My Logitech G27 Review

[Commander_Z]

I've posted this review on a local PC forum here in New Zealand, so its a simple copy/past.

Thanks

 

 

Logitech G27 review

 

So as you may or may not know, I’ve been after a racing wheel for Assetto Corsa primarily.

Many fruitless weeks were spent looking on trademe for one at a reasonable price, but finally I took the plunge and brought one brand new from mighty ape for $319 NZD inc postage.

 

Set up of the wheel/pedals/shifter is pretty straight forward. Everything connects to the underside of the wheel unit, and routes through some grooves in the base of the wheel.

 

One thing I like about the pedal unit is the grip spikes that stop it from moving about on the carpet. The pedals themselves have really good resistance/feel to them which feels intuitive when in use.

 

The wheel itself is absolutely fantastic, wrapped in leather; it feels great in the hands. There is a nice sense of weight when racing across different cars. The paddle shifters are just as nice to use and a real cool part of a racing wheel, quite a satisfying way to change gear. Makes you feel like a racing driver: D.

The shifter I’ve only used once in a race, but again it feels solid to use. Using it in the BMW M3 was a good experience. One thing to note about this shifter is that to use reverse, you have to depress the shifter down before moving down and right to select reverse. In sequential shifting (i.e. paddle shift), this is not the case.

 

Another interesting thing I found with this setup was when it came to braking.  In real life, I right foot brake, as I drive a manual car. When I was driving the Pagani Zonda R, I found myself left foot braking some of the time, other laps I would be right foot braking as I normally would. But this is a muscle memory issue I will have to learn as I race more and more.

 

Onto software, this is fairly straightforward but requires a little tinkering. After connecting it all, too my PC and powering on. I installed the Logitech gaming software. In here I created a profile for the game(Assetto Corsa), and adjusted settings according to what is recommended on the Assetto Corsa forums, which I might add, have a really helpful and friendly bunch of members willing to help you out with any issues you may have.

 

Additionally, the have sections dedicated to the specific wheel combo you have which has been really useful for me to dial in the wheel.

 

After setting up the Logitech software, there were some settings that I needed to change in-game to make the wheel usable, as in stock configuration the wheel is not nice to use, but this is to be expected.

 

Steering input is direct, with no noticeable lag/delay as far as I can tell; same with shifting with the pedals/gear shifter. Using the paddles on the wheel is great as well.

 

I have several photos of how I have mine set up at my desk, which reminds me, with the clamps on the wheel, there are some spacers attached if you are clamping it to a thinner desk/table. These can be removed as I did, if you have a desk which is slightly thicker, but this will be a non-issue for most as you have quite a bit of space to fit the clamps and then tighten them as necessary.

Overall, I am massively impressed with this wheel/pedals/shifter and for the price that I paid; there is no competition for where your money should be spent.

 

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask

 

 

 

 

 

[Amer]

Looks great. Anyway random question here is the G700s good? Or should I go with the G502?

[ShadowCaptain]

I want this so badly

[Commander_Z]

Looks great. Anyway random question here is the G700s good? Or should I go with the G502?

 

The mouse you see  there is the G500s, which i find is fantastic

[Nickolas47]

Nice review i always wanted to get a g27 but i never decided to do it, i guess i might buy it in summer

[Commander_Z]

Nice review i always wanted to get a g27 but i never decided to do it, i guess i might buy it in summer

 thanks

[Amer]

The mouse you see  there is the G500s, which i find is fantastic

It looks like a G700s... But anyway thanks.

[ZacDaMan72]

Huh? These days they're at $319+ brand new? I got mine brand new from DSE for $300 last year... Anyway good review. What PC forum was this on? PCWorld, Computer Lounge?

[Commander_Z]

Huh? These days they're at $319+ brand new? I got mine brand new from DSE for $300 last year... Anyway good review. What PC forum was this on? PCWorld, Computer Lounge?

 

It was actually $310, mighty ape had it for $329.99

 

the forum i posted on was http://pcforums.co.nz/index.php

 

in the review section,

 

I was apart of PCWorld, but there were changes with how it was gonna be run etc, so a few of us 'broke away' and created the new forums

Still have my account there but havent posted in a long time there

[Dubesta11]

Logitech G27 review

 

Thanks for taking the time to review this, its something I always wanted. Now, for the price (~200 USD), is it worth it? And what games are compatible that are fun to play (I would assume RR, various simulators). I wouldn't want to get this then never use it again.

[Commander_Z]

Thanks for taking the time to review this, its something I always wanted. Now, for the price (~200 USD), is it worth it? And what games are compatible that are fun to play (I would assume RR, various simulators). I wouldn't want to get this then never use it again.

No worries

 

the price i paid  converts to $267 USD

 

Personally, I use it for Assetto Corsa, Grid, and Euro Truck Simulator 2, and it works brilliantly

 

Other sims such as iracing, Project Cars, rFactor 1 or 2 all support it.

 

There are many more games that it supports, but cant think of them

 

Need for Speed shift 1/2, test drive etc i assume will work

[Dubesta11]

No worries

 

the price i paid  converts to $267 USD

 

Personally, I use it for Assetto Corsa, Grid, and Euro Truck Simulator 2, and it works brilliantly

 

Other sims such as iracing, Project Cars, rFactor 1 or 2 all support it.

 

There are many more games that it supports, but cant think of them

 

Need for Speed shift 1/2, test drive etc i assume will work

 

It would just be so nice to have, and I can even learn how to standard

[blaze124]

nice setup, was woundering how deep and wide the wheel base is on the desk, im looking into getting one just wanna make sure it will fit my desk. thanks

[Nexxus]

This is a bad review shifter is on the wrong side 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Columbo]

This is a bad review shifter is on the wrong side 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is from an Island country. Perhaps you should study England, Japan and other island nations. They drive from the right seat instead of from the left seat. That is why you see the manual transmission on the left side. 

[SLOWION]

He is from an Island country. Perhaps you should study England, Japan and other island nations. They drive from the right seat instead of from the left seat. That is why you see the manual transmission on the left side. 

Judging by the troll face I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic lol

[Commander_Z]

This is a bad review shifter is on the wrong side 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I TAKE no OFFENSE

[Nexxus]

He is from an Island country. Perhaps you should study England, Japan and other island nations. They drive from the right seat instead of from the left seat. That is why you see the manual transmission on the left side. 

...note the troll face I added at the end.

[Enzo_Mofo]

Looks great. Anyway random question here is the G700s good? Or should I go with the G502?

I have G502, And I LOVE that mouse, great buy

[Badger906]

i had a g27 and loved every moment i had with it. its a shame it was such a pain in the arse to set up each time. and eventually i couldn't be arsed to do so anymore and then i never ended up using it. so i sold it.

 

i did build myself a racing frame using a bucket seat from a clio sport lol, but i couldn't justify building a new pc for my man cave as there wasn't space in my house for the rig lol.