The Best Sim Racing Wheels & Pedals Under 300€

Getting into sim racing can seem like a monumental task for beginners: Whether you always liked playing racing games on a controller and want to take the next step or saw professional racing drivers compete and want to dip your toes in yourself, the amount of choice in hardware is enormous – and then there is the price. However, you do not have to break the bank to join the virtual grid: Here are the best sets of sim racing wheels and pedals for under 300€.

Browsing for inspiration might seem intimidating at first: It likely will not take long to stumble upon impressive setups with thousands of Euros poured into them, including high-end PCs – but that is not the hurdle that you need to clear to start sim racing. Instead, the beginners’ options out there today are more than capable of giving you a chance to start your virtual racing career with decent equipment.

In fact, with consoles being widespread among gamers already and titles like Assetto Corsa Competizione bringing sim racing to them, you do not necessarily have to invest in a PC at first. As for the peripherals, we are focusing on sets below 300€ – but not all of them: Wheels without force feedback did not make our list, as this is absolutely essential to the experience.

What is Force Feedback?

Cheap racing wheels often do not feature more than a rotary encoder and rubber bands that act as a centering force on the inside. This does not provide any feedback on what your virtual car is doing on the track at all, which makes things less intuitive and, as a result, harder for you.

Wheels featuring force feedback aim to recreate what you would feel through the wheel in a real car, such as bumps, kerbs, a sliding rear, or jolts when hitting walls or other cars. In entry-level hardware, this is usually achieved either via a motor using gears or belts – the latter being the preferable option since it is smoother and more responsive, as well as more powerful.

In short, a wheel featuring force feedback will give you a better sense of your car. Non-FFB wheels are often less precise as well, and you may be running the risk of not enjoying the experience much – only to maybe later find out that with FFB, you would have loved it.

With this explanation out of the way, here is our list of the best sim racing sets of wheels and pedals for less than 300€ in order of their price at the time of writing this article. All of the wheels come with shifter paddles as standard and can be mounted to tables with included clamping mechanisms.

Thrustmaster T150 RS/TMX

Price: 193,65€/192,59€

Compatibility: PC/PS3/PS4/PS5 (T150 RS), PC/Xbox One/Xbox Series X & S (TMX)

The cheapest of the wheel and pedal sets on our list offer a mix of gear- and belt-driven FFB and are a good option for beginners, coming with enough buttons on the wheels themselves to control all the essential functions in the virtual cockpit. Their wheel rims are made from plastic with rubber grips and, unlike those of more expensive Thrustmaster wheel bases, are not exchangeable with other rims of the TM ecosystem.

Both versions are compatible with PCs, and the T150 RS is designed for PlayStation use, the TMX being the Xbox equivalent. They both come with the same two-pedal set that is made from plastic and good enough to get you on track, but will likely leave you wanting more. The wheels themselves are also compatible with Thrustmaster pedals that are higher up in the manufacturer’s range.

Pros:

Inexpensive
Good FFB for the price
Compatible with better-quality pedals for future upgrades

Cons:

Mostly plastic finish
Plastic pedals lack the feel and precision of better alternatives
Wheel rimes not exchangeable with other Thrustmaster rims

Logitech G29/G920

Price: 237,86€/235,10€

Compatibility: PC/PS4/PS5 (G29), PC/Xbox One/Xbox Series X & S (G920)

The previous generation of Logitech wheels still offer great value, as their technology is not much different compared to the newer G923 (more on this later). It features gear-driven FFB and is constructed very solidly – reports of these wheels or even their predecessors G27 and G25 failing are rare. The wheel itself is made from metal, and the wheel rim features a nice artificial leather finish.

The pedals are made of metal, while their base is plastic. They feel decent for an entry-level set, though some may struggle with the stiff brake – this can be remedied by taking out the rubber block of the pedal to achieve the stiffness in the pedal, although opening the pedal set may void your warranty.

Note: If you are intending to race on your PC, the G29 is the better option, as it features rev lights and additional buttons as well as a rotary switch that the Xbox version does not have.

