Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel P1 Review By Inside Sim Racing

John Sabol of Inside Sim Racing presents his Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel P1 review.

Back in August, Fanatec announced that they had expanded their range of CSL and CSL Elite steering wheels with the CSL Elite Steering Wheel P1  which is an official Xbox One licensed product compatible with both the Xbox One and Xbox One X. The 30cm/11,81″ diameter rim is based on the popular P1 steering Wheel but comes with a list improvements.

The realistically sized steering wheel (Ø30cm/11,81″) has a lightweight design of only approx. 970g which makes it the lightest steering wheel Fanatec currently offers. The design incorporates aluminum spokes, a fiber enforced back cover, as well as genuine Alcantara with an eye-catching red cross-stitched seam. The newly designed durable shifter paddles utilize Snapdome technology and have an intensive and positive click feeling. The Xbox One button caps can be exchanged easily to racing style button caps (included), with symbols that match the most popular functions needed during a race.

The CSL Elite Steering Wheel P1 is available at the Fanatec web store for 179.95€ Incl. 19% VAT.

Features

• A connected wheel base will become Xbox One compatible due to integration of the Xbox One specific electronics into this steering wheel
• Plug & Play: Ready to use right away without any assembly required
• Realistic size (Ø 30cm/11.81 inches)
• Very low steering wheel weight of only 970g / 2.138lbs for fast acceleration and fidelity
• RevStripe™ in wheel rim, which is a combined center stripe and a revmeter, using a multicolor LED
• Three digits LED display smoothly integrated to wheel rim below the RevStripe™, featuring telemetry data like speed or gears to be displayed by compatible games or third-party software
• Wheel rim covered with genuine Alcantara® and an eye-catching red cross-stitched seam
• Completely redesigned, durable shifter paddles with intensive Snapdome click feeling
• Brushed aluminum spokes with fiber enforced back cover
• Features buttons with Xbox One symbols, interchangeable with the included racing style buttons
• 4-way direction pad with push button
• Tuning functions with LED display to adjust settings independent from the game and during gameplay (see description of compatible wheel base/racing wheel for details)

  

Compatibility

Wheel Bases:

• ClubSport Wheel Base V2
• ClubSport Wheel Base V2.5
• CSL Elite Wheel Base
• CSL Elite Racing Wheel – officially licensed for PS4™

Platforms:

• Xbox One®: If connected to this steering wheel, the above-mentioned wheel bases will be compatible with the Xbox One.
• PC and other Platforms: The specifications of the compatible wheel bases will remain unchanged.

Special Notes

In order to operate this product, a compatible Fanatec Wheel Base (not included) is mandatory!
Wheel bases/ racing wheels: Firmware 313 (or higher) needed for operation.

Official Webpages – www.isrtv.com  –  www.fanatec.com