Wheelbase Torque Chart: Published Nm by Model
Published peak torque for current sim racing wheelbases runs from 3.2 Nm on the PXN V10 Pro to 32 Nm on the Simucube 2 Ultimate. The most common mid range figures are 9 Nm on the MOZA R9 V3, 10 Nm on the Thrustmaster T818 and Simagic Alpha Mini, 11 Nm on the Logitech G PRO and 12 Nm on the MOZA R12 V2. Anything above 8 Nm requires a bolted cockpit, and 12 Nm and above requires heavy steel or aluminium profile.
Peak torque in newton metres is the headline specification of a direct drive wheelbase, and it is the one most often misread. It is not how strong the wheel will feel in normal use, because almost nobody runs a base at full gain. It is the ceiling above your working force, and the value of that ceiling is that transients such as kerb strikes and lock-ups have somewhere to go instead of flattening off. This chart lists the published figure for every model in the database, sorted strongest first, alongside the mounting that figure demands and the gain percentage that produces a 6 Nm working torque.
Of 45 models in the database, 27 publish a peak torque figure and 18 do not. Gear driven and belt driven wheels are mostly in the second group, because the gearing changes the relationship between motor output and rim torque, so a single number would be misleading. Those models are listed separately below with the rating omitted rather than estimated.
Published peak torque by model, strongest first
The gain column answers the question people actually have. It is the overall gain percentage that produces roughly 6 Nm at the rim, which is the middle of the range most sim racers settle at and close to what a real GT car delivers. Read it as: this is where you would set this base to feel the same as every other base on the list.
| Brand | Model | Drive | Peak torque | At 60% gain | Gain for 6 Nm | Mounting required | Platforms | Price band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simucube | 2 Ultimate | Direct drive | 32 Nm | 19.2 Nm | 19% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| Asetek SimSports | Invicta | Direct drive | 27 Nm | 16.2 Nm | 22% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| Simucube | 2 Pro | Direct drive | 25 Nm | 15 Nm | 24% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| Simagic | Alpha U | Direct drive | 23 Nm | 13.8 Nm | 26% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| MOZA | R21 | Direct drive | 21 Nm | 12.6 Nm | 29% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| MOZA | R16 | Direct drive | 18.5 Nm | 11.1 Nm | 32% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | $500 to $700 |
| Asetek SimSports | Forte | Direct drive | 18 Nm | 10.8 Nm | 33% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| Simucube | 2 Sport | Direct drive | 17 Nm | 10.2 Nm | 35% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| Fanatec | ClubSport DD+ | Direct drive | 15 Nm | 9 Nm | 40% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC, Xbox Series X and S with a licensed rim | Over $700 |
| Simagic | Alpha | Direct drive | 15 Nm | 9 Nm | 40% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | Over $700 |
| MOZA | R12 V2 | Direct drive | 12 Nm | 7.2 Nm | 50% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | $300 to $500 |
| Fanatec | ClubSport DD | Direct drive | 12 Nm | 7.2 Nm | 50% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC, Xbox Series X and S with a licensed rim | Over $700 |
| Asetek SimSports | La Prima | Direct drive | 12 Nm | 7.2 Nm | 50% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | $500 to $700 |
| CAMMUS | C12 | Direct drive | 12 Nm | 7.2 Nm | 50% | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | PC | $500 to $700 |
| Logitech G | PRO Racing Wheel | Direct drive | 11 Nm | 6.6 Nm | 55% | Bolted cockpit required | PS5, PS4, PC | Over $700 |
| Thrustmaster | T818 | Direct drive | 10 Nm | 6 Nm | 60% | Bolted cockpit required | PC | $500 to $700 |
| Simagic | Alpha Mini | Direct drive | 10 Nm | 6 Nm | 60% | Bolted cockpit required | PC | $500 to $700 |
| Simagic | M10 | Direct drive | 10 Nm | 6 Nm | 60% | Bolted cockpit required | PC | $300 to $500 |
| MOZA | R9 V3 | Direct drive | 9 Nm | 5.4 Nm | 67% | Bolted cockpit required | PC | $150 to $300 |
| MOZA | R5 | Direct drive | 5.5 Nm | 3.3 Nm | 100% | Wheel stand at its limit, cockpit preferred | PC | $300 to $500 |
| Thrustmaster | T598 | Direct axial drive | 5 Nm | 3 Nm | 100% | Wheel stand at its limit, cockpit preferred | PS5, PC | $300 to $500 |
| Fanatec | CSL DD | Direct drive | 5 Nm | 3 Nm | 100% | Wheel stand at its limit, cockpit preferred | PC, Xbox Series X and S with a licensed rim | $300 to $500 |
| Fanatec | GT DD Pro | Direct drive | 5 Nm | 3 Nm | 100% | Wheel stand at its limit, cockpit preferred | PS5, PS4, PC | $500 to $700 |
| CAMMUS | C5 | Direct drive | 5 Nm | 3 Nm | 100% | Wheel stand at its limit, cockpit preferred | PC | $300 to $500 |
| MOZA | R3 | Direct drive | 3.9 Nm | 2.3 Nm | 100% | Desk clamp or wheel stand | Xbox Series X and S, PC | Under $150 |
| PXN | V10 Pro | Direct drive | 3.2 Nm | 1.9 Nm | 100% | Desk clamp or wheel stand | PC, Xbox, PS4 | $150 to $300 |
| PXN | V10 Ultra | Direct drive | 3.2 Nm | 1.9 Nm | 100% | Desk clamp or wheel stand | PC, Xbox, PS4 | $150 to $300 |
Read the gain column down the page and the point of the chart appears. The Simucube 2 Ultimate at 32 Nm wants 19 percent to feel the same as the MOZA R5 at 5.5 Nm wants 100 percent. Both deliver about 6 Nm to your hands. The difference is that the Ultimate has 26 Nm in reserve and the R5 has none, so the R5 clips on every kerb and the Ultimate never does. That is what the money buys, and it is a much narrower benefit than the headline figure suggests.
