Thrustmaster T-GT Review!! 2 Years of using the official wheel! || Wheel Review

This has been requested sooooo many times so here it is!! The T-GT review! I've been using this wheel for 2 years now so I think I have a good opinion on the good and the bad part of it. Especially as I spent my own money!!!!

Any additional feedback greatly appreciated in the comments!

...Enjoy :)

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#TGT #Thrustmaster #TGTReview

[slaphead]

The conical brake mod is actually really useful as it goes some way to recreating the "pressure modulation" feel of a real brake pedal. It's not a load cell by any means, but it's a vast improvement over the standard linear braking. You just need to spend a couple of minutes in the game options calibrating the brake pedal.

[TobRacer]

Great honest review ! Thank you very much for all your details and opinions. 2 years ago you reviewed the Fanatec CSL Elite, at the time I was making a choice between the TGT and CSL. Well I already knew Thrustmaster had issues with reliability and I can now say I'm glad I went for Fanatec even if I had 2 issues (up shift paddle wont work and throttle gear potentiometer made of plastic wearing because metal-plastic is a silly combo). Thankfully Fanatec support team did a great job by sending me a brand new CSL Elite free (2 euros for packaging but that's fine), still have to sort out the potentiometer but it holds up okay at the moment with a few teaks.
I've also recently discovered the amazing Dirt Rally 2.0 so another good choice for Fanatec.
I'm still very curious to try the extras that the TGT can offer in GT Sport just as a comparison to the Fanatec. But I don't think it's worthy to spend 500 euros for a few extras in one game where Polyphony have done a good job supporting the Fanatec in the last few updates.
Cheers Tidgney again !

[racerglr]

Nice honest review. Thanks mate. T-GT is way over priced, If you can find one!

[jinx]

i just went from a TGT to a fanatec CSW 2.5 and the fanatec is an eye opener.... the TGT is not smooth to turn at all in comparison, its a lot smoother than a logitech G29 but you certainly can feel every notch still when you turn it slowly, the T300 is actually smoother to turn but the TGT is better in every other way than a t300, certainly not smooth though when you compare it to a fanatec wheel though for absolute sure. other flaws that dont jump out to you until you try a more premium product are things like the build quality, on the surface of it the TGT seems very well made and in fact they improved on a lot of things over the T300 and its better cooled and uses better materials etc but again there are things that just seem poor next to the fanatec gear, for example the quick release system is not very quick release at all, the way you secure the rim to the hub aswell is really kind of stupid indeed, i ended up with more than one screw hole in my hub because over time i could tighten the rim on just a bit more than before which meant the screw down point changed, again fanatec stuff is just substantially better in this regard.

is it fair to compare to fanatec stuff, usually id say no ofcourse not, you do pay more for fanatec... in every which way be it rims, pedals or whatever but the TGT was not a cheap wheel, it has to be compared to at least entry level fanatec stuff because its RRP was real close on release.

enjoyed the review though, its interesting to see what others have to say and compare it to your own experience.

[tss]

Simply put, I respect your review but in the end after trying other products like the fanatec I am still in the preference of the Fanatec CLS and higher tier products .... that being said I did enjoy your review

[ItsJustCarl]

Thrustmaster seems to forget quality and long term reliability in their products unfortunately. Great product for a little while. My Logitech g29 still going strong years later with no issues. “Less Force feedback and mandatory brake load cell mod”

[ronin_gthayc]

A quick fix for the stitching problem I did was to use some super glue to smooth over .

[DragRedSim]

I picked up a T-GT as my first upgrade in a decade to the wheelbase (from a G27) a few months ago. Was considering a direct-drive, but wasn’t able to hold out with the exchange rate, so T-GT it was, as I could see the price jumping between stores. (I got it at AU$1100, definitely overpriced; but it’s now AU$1650. A ~50% price hike!) I’ve been rather happy with it so far, though I do feel a bit of positional notching while holding long turns - I hold one position, make a minor correction, and the wheel “slips” to the next notch on the belt. Though I haven’t had the issue with the stitching myself, when it’s an advertised feature that “The leather’s sewing pattern has been specially designed so as not to be felt by the driver” (from Thrustmaster’s own product page), having it be able to break away is simply unacceptable. Moreover, it’s not even true; I can certainly feel the stitching beneath my fingers when I’m resting them on a straight in top gear. Not good enough. Speaking of which, the included pedal set is also not good enough; I’ve already ordered a T-LCM set, since my main two games are GTS and iRacing. A travel-based brake at this level and cost should never have been on the table if TM wanted this to be taken seriously for any game other than GTS. To then have reports of the springs failing on top of that is ridiculous. Being a tech-head, I have a somewhat complex setup for my rig, including a USB KVM switch repurposed to allow me to hit a button to change which device the wheel (and shifter) is connected to. Using this, I was able on at least one occasion to get the special T-DFB to work on a PC… and play music through it. Because it is literally a speaker connected to an on-board audio device, that is disabled in “Other” mode. No, I’m not sure how I managed it that one time, but opening that functionality up would actually make it a better wheel in my opinion, by allowing it to work with more software. Another thing worth doing, if you never have, is updating the wheel and wheelbase firmware. I did this immediately upon receiving it, so I can’t comment on what the difference is, but it stands to reason that it’s an improvement over the stock firmware. However, you do need to plug the wheel into a PC for this; given the main target is PS4, this isn’t exactly intuitive, and for those without a PC near their rig, they may never think to do so. The analog sticks drifting seem to be a common problem amongst all products at the moment; not only the T-GT, but also DualShock 4 and Nintendo Switch analogs are notorious for drifting. I wouldn’t put this solely on TM, I think a supplier may have decided to cut costs all round. For the dials, the only thing I can complain about with them is that the push function for three of them is effectively unused in GTS. I ended up setting the right analog to manipulate the MFD, so that I can check the settings without immediately altering them. The way rotary encoders (which the dials are) work, it’s better to turn them slowly and methodically, rather than just rip them all the way in one direction; you need to allow time for the sensing to occur, otherwise you will often get false readings based on skipping intermediate steps (how it knows which direction you actually turned it). I generally haven’t had a problem with them based on this. In conclusion it’s overpriced, especially at the moment, but for GT players it is in a class of one at this point. I just hope it isn’t obsoleted soon…