Pros:

Great value
Compatibility and availability – Logitech equipment is usually in stock at electronics stores
Very durable
Comes with three pedals if you want to add an H-shifter later on

Cons:

Pedal potentiometers are prone to wear and dust, leading to erratic input signals, especially for the throttle. This is easy to fix with contact cleaner, though.
Brake pedal may be too stiff for some
Gear-driven FFB is outdated and can be loud in some situations

Thrustmaster T248

Price: 256,04€ (PlayStation version)/279,62€ (Xbox version)

Compatibility: PC/PS4/PS5 (Playstation version), PC/Xbox One/Xbox Series X & S (Xbox version)

Introduced in 2022, the T248 is the step in between the T150/TMX and the more expensive T300/TX wheels by Thrustmaster. It features a hybrid-drive FFB system consisting of belts and gears, and offers a surprising amount of features for its price, such as the dashboard display and three configurable FFB presets for different sims or games. The 25 buttons it comes with also offer enough possibilities to assign in-game functions to.

Compared to the T150 and TMX, the T3PM pedals that come with the T248 are more than just one step up: The pedal faces are made from metal, and instead of potentiometers, all three of them use magnetic HALL sensors, which are almost immune to wear due to their contactless nature. The brake pedal is also adjustable with different springs to customize its feel.

Pros:

Lots of buttons and a dashboard screen included
Hybrid FFB delivers good feedback for an entry-level wheel
Good-quality pedals that can be adjusted and will not wear quickly

Cons:

Wheel rims are not exchangeable
Looks more like a wheel from a passenger car instead of a racing wheel

Logitech G923

Price: 284,99€ (PlayStation version)/294,43€ (Xbox version)

Compatibility: PC/PS4/PS5 (PlayStation version), PC/Xbox One/Xbox Series X & S (Xbox version)

The successor to the G29 and G920 sets, the Logitech G923 is just as solid a choice as the older models. The Xbox and PS versions do not differ in the available buttons in this instance, save for the console-specific ones – in general, their layouts are the same, however. Both versions also come with rev lights. The G923 looks almost identical to the older wheels, although a darker finish is applied.

The internals, however, remain unchanged, and compared to the older models, the only new addition is TrueForce. The system can use audio and physics data to add a more detailed layer of FFB to the output. In theory, that means a better feel for the car, but while this is a neat feature, it also comes with an extra 50€ attached as a price tag – for basically the same wheel and pedals that the predecessors offered.

Pros:

Compatibility and availability – Logitech equipment is usually in stock at electronics stores
Proven, durable design
Good amount of buttons
Rev lights
Comes with three pedals if you want to add an H-shifter later on

Cons:

Not much different to the predecessors, but more expensive
Pedal potentiometers are prone to wear and dust, leading to erratic input signals, especially for the throttle. This is easy to fix with contact cleaner, though.
Brake pedal may be too stiff for some
Gear-driven FFB is outdated and can be loud in some situations

Bonus: Thrustmaster T300 RS GT Edition

Price: 339,99€

Compatibility: PC/PS3/PS4/PS5

Technically not featuring a sub-300€ price tag, the T300 RS GT Edition tends to drop below the magic mark during sales. Even without such an event, it is only 40€ over the limit while being a significant step up compared to the other sets on this list, and should be taken into consideration for this reason.

Using belt-driven FFB, the T300 RS GT Edition is not only more powerful than the other wheels, but also more detailed in the way it delivers its feedback. An added bonus is the option to swap out wheel rims with others from the Thrustmaster ecosystem.

The T3PA pedal set is leaps and bounds above the two-pedal set of the T150 and TMX, as it features adjustable metal pedal plates, as well as the option to customize the feel of the brake. However, compared to the T3PM of the T248 set, the potentiometers are a step down from the HALL sensors of the former. The wheel base is compatible with better Thrustmaster pedal sets, though, and if you race on PC, you can use any other pedal set that uses a USB connection.

The Xbox equivalent is called TX and, as a bundle, comes with a leather-wrapped wheel rim, raising the price to 399,99€.

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