A simulator-grade racing wheel, the Logitech G27 Racing Wheel is designed to deliver the definitive sim racing experience for the PC and PLAYSTATION3. It features a powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism with exceptionally quiet helical gearing; a six-speed shifter with push-down reverse gear; integrated RPM/shift indicator LEDs; a comfortable 11-Inch leather-wrapped rim; and steel gas, brake, and clutch pedals.

The Logitech G27 Racing Wheel – real metal, real leather, real racing

Whether sliding sideways around a gravely curve, or screaming through the streets of Monaco, with the Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, the world’s greatest circuits feel closer than ever. Designed to deliver the definitive sim racing experience for the PC and PLAYSTATION3, the Logitech G27 Racing Wheel features a powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism that smoothly and accurately simulates traction loss, weight shift, and road feel; plus a an exceptionally quiet helical gear system that virtually eliminates steering noise. And then there are the six-speed shifter with push-down reverse gear; RPM/shift indicator LEDs; 11-inch leather-wrapped rim; steel gas, brake, and clutch pedals; and 16 programmable buttons plus D-pad. All of which add up to a level of performance and realism that you might not have thought possible.

Powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism with helical gearing

Smoothly and accurately simulates traction loss, weight shift, and road feel, with exceptionally quiet steering action.

Six-speed shifter with push-down reverse gear

Allows you to quickly choose the right gear for every corner.

Paddle shifters

Keep your hands on the wheel for lighting fast F1 style shifting.

RPM/shift indicator LEDs

Integrates with racing game software to indicate when the user should shift gears.

Realistic 11-inch wheel and leather-wrapped rim

Provides a more comfortable, true-to-life racing experience for hours on end.

Steel gas, brake, and clutch pedals

Delivers precise throttle, braking and shifting control for heightened realism.

Package Contents

Logitech G27 Steering wheel
Gas, brake, and clutch pedals
Shifter module
Power supply
User documentation

System Requirements

• PC
• Windows XP or Windows Vista
• 20 MB of available hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
• Available USB port

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* PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system
* Playstation 2 computer entertainment system
* Games that support Logitech force feedback racing wheel

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Helpful Customer Reviews :

“Logitech G27 Force Feedback Racing wheel review with Race-On by Inside Sim Racing”

“Everything but the G-s :
I’d had my Logitech Driving Force GT for quite some time before I realized it was time to trade up to the top of the line: the Logitech G27. What makes the G27 better than the GT is the huge leap from the GT’s “manu-matic” up-down shifter to a proper clutch and six-position gear box. I don’t get to log a lot of hours in the sims, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that being able to downshift from 5th to 3rd while pulling the e-Brake can be the win-or-lose difference that the GT’s up-down shifter lacks. I could still use my Driving Force GT for playing NASCAR Racing because the tracks are typically high-speed circles (and god help you if you skip a gear), but for anything else, the gearbox is a huge must. It’s a real rush being able to downshift through various Dirt, Need for Speed, and other titles.

Physically, the G27 feels more solid than the GT, substituting aluminum and leather for the GT’s plastic. The wheel’s crossbar and the shifter paddles are aluminum. The wheel, shifter, and boot cover are leather, and the whole thing is bristling with buttons. Unlike the GT’s PlayStation-centric button mappings, the G27’s steering-wheel buttons have a layout like the MOMO, which is a smart move given how many people graduate up from the MOMO to the G27. The unit containing the wheel is separate from the gearbox, which means tons of flexibility for mounting the parts in any cockpit configuration you like. The main unit branches out its wiring, running two long cords for the gearbox to the right and two down leftwards to the pedals. From the pedals goes the power cable that has a long cord for plugging into an outlet. If you have to stow the set in between racing sessions, the wheel and gearbox are hand-screwed onto the edge of a desk or coffee table via clamps that grab from the underside. The pedals will slip and slide on a smooth floor, but have fold-out teeth that will grab onto carpet. All three pieces have threaded holes for anyone wanting to screw the parts onto some home-crafted handiwork (my neighbor built his own wheeled wooden cockpit with a Honda seat).

I’ve driven quite a number of cars in real life. I’ve personally owned:
– a ’65 Ford Mustang
– an ’87 Camaro Z-28
– a ’97 Eagle Talon AWD
– an ’83 Mercedes Coupe 380SL
– an ’07 Subaru STI

I regularly shoot through winding country roads and enjoy the feel of a real vehicle–within safe limits. Driving the G27, I can safely push past those limits…and I can tell you that the only thing missing from the real thing are the G-forces. Wheel resistance is firm, the pedals each feel slightly different, and the short-throw shifter makes changing gears a breeze. There’s even a way to program “Reverse” into your games just like a real vehicle–where my STI has the lift-up ring, the G27 has you push down and reach for 6th gear–it counts as a different ‘button press’ than 6th gear.

