Fanatec Podium Button Module Rally First Look

Thanks to Fanatec for lending me their development wheel and to Team Fordzilla who made this content possible.

The Fanatec Podium Button Module Rally is the latest real world crossover wheel from the Bavarian sim manufacturer. It is essentially the real wheel from the Ford Puma Rally 1, with the Podum Hub attached to the back. Fanatec were kind enough to lend me a pre-production prototype of the button module and wheel for my recent project with Team Fordzilla, reporting from the WRC.

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[johnathanmoyer]

This button box seems absolutely sublime for TCR racing.

I'm especially excited for the buttons. It looks like they use the same hardware as my M4 GT3 wheel, and those switches are absolutely incredible.

[AmbientMike]

I don't even own a Fanatec wheel, but I can tell you how excited when I saw the fanatec logo in car when they were testing the car before Monte Carlo. A super overlooked detail but I thought to myself "oh shit they did a rally rim"

[SimRacing]

It looks rad! And you’re right, the lighting customization is a big deal. Thanks for the vid, Chris!

[MRacer]

what is taking fanatec so long with - well any of their new products? the QR2 has just had total radio silence for months now, is it dead? what about the bentley rim? same scenario, podium pedals? they confirmed they were in development when they released the DD1 years ago, not a peep since.

[nicechasinchasegods]

just wanna say you're killing it Chris, keep up the good content

[alchemistkj]

I can't wait for this .... been itching to get a round wheel ... need my round wheel to be multipurpose

[plebsimracer]

Been waiting on some info here for months, thanks!

[nathantw]

Thought this was an announcement it was going to be for sale since the announcement it existed was back in January, 2022. Instead it’s just a “hey look, I got to play with a prototype.”

I guess we can expect this to go on sale in 2025 or 2030.

[cloosat]

Nice, we'll see it along with QR2 in 2050.

[GrantMerle]

awesome, with this and my DSD button box ill have plenty of buttons with my rally rim

[jonboy]

Looking good and happy Mr Haye. Nice to see :)

[discodan]

Ticks all the button boxes so far. Can't wait for the in depth review.

[kimi]

Just the wheel I've been waiting for

[wild_lee_coyote]

Fanatec seems to be good about announcing and making unique wheels. They just seem to have a hard time getting them into production. How many wheels have the announced now and still no release date? They will lose market share at this rate.

[jgagnier]

This really isn't for me, but I'm very happy to see it get the Chris Haye treatment. As always, quality stuff :)

[redman]

Wonder if this would work on a moza wheel base with the right QR applied?!

[RedfoxQc]

For the price, maybe similar to Podium Porsche 911 GT3 R ;
+ Podium Button Module Rally
+ a wheel
+ a Podium Hub (without QR1)
+ a QR2 Wheel Side

[toffe]

Great video Chris, solid as always. Have you heard anything regarding the Bentley wheel?

[balamacab]

Would it fit a deep dish wheel?. butons in the unsiversal hub as way back that it cant not be triggered with the hand on the wheel. Also what wheel dimensions will it feel confortable? 300/330/350 mm? flat/deepdish?

[GreenBlueWalkthrough]

I know fanatic calls it a D-pad it isn't as it's not flat like look up why the D-pad was invented by Nintendo... It's ether a Hat a short digital Joy stick found on Flight sim hardware. Or an control Stick a short digital analog joystick. Great reporting by the way an really good choice(If they continue with it) if you wanted a round wheel with integrated buttons... As for me I'll follow it and get it if it's say sub $400 with the podium quick release... Which I was already looking at the Nascar wheel but have not got it because I'm don't need it right now and I'm not sure how to get it with minimal buttons like in the real stock cars.