Fanatec GT DD Pro review: an officially licensed PS5 direct drive

Researched overview Manufacturer listings and owner reports, with no hands-on testing.

Fanatec GT DD Pro wheel base, front three-quarter view showing the QR2 quick release on the motor shaft — Image: Fanatec.

The Fanatec GT DD Pro is the only officially console-licensed direct drive in its price tier, because the PlayStation authentication chip is built into the base rather than the rim. Fanatec sells it as three SKUs at three prices, and only two of them put a wheel and pedals in the box. All three run the same German-made FluxBarrier motor as the cheaper CSL DD. For a PS5 racer who wants genuine direct drive without a workaround, the built-in PlayStation license is the reason to choose it.

Drive type	Direct drive
Peak torque	5 Nm or 8 Nm, which is Fanatec's own wording on these listings. The power supply in the box decides which
Price	$599.99 wheel base, $799.99 5 Nm package, $919.99 8 Nm package
Platforms	PS5 and PS4 (officially licensed, PS chip in the base) plus PC; Xbox only with an Xbox-licensed Fanatec rim (chip is in the rim)
Quick release	QR2 Lite Base-Side (Type-C), preinstalled on all three. The packages add a QR2 Lite Wheel-Side, also preinstalled
Software	Fanatec Control Panel and on-wheel tuning menu
Best for	PS5 racers (including Gran Turismo 7) who want a genuine direct drive

Three SKUs, and only two include a wheel and pedals

Fanatec’s US Wheel Bases category held six listings on 28 July 2026, one page with no pagination, and exactly one is a Gran Turismo DD Pro: CRD-9020006-US at $599.99, which Fanatec names “Gran Turismo® DD PRO Wheel Base (8 Nm)”. There is no 5 Nm bare base. The 5 Nm and 8 Nm configurations are packages, and they sit in the Steering Wheel & Pedal Bundles category at $799.99 (CRD-9020007-US) and $919.99 (CRD-9020007-8NM-US).

Every line below is Fanatec’s own “What’s Included” list for that SKU, item for item, read on 28 July 2026. The base lists seven items and each package lists thirteen. “Not listed” means the item does not appear on that listing.

In the box	Wheel base, $599.99	5 Nm package, $799.99	8 Nm package, $919.99
Gran Turismo DD Pro direct drive wheel base	Yes	Yes	Yes
QR2 Lite Base-Side (Type-C) (preinstalled)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Steering wheel for Gran Turismo DD Pro	Not listed	Yes	Yes
QR2 Lite Wheel-Side (preinstalled)	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Pedals for Gran Turismo DD Pro (two-pedal set)	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Table clamp	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Power supply	”Boost Kit 180 power supply (regional)"	"Power Supply (5 Nm)"	"Boost Kit 180 power supply (regional, packaged separately, 90W power supply not included)“
4x T-nuts for rail mount system	Yes	Yes	Yes
USB cable (Type-C to Type-A)	Yes	Yes	Yes
RJ12 connection cable for pedals	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Pedal spacers for hard-mounting	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Torx Key	Not listed	Yes	Yes
PlayStation® button caps	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Quick Guide	Yes	Yes	Yes

The power supply is the only difference between the two packages. Twelve of the thirteen items are identical, wheel and pedals included. The 8 Nm box swaps the smaller supply out rather than adding to it, which is what Fanatec’s “90W power supply not included” says. The two listings are $120.00 apart, and Fanatec’s Boost Kit 180 listing, SKU BK180_US, showed $119.99 as its regular price and $59.99 as the current price on 28 July 2026. At regular prices the 5 Nm package plus the kit is $919.98 against the 8 Nm package’s $919.99, a cent apart, so the kit costs what the 8 Nm box charges for it.

The $599.99 SKU already carries the Boost Kit. Its feature list reads “Boost Kit 180 (included) unlocks maximum strength (8 Nm peak torque)”, which is why Fanatec puts “(8 Nm)” in the name of a base that costs less than either package. What it does not carry is a wheel, pedals, or a clamp: the same list reads “Optional table clamp (sold separately)”. Budget for a rim and a pedal set on top before you set $599.99 against a bundle price.

Peak torque is Fanatec’s word here. The 5 Nm package’s feature list reads “Linear, consistent performance (5 Nm peak torque)” and both 8 Nm listings read “(8 Nm peak torque)”. That is not true across the Fanatec range: the ClubSport DD and DD+ are quoted as holding torque and Fanatec publishes no peak figure for either, which the Ready2Race page sets out base by base.

