Moza announces new racing wheelbases, Lamborghini and Porsche wheel rims at Gamescom

Racing gear manufacturer Moza has announced a raft of new additions at Gamescom, including two high-end direct drive wheelbases and a pair of licensed wheel rims from Lamborghini and Porsche racing EVs. Attendees to the show can also compete against online/IRL racers Jimmy Broadbent and Jarno Opmeer using the new equipment.

I’ve recommended Moza’s generally good value mid-range R5 and R9 wheelbases for Eurogamer in the past, so I’m most interested in seeing their new high-end wheelbases, the R21 Ultra and R25 Ultra. Direct drive offerings from most mainstream peripheral manufacturers like Logitech, Turtle Beach and Thrustmaster top out around 10nm, but these bases will be significantly more powerful. In fact, the direct drive assemblies here use “next-gen flat-wire” motors to deliver up to 25nm of peak torque, up from 21nm of peak torque on the current-gen R21 flagship that was last updated in 2023.

Of course, torque figures alone don’t make for a great racing experience – and while it’s useful to have high peak torque for certain moments, you’ll be experiencing much less for fear of fatigue over long races. More critical might be the improved torque response offered on the new models, and the inclusion of a 21-bit magnetic encoder that seems to offer roughly 10 times as much resolution as the R21. That should make for more detailed feedback which could potentially make driving easier. Both additions also incorporate RGB lighting along the edges of the unit, which can be used to indicate gear shifts, ABS and flag signals (eg there’s a yellow flag in the sector of the course that you’ve entered, so you need to slow down). It’ll be interesting to test the new Ultra wheelbases to see if the difference in force feedback is actually noticeable versus Moza’s existing lineup.

The replica wheel rims are also fascinating, which have been recreated from the Lamborghini Revuelto PHEV sportscar and Porsche Mission R EV racecar. The Revuelto wheel is fairly standard in its design, with a large D-shape, large paddle shifters and plenty of buttons on the face. The Mission R wheel is a more advanced racing design with a 5.4-inch 720p flexible OLED display, Formula-style side faux-suede grips and a bunch of hefty-looking switches and encoders.