The Thrustmaster T598 is simply the best entry ... This is a modular design, so you can add a pedal and shift the unit placements to your taste, and swap out springs of varying stiffness to ...

It includes the wheel base, the basic mounting hardware, and a pedal board. You can add the Thrustmaster TH8A gear shifter if you want, for a cool £169, but it’s not really necessary as there ...

Thrustmaster are looking to fill a gap in the budget direct drive category, particularly for those on PlayStation.

It comes with a pedal set but not an external shifter, although one can be connected. This makes it quite a lot more expensive than the Thrustmaster T248, our pick as the best racing wheel overall.

Most also come bundled with a set of pedals or - occasionally - a gear shifter, offering even more value and extra layers of authenticity as we also see in our primary list of the best racing wheels.