing wheel priced at 59,980 yen and set for November release. At Tokyo Game Show the unit drew a 90-minute business-day wait. The wheel is 280mm, the base unit measures 140 x 190 x 115mm and weighs 2kg, and two motors inside the wheel produce force feedback alongside 3.2Nm of peak torque.
The wheel comes as a set with the direct drive base, the rim, and a pedal set. The base is the part that separates it from the direct drive units sold to players with permanent rigs: at 2kg and 140 x 190 x 115mm it can be pulled out and put away. The rim measures 280mm, slightly under the usual size, with a synthetic leather grip and more buttons than the layout needs. The pedals are metal and have no clutch. Two motors sit in the wheel itself, which is where the feedback detail comes from.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) ダイレクトドライブなのにわずか3Nm。だが、それがいい。 HORI初のDDハンコンは全年齢向け仕様に【TGS2026】