The Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race is a complete racing wheel and pedals of the sort that you’d expect to find in a mainstream electronics boutique alongside Logitech’s ubiquitous G29, yet it offers a powerful 7.2nm direct drive wheelbase and more realistic load-cell brake pedal, features that often set apart more enthusiast-grade sim racing offerings. Have Turtle Beach played a blinder here to deliver that desirable combo – complete with an external control pod, big integrated display and Xbox/PC compatibility – for £629/$650? Yes, but there are caveats.
Let’s start at the beginning. Taking the whole kit and caboodle out of the box, you can see from the off that the design is designed to be a little more approachable than more boxy and industrial efforts from enthusiast firms like Fanatec or Moza, with a more rounded wheelbase that sports not only a large (five-inch) digital dashboard but also a smart fastening system. Two little arms drop out of the bottom of the base with the aid of a provided allen key, and then retract to mount on to a desk with considerable strength.
There’s room on either side for the allen key to be stored in the wheelbase too, so you can make further adjustments even if you’re sat down at the wheel without having to keep tools nearby. You can use the same tool to attach the included control pod on either side of the wheel, giving you access to a higher button count than I’ve seen on most wheels of this price range.
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