Logitech Driving Force Pro Steering Wheel: Experience Racing in Your Living Room

Logitech makes many high-quality products, including mice and keyboards, speakers and even video game steering wheels.

To enjoy any racing game to its fullest, you will need some kind of steering wheel. And at around $100, the Driving Force Pro is the best one you will find.

First let me say that the wheel itself is very easy on the hands. It is somewhat small, but has a nice grip to it. It has paddle shifters, but there's also a sequential stick shifter, which I absolutely love. The paddle shifters seem somewhat tough, like they need to be broken into, plus they are somewhat small making it a little difficult to press them when driving. On the other hand, the stick shifter is truly awesome; when you are flying down the track and need to up-shift, reaching for the shifter is really cool.

The pedals are replicated well. There is no clutch however, which is somewhat disappointing, but nonetheless expected. Logitech offers another steering wheel for about $250 that does have a clutch. The Driving Force Pro has the brake and gas and they each feel like their real life counterparts. The brake pedal is tough, while the gas is looser.

Moving on, you get a bunch of things in the box. The steering wheel, the pedals, and the power adapter are included. The power adapter plugs into an outlet which goes into the back of the steering wheel, a plug from the pedals also goes to the back of the steering wheel, and the steering wheel plugs into your console or PC using a USB cable. Sounds like a lot doesn't it? It is.

That's one thing I do not really like about using the Driving Force Pro. In my house, I have my consoles in our family room, so I cannot just keep this laid out all the time. If I want to play I have to set everything up and clean up when I am done. This can be a pain at times.

Setting up can also be difficult for some people depending on the layout of their gaming area. You'll need somewhere to sit and have the pedals in front of you with the steering wheel on some kind of table also in front of you. I got lucky because there's already a table with chairs where my consoles are; only thing is I have to drag out the table in front of the TV when I want to play.