[christopherheath]

Glad you did the review mate.
I had a T300 in UK for 2 years no problem, moved to New York and got a T300 RS-GT mainly for the T3PA..
In 1 month of use it broke :/ it's in France being fixed and I thought about getting money back and getting the T-GT but think I'll hold off a bit 👍👍

[SteveSurgenor]

I assumed they had stopped making these, harder to find than hens teeth !

[clevinstorm]

It seems surprising to me that you put the GT mode as a pro. I have a T300RS GT and it has a similar feature when you play in PS4 mode, but the "understeer feedback" is so much stronger than "normal" FFB it makes it hard to drive. That's why I have to play in PS3 mode and use a controller to navigate the PS4 menus.

[outlaw]

I am not joking. In the span of a few days after this review, two of the tiny screws on my T-GT had fallen out. Then, my brake spring snapped in half. The only reason I bought the T-GT was to better prepare for the World Tours. That's it. Yes, it's an upgrade over my old G29 but I kept it because I was aware Thrustmaster reliability was suspect.

If you insist on buying a T-GT, expect something to fail within the first three years of ownership.

[ZanyWabbit]

like to know why yours is smooth to turn. When I turn mine, i can feel the cogs in the back turning

[ursinesaturn]

Thanks Tidge for the great video, from a die hard Gran Turismo fan and T-GT owner. No issues to report from me after 5 months (touch wood)

[Rapid_GT]

There definitely seems to be longevity issues with not only the TGT but the TM Load Cell pedals too and on top of that looking like they are becoming more expensive than other brands like Fanatec, i think this boost in price could be related to the demand with the amount of Sim racing going on and people spending more time at home in the current situation, regarding the stitching on my P1 Fanatec wheel iv'e yet to have any issues with mine and iv'e been using it regularly for about 18 months and none of the stitching has even begun to come adrift, the only issue i had once was one of the flappy paddles lost it's tactile click feel to it and they replaced it instantly and luckily still within it's 2 year warranty.

A video review / comparison performance test of potentiometer brakes Vs Load Cell brakes ( not TM LCs) would be good. :)

Cheers Tidge.

[docbrownfr]

Thanks for the review, been having the T-GT since end of 2018, happy with it but yes i also have the problem with the rotating buttons, fuel map behaving the same, probably after less than 6 month in my possession.
Also like you said not easy to clean inside the pedals, i had to unscrew the thing and clean with WD-40 because there was dust in there and that was messing with the potentiometer of my throttle (couldn't get 100% throttle or it was all over the place...)
Since then no real problems.

[vicioussid]

Anybody having a problem with their fan on the T300 just press the options button and mode button together for 3 to 4 seconds when the light flashes twice you have force fan feedback all the time. Have had no problems since.

[Juan_Mattos]

My TGT has been in backorder since February; ended up purchasing the Elite (Plus other goodies also in back order) and got those a week ago. I’m a Playstation / GT hardcore fan, but after all the reviews and feedback going around Im kinda deflated. The only reason why I heave not cancelled the order is because Fanatec said they cant guarantee their products will work with PS5... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[tc-cobra]

Same problems as you:
Broken spring. = After sales service ok replacement
Sewing break = After sales service ok replacement
but still the problem on the new steering wheel!
Now Big black scotch tape that I change from time to time !?

[Ardonn]

The dial problem is the game! I had 3 G29 and the red dial was unreliable in GT Sport on all 3 of them but worked fine in other games again on all 3 of them. Its a shame but thats how it is. Rotor dials are unreliable in GT Sport x/ Nice review as always Tidge ty :)