Fanatec CSR wheel
The new Fanatec CSR wheel features an aluminum face, but the rim is mostly plastic.
Fanatec CSR wheel
Forza Motorsport iconography marks this wheel's compatibility with the Xbox 360 game, but this wheel can also be used with PCs, Macs, and the Playstation 3.
Fanatec CSR wheel
The unit's strong force feedback motors are housed in the glossy black body.
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo wheel
The older Porsche 911 Turbo wheel featured inferior buttons, but I liked that the entire wheel was wrapped in a soft faux-leather.
Fanatec CSR wheel
The CSR wheel's buttons are laid out intuitively and fall nicely under the thumb.
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo wheel
The older wheel's buttons are plasticky and are forced into odd positions by the Porsche wheel's design.
Fanatec CSR wheel
Both wheels feature LED displays where wheel performance parameters can be adjusted on-the-fly.
Fanatec CSR wheel
The wheel connects wirelessly to the Xbox 360 console in the same manner as any other controller.
Fanatec CSR wheel
Beefy aluminum paddle shifters feel like they could take a beating.
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo wheel
The older wheel's paddles are just small metal tabs and don't travel very far when pressed.
Fanatec CSR shifters
The CSR shifter set ships with both an H-pattern (left) and a sequential (right) shifter.
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo shifter
The old H-pattern shifter was my least favorite part of the combo. The new units don't improve tremendously.
Fanatec CSR shifter
Users attach the shifters to the body of the wheel on this two-rail mounting system. When shifting quickly, this whole assembly can rotate quite a bit, contributing to the inaccuracy of the shifter.
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo pedals
If I had to upgrade any one component of my old system, it would be the pedal set.
Fanatec CSR Elite pedals
The CSR Elite pedals were a treat to use and represent the single biggest jump in quality over my old pedals.
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo pedals
The old pedal set looks like a toy when compared to the Elite.
Fanatec CSR Elite pedals
The heavy CSR Elite pedal set stood its ground even when pressed with my full strength. I also liked that each pedal could be adjusted and repositioned with simple hand tools.
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