Waiting is over: First Direct Drive Base from Thrustmaster launched: T818

The time of announcements is finally over – Thrustmaster is presenting its first own Direct Drive Wheel Base in today’s livestream on Twitch. You can find out all the details here.

Strength and technology

With the new T818 Wheel Base, Thrustmaster is using direct drive for the first time. It will have a power of 10 Newton metres.

Thrustmaster promises not to use any filters with the FFB, also to enable the lowest possible latency. The aim is to achieve additional improvement over the previous wheel bases from Thrustmaster with a high acceleration. The T818 base is two times as strong as the TS-PC Racer Servo Base with four times the acceleration.

Compatibility

At the start, the Wheel Base will only be available for use with the PC. It is not yet known when console compatibility will be added.

New Quick Release in aluminium and plastic

With the new base, the old Quick Release has also become obsolete. The new Quick Release will offer backwards compatibility with the old Thrustmaster steering wheels via an adapter and will be included in the scope of delivery (1x).

The new system works via a lever that allows the steering wheels to be changed in a few seconds. The extent to which this system will meet the requirements for flexibility and reliability in everyday use has yet to be proven in practice.