FANATEC'S KILLSHOT? - ClubSport DD & DD+ TESTED!

After years of stock-related issues, Fanatec saw themselves being somewhat left behind as other brands surged forward. They came back swinging by addressing one of their biggest issues with the QR2 quick release as we covered recently, and have now released their massively anticipated ClubSport DD and DD+, which target what is now accepted to be the sweet spot when it comes to Direct Drive torque levels. So with their already well-established ecosystem and console compatibility, are the CS DD and DD+ the final death blow to the competition? Well, we’ve been putting them to the test head-to-head against their competition for a while now, so now it’s time to share our first impressions!

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TIME STAMPS:
Intro: 0:00
Important Information & Context: 1:45
Pricing: 5:43
Setting Expectations: 8:42
Will there be a Boost Kit?: 10:29
Dimensions, Mounting & Shaft Length: 11:10
QR1 Compatibility: 14:45
Do you need QR2 Wheels?: 16:41
Power Supplies: 17:19
Inputs & Outputs: 18:57
Motor Design & Characteristics: 24:08
Look Inside & Internal Comparisons: 29:23
Flex Tests: 36:20
Full Force Demo & Frequency Response Test: 38:11
Driving Impressions - CS DD: 44:21
Driving Impressions - FullForce: 55:32
Driving Impressions - CS DD Plus: 1:00:20
Extended Driving Impressions: 1:05:28
Console Experience: 1:12:14
Other Brand Comparison: 1:14:03
CS DD/DD+ vs. Podium DD1/DD2: 1:17:12
Closing Remarks: 1:18:24

#csdd #fanatec #simracing

[Matt]

the quality of your testing and review videos (all of them) are awesome, really great to have you in the sim racing YouTube community... Thank you (and Tom)!

[SimonWilder]

Your attention to detail and quality of review is astounding. Thank you for taking the time!

[SilynRaces]

23:30 This is HUGE. One of the biggest complaints I had when I got my DD1 was that the ports were not screwed into the casing, especially the usb port which is most likely going to something off-rig. Cheap to improve and would have made me worry a lot less about ripping it off accidentally.

Honestly, it should have a usb port that's super reinforced on a replaceable board screwed into the case.

[SlowMtbRider]

I am quite amazed by where Fanatec went. Got a Clubsport CSL and a then a Clubsport V2 almost ten years ago, and seeing direct drive servo motor, that compact, that efficient, with this construction quality is awesome. I am not into sim racing anymore but I love to see how this is going :)
Amazing channel by the way, which you were there a decade or two ago :)

[craigchiasson]

Thanks so much for this! I'm glad you answered the question a few of us had about availability of a motor shaft extension. Great clear and concise information as always! Glad you're feeling better and happy birthday. Good luck with the 300K Subs. You deserve it!

[stealthswim]

I love this channel. I don’t own a single sim racing product as I’m planning on saving to buy it all in like a year, and this channel is helpful in choosing what ecosystem and products. I appreciate your work so much!

[SpatialDragon]

Thanks for doing some unbiased reporting on Fanatec. I am in the market, next January or so. I have a CSL Elite, the V3 Inverted pedals and the shifter. It is all still working fine. The only time I feel like I want more power is driving truck in American Truck Simulator. I also have a PS5 and I do race regularly on GT7. So I need one that does PS. I really think the GT DD 8 Nm is plenty. I really only need the base. I do use the stationary shifter paddles which with the QR1 typed shaft it would require some spacing. I have two of the QR1's which I have a friend that almost never removes his wheel, I will give them to him. I like the QR2 shaft which is shorter and won't need as much spacing. I take my wheel off all the time. I even made a cap for the shaft to keep it clean. I use my racing/driving rig as my office and living room chair. Who knows, I might go DD+ but I am almost 60 and not as strong as I was in my youth. I watched you on my Roku and let the commercials play. Hope that helps. I don't watch ads on my PC. I come here to write. Good job.

[MrFatman]

Top notch content as always from you guys over at boosted media! Definitely looking forward to your follow ups once everything is settled. Going to be switching from a gt dd pro to the DD+ myself, been wanting more power and was looking at simagic (their p1000i pedals have my utmost attention currently lol) but with already having fanatec every thing else this really has came at the best possible time for me. Thanks again for yet another thorough video Will and Happy Birthday from the US!

[Frank_Steven_Groen]

You did a superb job with this review once again Will, much appreciated, I watched every second of it, keep up the good work!

[Fantaribo]

Been looking forward for that review, and it has enough depth to cover the whole subject and answer the question most of us had : good product or a fluke ? Great content as always.

[kennedy]

I have absolutely no intention of buying this but watched it all just because I want to keep supporting the absolute legendary effort you guys put in your reviews.

With that said, I recently switched from a CSL GT DD pro to an Asetek Forte wheelbase. It did actually make me faster overall because it helped me be more consistent. I didn’t realize how much easier it is to feel slides and correct for them with a better wheelbase. I finally understand why you and some others really stress the importance of slew rate. If these new Fanatec bases actually have improved this aspect, I think people will be very happy with them.

[mrmidnight]

William…… I love you!

This may be your most anticipated video yet for almost everyone. I wish I could like this more than once!

[T_H_U_G_G_Y]

Just wanted to say I love watching your videos. Keep doing what you guys do. Your reviews are far and away the best out there in sim racing. Thanks guys!

[RobertTurner-xkpg]

I'm shopping for an upgrade to my Moza R5 bundle.
Watching all of yours and everyone else's videos to see all of the options. Keep up the good work.

[jasonrebelo]

Wait, my dude only has 300k, Will be on a cusp, give it 3 more years and that (already successful) business going to be even bigger. The amount of mainstream coverage sim racing is getting right now means the sector is primed for continued growth.

(Massive regions) Kids don’t want to buy cars or drive them IRL but sim titles have shown the ability with hardware like this. You will be 3 million. Good, consistent, quality rises to the top.

Your niche is expanding. I hope to see this comment come true by 2026. Keep on being a trusted thorough source for sim related coverage. Cheers,

[rorschach]

This is the best Simracing Channel out there. Thanks for your hard work!

[Thisonegoestoeleven]

300K subs is going to be good to see. I think I will stick with my GT DD Pro at 8NM, especially now I have just updated everything to QR2 lite.

[artvandaley]

Congratulations on the exclusive review for the Fanatec DD! Looking at your conclusion, it's evidently a classic win-win deal for both parties 😉

[Jonny._.]

Thank you so much.
I appreciate this channel so much because its so unbiased and honest.
The attention to detail is amazing.
The amount of work you must have put into this is just wow.

I can confidently upgrade my DD Pro base to the DD+ now for sure.

Keep up the good work
Bosted Media, you are one of the absolute best 👍👍👍

[dannyadams]

Home improvements have caused me to wait on upgrading from my CSL V2.5. Now that I’m ready to make the change, it’s nice to have so many choices. Definitely leaning towards staying with Fanatec.