r/simracing • u/Rob_Omb • 18h ago

Discussion New Simagic Aston Martin Valkyrie Steering Wheel

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I just tried out the new Aston Martin Valkyrie Steering Wheel at the Simracing Expo in Frankfurt. Feels great for the price compared to other branded wheels.

What are your thoughts?

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u/neueziel1 17h ago

Am I the only one thinking meh for this wheel.

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u/lukebuilds 13h ago

Felt the same, sadly. I also don’t know why so many wheels seem to have these soft paddle shifters including this one. I think the paddle shifters on the much cheaper GT Neo felt way better.

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u/neueziel1 13h ago

oh it's different?, i have the neo x hub and although it doesn't fit my desired feel, they are solid shifters

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u/lukebuilds 13h ago

It’s hard to put into words. It’s not a bad wheel and the shifters are certainly fine. Maybe it was just that when I picked it up I wasn’t feeling the “wow” effect that I’d hoped for.

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u/neueziel1 13h ago

doesnt help that the source wheel isnt very awe inspiring

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u/Ruma-park 17h ago

I felt like the silver buttons in the middle felt incredibly cheap

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u/_p4nzer 9h ago

I can tell you that it also feels cheap when you take it in your hands.

I’m really not impressed.

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u/5pm_in_DC 18h ago

I think you meant Si-magic

/s

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u/DDC85 17h ago

Haha poor kid will never live that down

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u/Jackburner 15h ago

Please I need context! This sounds hilarious

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u/Vast-Register7316 15h ago

Are there any rotaries/encoders? Looks like all of 12 mappable buttons by my guess. Has to be extremely cheap to justify.

Edit: the toggles are 5-way switches and the wheel is $800. Something like 20-21 mappable inputs excluding paddles.

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u/notmarlow 17h ago

If one of the major, long term players in the industry released this... they would be getting blasted... so curious to see how this plays out for Simagic.

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u/0n354ndZ3r05 17h ago

Blasted for what?

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u/DildosAreNotchewToys 14h ago

Thrustmaster would get blasted for releasing it? 🤔

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u/weebu4laifu 6h ago

They should speciify that it's the road cars wheel when they say that. Not everyone is going to know that.

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u/fanfare961 15h ago

That looks shit

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u/Neryuslu 15h ago

Felt super cheap. Same for the Zeus wheels.

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u/Eismeer 10h ago

I was really looking forward to the Zeus, but it all feels like a significant step backward in terms of quality. I don’t know—I definitely expected much more.