Wave Italy Impetus Pedal Set Review By The Sim Racing Garage

Barry Rowland of the Sim Racing Garage reviews the high-end Wave Italy Impetus Pedal set. As usual, Barry leaves no stone unturned when reviewing a product. He guides us around the product features, he takes a look at the possible pedal adjustments, checks out how to mount the pedals on a racing rig, takes them for a test drive, and shares his final thoughts.

The Wave Impetus Pedals are designed with the latest generation 3D CAD software and are precision machined out of anodized aluminum to ensure maximum strength and reliability. In order to simulate real-world racing conditions, the brake pedal allows an operating pressure up to 200 Kg and a force on the pedal up to 100kg. For more detailed info, check out Shaun’s review video.

The Wave Impetus 3 pedal set and pedal-base combo is on sale for €1500 + shipping.

Impetus Pedal Set Features

Total customization’s freedom

• Fully customizable ergonomic adjustment.
• Pedals inclination and position of settable plates for every need.
• Easy adjustment of the distance between the pedals.
• Possibility to customize 100% the curve Force/brake shift
• Adjustable support base.
• The pedal support (optional) allows to install on the floor, simulation platforms, or to hang it for traditional sessions.
• Scuff plates, supplied with the optional support, to guide the heel position and the ergonomic adjustment of the leg/ankle angle.

Pedals Performance – Adjusting forces

Accelerator Pedal:

• The operating force applied on the accelerator can be adjusted to 7 different values, from the softest to the hardest.
• Preload adjustable pedal force in two positions.
• Professional rotating sensor, 5 million cycles and a resolution of 0.3°
• Pedal corner with 2 positions:
  • Change in static position of +/- 10 ° pedal.
  • “End” adjustment: micrometer pedal position’s setting of 12.5 ° through the strut threaded.

• Pedal stroke adjustable up to 25 ° with a mechanical stop.

Brake Pedal:

• Variation of the static pedal’s position of +/- 10 °.
• The feedback has been featured on the telemetric curve of real cars to reproduce faithfully the sensations of a professional pilot’s driving. Thanks to our patented system – Patent Pending – it is possible to change the brake pedal feedback replacing the standard internal module with the ones supplied by Wave Italy to get feedback from a road, GT or Formula 1 car or customize it at choice.
• The brake, equipped with a professional load cell, allows an operating pressure up to 200 Kg and a pedal force of up to 100kg.

Clutch Pedal:

The operating force applied to the clutch can be adjusted to 7 different values; Also the cam effect, to simulate the release of the clutch disc’s springs, is adjustable from soft to hard based on different settings.

Customizable base included

The pedals must be installed on a solid supporting base that enhances the ergonomics of the product. On the supplied base have been obtained guides that allow placing the pedals according to a customizable distance in order to guarantee customer’s comfort. It is also possible to adjust the grade of the base itself so that the driving position is optimized.

Official Webpage – waveitaly.com