How many models sit in each torque band?
| Torque band | Models charted | Mounting it demands | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 Nm | 0 | Desk clamp is fine | Desk setups and first direct drive purchases |
| 3 to 5 Nm | 3 | Desk clamp or wheel stand | Entry direct drive on a folding frame |
| 5 to 8 Nm | 5 | Wheel stand at its limit, cockpit preferred | The most common first real rig |
| 8 to 12 Nm | 5 | Bolted cockpit required | The buy-once tier for most drivers |
| 12 Nm and above | 14 | Heavy steel or aluminium profile rig required | Permanent installations and league racers |
The distribution is worth noticing. Most of the category above 12 Nm is sold by Simucube, Asetek, Simagic and Fanatec, which are brands that sell largely direct or through specialist retailers rather than through a marketplace. That is not a gap in this chart, it is how the top of the sport is distributed. Below 12 Nm the marketplace options are deep, and it is the range in which nearly every reader of this page should be shopping.
Which mounting does each torque band actually need?
These are working limits rather than destruction limits. A frame at its limit does not break, it moves, and movement is what ruins feedback: the base twists relative to your body, so the force reaching your hands is the force minus whatever the frame absorbed, and that subtraction changes with every input. Manufacturer mounting instructions and torque figures govern, and where they are stricter than this table, use theirs.
| Mounting | Comfortable limit | Practical limit | What fails first |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desk clamp | 3 Nm | 5 Nm | Clamp creeps, then releases |
| Folding wheel stand | 5 Nm | 8 Nm | Frame rocks fore and aft |
| Folding cockpit | 6 Nm | 8 Nm | Hinges take up slack, wheel deck twists |
| Fixed steel cockpit | 9 Nm | 12 Nm | Wheel deck flexes at peak load |
| Heavy steel cockpit | 12 Nm | 16 Nm | Frame walks on carpet without a mat |
| 8020 or 8040 aluminium profile | 21 Nm | 25 Nm and above | Nothing, if the fasteners are torqued correctly |
Cross-reading the two tables is the single most useful thing on this page. If your frame is a folding cockpit at $253.26, every model above 8 Nm in the chart is unusable at its rating, however good the price looks. If your frame is a 8040 aluminium profile rig at $595.69, nothing in the chart is out of reach. Work your own numbers with the wheelbase torque calculator, which applies the frame limit before it reports a gain figure.
Models with no published torque rating
These 18 models are listed with the torque column omitted rather than filled with an estimate. Most are gear driven or belt driven, where a single peak figure is not a meaningful specification, and a few are direct drive models whose maker simply does not publish one. Rotation range is given instead where it is published, because on a geared wheel that is the specification that actually differs.
