Working together with legendary car designer Ian Callum, Prodrive announced a new high-class sim rig. You can reserve the package now for £39,000 excluding VAT, duties and shipping.
The Simulator will include a 12 GB VRAM Nvidia Graphics card. This means either a 2060, 3060, 3080 or 3080 Ti will be in the computer. Along that, 16 GB RAM will be available.
The included monitor will be a 49'' Dual QHD with a refresh rate of 165 Hz.
A Simucube 2 PRO powers a Precision Sim Engineering LM-PRO. The pedals are said to be electrically adjustable mechanical pedals. Presumably, those pedals would be designed by Prodrive itself.
The seat is a Cobra Nogaro Street in an upright seating position, allowing for a focus on GT and rally racing.
As an accessory, customers receive a Bowers & Wilkins PX7 headphone.
The PC will already be set up basically and include an Assetto Corsa installation.
If you decide to get one of these rigs, you are going to need a bit of space though. The entire thing is 3.3m long and 1.23m wide.
More recently, Prodrive has been developing Dakar rally cars and GTE cars. They even won with Aston Martin Racing in 2017 and 2020 in the GTE Pro class.
Together with Ian Callum, they developed the new Prodrive Racing Simulator. Callum is known for designing cars like the Ford RS200, Aston Martin DB9 and Jaguar F-Type amongst many others.
The keyboard. It's meant to be in a side pocket. This means you cannot bind any of your keys to the keyboard without having to get it out every time. And given that the only push buttons assignable otherwise are 12 by number and on the wheel, some people might need to bind extra buttons.
I'd expect a nearly 40 grand rig to be at least completely functional and practical. And it just seems like "assigning extra buttons" was an afterthought of the design process. Practicality should still stay above beauty.
What are your thoughts on the Prodrive Racing Simulator? Are you planning on getting it? Let us know in the comments down below!
The Hardware & Software
Stunningly, the entire rig is encased in a birch wood framing, painted black on the outside.The Simulator will include a 12 GB VRAM Nvidia Graphics card. This means either a 2060, 3060, 3080 or 3080 Ti will be in the computer. Along that, 16 GB RAM will be available.
The included monitor will be a 49'' Dual QHD with a refresh rate of 165 Hz.
A Simucube 2 PRO powers a Precision Sim Engineering LM-PRO. The pedals are said to be electrically adjustable mechanical pedals. Presumably, those pedals would be designed by Prodrive itself.
The seat is a Cobra Nogaro Street in an upright seating position, allowing for a focus on GT and rally racing.
As an accessory, customers receive a Bowers & Wilkins PX7 headphone.
The PC will already be set up basically and include an Assetto Corsa installation.
If you decide to get one of these rigs, you are going to need a bit of space though. The entire thing is 3.3m long and 1.23m wide.
The Parties Involved
Prodrive, the manufacturer of this beauty, is known for producing several championship-winning race cars, especially in rallies. Developing many rally cars with Subaru for names like Colin McRae or Petter Solberg, they are used to racing success.More recently, Prodrive has been developing Dakar rally cars and GTE cars. They even won with Aston Martin Racing in 2017 and 2020 in the GTE Pro class.
Together with Ian Callum, they developed the new Prodrive Racing Simulator. Callum is known for designing cars like the Ford RS200, Aston Martin DB9 and Jaguar F-Type amongst many others.
Impressions
Overall, the rig looks very well produced and stylish. If I had a good amount of money just lying around, I'd think about getting one myself. There is just one detail that seems off.The keyboard. It's meant to be in a side pocket. This means you cannot bind any of your keys to the keyboard without having to get it out every time. And given that the only push buttons assignable otherwise are 12 by number and on the wheel, some people might need to bind extra buttons.
I'd expect a nearly 40 grand rig to be at least completely functional and practical. And it just seems like "assigning extra buttons" was an afterthought of the design process. Practicality should still stay above beauty.
What are your thoughts on the Prodrive Racing Simulator? Are you planning on getting it? Let us know in the comments down below!
