The Logitech G25 is an electronic steering wheel

Racing wheel

A racing wheel is the preferred method of control for use in racing video games, racing simulators, and driving simulators. They are usually packaged with a large paddle styled as a steering wheel, along with a set of pedals for gas, brake, and sometimes clutch actuation, as well as various shifter...

 designed for Sim racing

Sim racing

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 video games on the PC

Personal computer

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, PS2 and PS3. It uses a USB interface.

It features:

• A wheel:
  • 270 mm, leather wrapped steering wheel.
  • Range of rotation adjustable up to 900 degrees
    Degree (angle)
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    .
  • 2 force feedback motors.
  • Only one set of gears between motors and wheel, including an anti-backlash
    Backlash (engineering)
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     design.
  • 2 paddleshifters.
  • 2 buttons.
• A set of stainless steel pedals, including:
  • Accelerator
    Throttle
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    . (light spring)
  • Brake
    Brake
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     (heavy spring)
  • Clutch
    Clutch
    A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component to another...
    
    . (medium spring)
  • A carpet
    Carpet
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     grip which keeps the pedals in position while playing.
• A shifter unit:
  • 8 buttons.
  • 1 D-pad
    D-pad
    A D-pad is a flat, usually thumb-operated directional control with one button on each point, found on nearly all modern video game console gamepads, game controllers, on the remote control units of some television and DVD players, and smart phones...
    
    .
  • A leather knob/metal rod gear stick
    Gear stick
    A gear stick is the lever used to change gear in a vehicle, such as an automobile, with manual transmission or several common forms of automatic transmission.The device is used to change gear; in a manual transmission vehicle this will normally be done whilst depressing...
    
     with a 6 speed 'H' pattern. Reverse is selected by pressing down and changing to 6th.
  • A switch to change the gear stick to a sequential up-down mode.

Compared with other wheels in its class, the G25 is at the higher end of the range with an RRP

Suggested retail price

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 of USD $299.99 or GBP £249.99. The higher cost is due to the inclusion of a number of features often not found in cheaper wheels.

A comparable wheel is the Fanatec 911 Porsche wheel, although it does not use any metal in its exterior construction.

In 2010, the Logitech G25 was superseded with the Logitech G27

Logitech G27

The Logitech G27 is an electronic steering wheel designed for Sim racing video games on the PC, PS2 and PS3. It uses a USB interface, and is based upon the previous G25, with some new features.-Specifications:It features:* A wheel:...

 steering wheel.

See also

• Logitech 'G' series
  Logitech 'G' series
  The Logitech 'G' series is the term used to describe Logitech's high-end gaming peripherals. This term includes mice, keyboards and game controllers. In general, most of these products use full speed USB for their connection, rather than PS/2...
  
  
• Steering wheel
  Steering wheel
  A steering wheel is a type of steering control in vehicles and vessels ....
  
  
• Logitech Driving Force Pro
• Racing game
  Racing game
  A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
  
  
• Sim racing
  Sim racing
  Sim racing is the collective term for computer software that attempts to simulate accurately auto racing , complete with real-world variables such as fuel usage, damage, tire wear and grip, and suspension settings...
  
  

External links

• G25 on Logitech's website