| Brand | Model | Drive | Rotation | Platforms | Price band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logitech G | G29 Driving Force | Dual motor gear driven | 900 deg | PS5, PS4, PC | $150 to $300 |
| Logitech G | G920 Driving Force | Dual motor gear driven | 900 deg | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $150 to $300 |
| Logitech G | G923 TRUEFORCE | Dual motor gear driven with TRUEFORCE | 900 deg | PS5, PS4, PC | $300 to $500 |
| Logitech G | G923 TRUEFORCE | Dual motor gear driven with TRUEFORCE | 900 deg | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $300 to $500 |
| Logitech G | RS50 | Direct drive | Not published | PS5, PS4, PC | $500 to $700 |
| Logitech G | RS50 | Direct drive | Not published | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $500 to $700 |
| Thrustmaster | T80 | No force feedback, vibration only | 270 deg | PS5, PS4, PC | Under $150 |
| Thrustmaster | T128 P | HYBRID DRIVE, belt and gear | 900 deg | PS5, PS4, PC | $150 to $300 |
| Thrustmaster | T128 X | HYBRID DRIVE, belt and gear | 900 deg | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $150 to $300 |
| Thrustmaster | T248 X | HYBRID DRIVE, belt and gear | 900 deg | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $150 to $300 |
| Thrustmaster | T248 P | HYBRID DRIVE, belt and gear | 900 deg | PS5, PS4, PC | $150 to $300 |
| Thrustmaster | T300 RS GT | Brushless belt drive | 1080 deg | PS5, PS4, PC | $300 to $500 |
| Thrustmaster | TX Servo Base | Brushless belt drive | 900 deg | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $300 to $500 |
| Thrustmaster | T-GT II | Brushless belt drive | 1080 deg | PS5, PS4, PC | $500 to $700 |
| PXN | V9 Gen 2 | Gear driven | 900 deg | PC, Xbox, PS4, Nintendo Switch | $150 to $300 |
| Turtle Beach | VelocityOne Race KD3 | Direct drive | Not published | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $150 to $300 |
| HORI | Force Feedback Racing Wheel DLX | Gear driven | Not published | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | $150 to $300 |
| HORI | Racing Wheel Overdrive | No force feedback, spring centred | 270 deg | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PC | Under $150 |
What torque should you actually buy?
Work backwards from the frame, because it is the harder constraint to change. On a desk, the honest ceiling is the MOZA R3 at 3.9 Nm at $139.00. On a folding frame, the MOZA R5 at 5.5 Nm at $379.99 is the sensible top. On a bolted steel cockpit, the MOZA R9 V3 at 9 Nm at $299.99 is where the base stops being the limiting factor for most drivers. Only on aluminium profile does the MOZA R21 at 21 Nm at $947.16 make sense, and even there it is bought for reserve rather than for output.
Console buyers have a much shorter list, because licensing is enforced in hardware rather than in software. The Logitech G PRO Racing Wheel at 11 Nm at $999.99 covers PlayStation, and the Fanatec CSL DD, GT DD Pro and ClubSport DD family is the only mainstream ecosystem spanning both Xbox and PlayStation. Every MOZA, Simucube, Simagic and Asetek base in the chart is PC only. Platform detail per model is in the wheel compatibility chart.
For a page per model with the full specification, see the wheel and wheelbase database. For the buying argument rather than the raw numbers, the direct drive wheelbase roundup splits the category into three tiers, and direct drive versus belt versus gear explains what the drive type changes before the torque figure matters at all. The strongest model charted here is the Simucube 2 Ultimate at 32 Nm.
Frequently asked questions
What is the highest torque sim racing wheelbase?
Of the models charted here, the Simucube 2 Ultimate publishes the highest figure at 32 Nm, followed by the Asetek Invicta at 27 Nm, the Simucube 2 Pro at 25 Nm and the Simagic Alpha U at 23 Nm. Almost nobody drives at those figures. They are bought so that the base never clips at the settings people actually use, which is usually 5 to 8 Nm at the rim.
How many Nm is enough for sim racing?
Between 8 and 9 Nm covers the large majority of drivers, and a great many are happy at 5 Nm. A real GT car puts roughly 5 to 8 Nm through the steering wheel at racing speed, so anything above that band is headroom rather than realism. The constraint is almost never the base, it is the frame: a desk clamp reacts about 5 Nm and a wheel stand about 8 Nm.
Why do Logitech and Thrustmaster not publish Nm figures for some wheels?
Gear driven and belt driven wheels do not have a meaningful single peak torque figure the way a direct drive motor does, because the gearing and the belt change the relationship between motor output and rim torque. Rather than repeat a figure from a forum, this chart lists those models with the rating omitted. A null is always more useful than a confident invention.
What gain should I set on a high torque wheelbase?
Divide the working torque you want by the published peak, then set that percentage. For a 6 Nm target, a 9 Nm base needs about 67 percent, a 12 Nm base needs 50 percent, and a 21 Nm base needs about 29 percent. All three feel the same in ordinary cornering. The difference is how much reserve is left when a kerb strike lands on top of the cornering load.
Do published torque figures compare fairly across brands?
Not exactly. Some manufacturers publish a mechanical stall figure, some a sustained figure, and a few publish a peak that a thermal limiter pulls back from within a minute of continuous load. Treat a 10 percent difference between two published numbers as noise rather than as a ranking. Compare within a brand confidently and across brands with a margin.
Does more torque mean better force feedback detail?
Not on its own. Detail is set by motor resolution, the driver software and how much headroom is left above your normal cornering load. A high torque base run at low gain resolves detail well because transients are not being flattened against the ceiling. The same base run at maximum gain clips constantly and feels vague, which is why gain and torque are separate decisions.
How we choose: we compare published manufacturer specifications, documented torque and travel figures, and verified owner reviews. We do not test gear in person. Everything here is researched guidance, not professional installation advice. Direct drive wheelbases produce enough torque to injure a wrist, and rig hardware carries real weight, so follow the manufacturer's mounting and torque limits.