An Honest Review of the Thrustmaster T-GT II | The $800 Belt-Drive Wheel...

The Thrustmaster T-GT 2 was released in December of 2021 as the companies brand new flagship wheel. That being said... is it any good?

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[paul]

The issue with the T-GT II is that it is near the price of a Fanatec DD, if you can stretch your budget a little bit you can get a direct drive wheel and into the Fanatec ecosystem.

[DanielTorres-ygbl]

dude you have a hella nice sim rig . I accually now have a nice begginer sim rig because of you, you inspired me to get a sim rig.Thank you so much. Hope you get to more than 100k subs.

[kennethjohnritsema]

I bought the GT II with the TH8A for ETS 2, the benefit (if you can call it that) of a (analogue) belt driven wheel is, it feels more realistic, than a digital "to me that is ".
For instant, when you drive on a dirt road the belt drive feels much more realistic, same goes for curves .Like a real car there is a feel of pinion on the rack this is a mechanical feel .(no car is digital )
You don't have that with a digital wheel, than again the response time of a digital wheel is much better . I'm to old for that ;-)
With belt its a organic feel, with digital its solid state .
Lots of you are complaining about the pedals( not yet), but the steering wheel it self, its to small and has way to many buttons (it also looks cheap) .I bought a large wooden spoke wheel.
Just my opinion .
Thank you for uploading .

Regards Kenneth John The Netherlands

[simongrankvist]

It's better to have a time consuming "quick release" than not being able to swap the rim at all!

[asheleydavies]

I went with the T-GT2 wheel base, T-LCM pedals and a couple rims with shifter and handbrake. It's awesome with GT7, that transducer is a massive plus.

[combatwombat]

Can't believe the pedals they included with this wheel. Even the T248 at $400 comes with MUCH better pedals. Those pedals ARE actually terrible. If all you had was the stock 2 pedal set, then sure they're fine, but at this point, there is absolutely NO excuse for TM to not include at least the T3PM pedals with this wheel given it's price

[dangerously]

You can now get a Direct Drive Fanatec setup for around $750-800. Making any Belt-drive in that price range a NO GO.

[AgenttiAntti]

Thrustmaster should have bundle the T-GT II with different wheel options and T-LCM pedals for a reasonable price.

[CWHolleman]

Another feature I didn't see mentioned was the transducer on the rear. I am not sure that it works for all games but for GT it is used to provide vibration feedback for road surface and other things in the game. Really adds a nice bit of depth as you can feel it down through the wheel stand and into your pedals (assuming there are all connected). I was skeptical at first but it really helps with immersion to have that vibration.

[mirazimtenan]

If the retail price was $600 it would've been perfect.

[zyn_]

I agree, that «quick release» is everything but quick
I hope that thrustmaster changes it asap

[cataca]

i recently entered the world of sim racing and bought this wheel base along with tlcm pedals, for the price i paid i was expecting the wheels and pedals to be a bit more realistic, especialy for the wheel base i hate that synthetic feel from the belt drive system, when i turn the wheel i dont want to feel the belt system working, should i go for a direct drive one ?

[johnpaulguevarra]

The problem is Fanatec does not ship to where I'm from. And Fanatec costs almost double of retail when you buy from local resellers with possible issue with Fanatec Warranty. haha

[TooManyChoices]

Fanatec for the win 🥇!! If I ever get my freaking CSL DD which I ordered in mid March of 2022, I’ll make a video. The 480+the table clamp is all the upgrade cost me for the 8nm DD since I already have old Fanatec CSL elite aluminum pedals with clutch and load cell brake, the clubsport SQ 1.5 8sp manual and sequential shifter, and the clubsport handbrake…which I bought when I first got into sim racing for Xbox 360 when I bought the Fanatec GT2 Porsche wheel base. This GT2 wheel still works 10+ years later and is holding me over until the CSL DD arrives… My CSL Xbox 1 wheel base is broken, as a motor gave out and it doesn’t finish the start up sequence, and I also got a crap CSL elite wheel rim that broke and just out of warranty. I’m still all in for Fanatec because everything works amazingly great when it works 😅🙄😂😢! Oh yea, the clutch spring on the pedals disintegrated and had to be replaced with a compression spring from a hardware store for like 3bucks, but the load cell brake still works with the original load cell 10 years later. A belt wheel for 500 bucks is just insane and at 800 you can get a full basic Fanatec set for console and computer. Not even a close comparison.

[dukester]

Thanks of once again more another quality video

[gvpuuft]

can you make a vid on whether you would use the T-GT II Servo Base or the t300 servo base

[marcoturbogbmegaultra]

Oh my god, I have received so many of your videos and seems likely forgot to smash that like button! so sorry my friend, but it is due to high quality of yours videos :)

[Darkshine]

7:23 Hello, where have you bought your support plate? It is adapted to the fanatec side mounting (from simlab) and i found it better than the big wheel plate that we can by (on Simlab as well). Thank you for your help.

[lennertester]

Hi everyone

I recently bought one of these and i have to say, i’m happy but dissapointed at the same time.

My base has a funky smell like something that is burning.

Also I have the feeling that my fan is extremely loud.

Can anybody tell me what to do because i’m not yet familiar with thrustmasters way of doing things.

[devonalbrecht]

Fanatec just wouldnt do a black friday deal for the dd pro. I need PS Compatibility and ended up getting the gt 2 bundle(ebay)for 500$ after shipping. I was only able to commit because of this review. Much appreciated.