

The gas and brake are suspended on a vertical arm that rises from the front of the base, hanging downwards like true automotive pedals. Instead of pushing down into the base like most pedal systems, which limits how far the pedals can travel, the R440 mimics the setup of a real car's pedals. The pedals are the best I've seen on a mainstream consumer racing wheel set, without question. To begin with, a ton of top-notch design thought has gone into the R440. Yet in most respects it's far from "cheap." It released a slew of well designed peripherals at surprisingly low prices in 2003, and the R440 Force Feedback Wheel indicates the company is still driving that same road in 2004.Īt a suggested price of around $70 (U.S.) or less at retail, the R440 is possibly the most affordable force-feedback USB racing wheel on the market today. When Microsoft bailed out of the video game hardware market last year, Saitek made a lot of noise about grabbing up the significant market share left by the software giant.