There is one huge drawback to the G27, and I lay it at the feet of the game designers: the support. Games like Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit came out with no support for driving wheels, shocking the racing game community. Months later, a patch remedied the situation, but by then the damage was done: those of us who love racing games are seeing titles come out with no steering wheel support (Blur, I’m looking at you). Thankfully, Logitech does everything it can to try to meet games halfway: if you’re on the PS3, support is fairly native, but the gearbox may or may not factor into your games. If you’re on the XBox 360, the story may be the same (haven’t tried it myself). PC gamers are on the safest ground: Logitech’s free software not only supports Windows 7 and Vista in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, it also allows you to hand-program the wheel a lot of different ways. Settings can be mapped to keystrokes, keystroke combinations, or macros that combine more than one button or axis (or combination). You can make your settings global to every use of the wheel, or game-specific, and those settings can get as granular as level of force feedback, percentage of resistance, degrees spin of the wheel, dead zone and more. There are a lot of sites out there giving advice for specific game configurations (I’ll give you a great one in the comments), and there’s even settings that can ‘fool’ a game into giving you additional support. The gearbox is really the rub, though, and you want to check the Logitech site first for the list of officially-supported games (I’ll put that in the comments too).

If you love driving and know how to work a clutch, do yourself a favor and spring for the G27: you’ll be glad you did. Support is somewhat limited, but for those games that support it, the G27 is everything but the G-s. — Winter”

“PS3 – Racing Simulations are more realistic :
First off, let me open with this wheel is not without fault. However, this has to be the best gaming peripheral I have ever owned. I will go into detail about the niggly little things later on. For now lets cover how incredible this wheel system is for driving games.

I have used this on a PS3 slim. Prior to this I had only driven Dirt 2 & Need for Speed: Shift by using my PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller. This often had me tapping the turn motion on one of the joysticks. This left alot to be desired if you were doing a slow left or right turn at speed it often caused the rear end to break loose and eventually I lost momentum or worse wrecked.

I am no stranger to the motto right tool for the right job. Back in the 80’s I used to do flight sims on my pc with the keyboard. I dont know of too many pilots that fly that way so eventually I purchased a Yolk or joystick for fighter games. I knew a wheel would improve my driving because we drive that way it is a natural movement for us to achieve. I have used countless plastic wheels for driving games in the past. I had not however, used on on my PS3 because I just got it in September.

Now, just with everything quality counts. You can get a flimsy plastic wheel that will probably perform very close to this setup. You will not however get the amazing force feedback or leather covered wheel, tight shifter and more that makes this wheel stand hands above any I have ever used.

Force Feedback rocks:
I used to have one of the old Force Feedback joysticks from Microsoft back in the 90’s. I could always out-strength it whenever I was pulling some maneuver somewhere. What is so awesome about the feedback here is it is really sensitive,yet at the same time very strong. Ill give you an example. When going into a turn it fights you like a real car will, ok I expected that. What I didnt expect is when airborne in a corner (like in Dirt 2) the wheel goes limp, like the wheels are actually off the ground and I have no resistance to turn. THAT IS FANTASTIC!

When playing with the standard controller I always played from a car down view like I was driving a remote controlled car. Now I always play in cockpit view. It has totally reinvigorated the way I play my driving games.

Now to the naggy stuff;
Cords- 4 to be exact that need to be run somewhere and often get all mixed up.
USB only, I really wish this had Bluetooth built in, might be worth a few more bucks to not have to sit on top of my television due to the shortish USB cord.
Dont see the point in the manual shifter, but it is a nice addition for if you like to shift that way. Most of the games I play don’t use it so I wish I could ignore it all together but all of the PS3 buttons are on it.

Tips for ownership:
I am only reviewing this for PS3, The buttons above the shifter are (your X triangle and so on) the buttons below are your left side D pad buttons. The red buttons underneath are your start- select.
I have not found out what all the little ones on the steering wheel are for.

IMPORTANT: Do not have any controller set to #1 when you plug this in. The PS3 will assign it to number 2 and it will not work in any game. To be honest I often restarted the PS3 to get it to take the wheel as controller 1.

Pros:

Very high quality
Accurate Feel
Adaptive force feedback
Brings old driving games back to life

Cons:
<< Cords – too many and the one that you need most is too short (USB)
<< USB only (Fine for PC but annoying for PS3).
<< Complicated to move once its in place. Might have to buy a table specifically built for it.

Summary:
Overall this is a TOP NOTCH accessory for your driving games. It will bring new life into all of your driving games. I recommend restarting them all at the beginning because you will suck once you start over with this new toy.

Thank you for reading my review. — GeekDomo”
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