Dec 29 2010
Thrustmaster has developed an innovativeT500 RS official Gran Turismo 5 steering wheel with advanced features.
T500 RS Steering Wheel
The wheel is completely made out of metal and it is also being utilized in the manufacture of pedals, paddle shifters, and in the base. Thus the whole tool totally weighs 11 kg. The wheel delivers life-like lock to lock rotation of about 1080°. The whole package features a motor-enabled stop assembly for completely regulating the entire mechanisms.
The space and height of the pedals can also be amendable and is provided with on-slip metallic surface on the foot rest and pedals. The steering is equipped with magnetic sensing devices for providing high-precision for 16-bit resolution enabling 65536 raw values of motion. The Thrustmaster T500 RS will be launched in Europe and in North America on January 5 and in Japan on 25th January, 2011.
Source: http://www.thrustmaster.com