Fanatec names no model for the wheel or the pedals. The contents lists say “Steering wheel for Gran Turismo DD Pro” and “Pedals for Gran Turismo DD Pro (two-pedal set)” and stop there, so this site does not give either a model name. The specifications go further than the names do. Fanatec describes the wheel as “Designed by Polyphony Digital”, “Compact 280 mm diameter”, with a “White OLED display for Tuning Menu access and telemetry output (where supported)”, a RevLED strip, a “5-way directional stick for menu navigation” plus four “additional 5-way directional sticks”, and “11 buttons optimised for the PlayStation® interface”, in “Fiberglass-reinforced plastic construction”. The pedals are throttle and brake with “Contactless Hall sensors (12-bit) on both”, heavy steel, and a PU foam damper on the brake. No load cell, and no clutch until you buy one.

The pedal upgrade kits are named, so read them as the ceiling. Fanatec lists the third pedal as an extra on both packages: “CSL Pedals Clutch Kit provides a third pedal for the lowest price” and “CSL Pedals Load Cell Kit also provides a third pedal, and upgrades the brake and electronics”. Both are sold separately, and pedals covers why the load cell is the one that moves lap times.

QR2 Lite on both sides, and QR1 if you move the wheel to a Podium. Both packages ship QR2 Lite base-side and wheel-side, preinstalled, and the bare base ships the base-side half alone. Fanatec’s compatibility list for the wheel names the three Podium bases with “(QR1 Wheel-Side required*)” beside each, so carrying this rim onto a DD1 or DD2 is a further purchase. Rims and quick release covers what a QR swap costs.

Who it’s for

A genuine direct drive for a PlayStation racer, with the console license built into the base.

Buy it if:

You race on PS5 or PS4 and want a real direct drive that just works, including Gran Turismo 7.
You want the PS chip in the base, with no rim lottery.
You want to land in the Fanatec ecosystem, so rims and pedals carry forward when you upgrade.

Not the one if you only race on PC or Xbox (the Fanatec CSL DD is the same motor for less) or you want a cheaper PS5 bundle (the Thrustmaster T598).

What it’s like to drive

The same motor. It runs the same FluxBarrier motor as the CSL DD at the same 5 Nm and 8 Nm steps, so nothing in the force feedback changes between the two. The difference in price buys the PlayStation chip.

5 Nm or 8 Nm. At 5 Nm you set the base near its ceiling and trim in-game gain to avoid clipping. Fanatec’s own account of the step up is that “using the included Boost Kit 180, the Gran Turismo DD Pro Wheel Base operates in its 8 Nm mode. This provides much stronger feedback, and as a result, you’ll feel the subtle cues more clearly too.” The per-base FFB guide covers the Fanatec Control Panel settings to set first.

Watch-outs

You pay a premium for the license. Compare like for like, regular price against regular price, and it is $80.01: the CSL DD QR2 (8 Nm) base at $519.98 against the GT DD Pro base at $599.99. The GT DD Pro carried no discount on 28 July 2026 and the CSL DD carried a current price of $479.99, so the two figures on the store that day were $120.00 apart, but only one of them was a sale. Their contents lists run item for item the same, base, QR2 Lite Base-Side, Boost Kit 180 power supply, T-nuts, USB cable, Quick Guide, and the GT DD Pro adds one line the CSL DD does not have, “PlayStation® button caps”. Against the 5 Nm CSL DD at $399.99 the gap reads as $200, but that base ships no Boost Kit. If you don’t need PS support, the CSL DD is the same motor for less.
The $599.99 figure is a base, not a system. It buys no rim, no pedals, and no clamp. The cheapest GT DD Pro box that drives as it ships is the $799.99 package.
An 8 Nm base wants a solid mount. Both packages include a table clamp, rated by Fanatec for “5 to 60 mm table thickness”, but a stiff rig gets the most out of the base. See mounting and noise.
Stock moves. All three SKUs showed in stock on Fanatec’s US store on 28 July 2026, so confirm availability again for the SKU you want before you order.

Alternatives to consider

Thrustmaster T598: a cheaper PS5 direct-drive bundle.
Logitech RS50: PlayStation via its PS-base SKU, with TrueForce.
Fanatec CSL DD: the cheaper PC/Xbox sibling, same motor, no PS license.

One of Fanatec’s fourteen Ready2Race bundles is built on this base, the GT DD PRO Ready2Race Vision GT Bundle (8 Nm) at $999.99, which adds a Porsche Vision GT rim and two CSL Pedals to it. The two packages on this page are not part of that line. Fanatec does not carry the word Ready2Race in the name, SKU, or URL of either one, so they are counted and covered separately from the fourteen. After the base, put the next dollar into a load-cell brake rather than more torque, since braking consistency moves lap times more than extra Nm. The buying guide by budget lays out where the GT DD Pro sits among console-capable bases.

Sources

Every Fanatec URL below returned HTTP 200 on 28 July 2026, and every price, SKU, and box list on this page was read from the product JSON on those pages that day.

Gran Turismo DD Pro Wheel Base (8 Nm), CRD-9020006-US, for the $599.99 price, the contents list, and the Boost Kit 180 wording.
Gran Turismo DD Pro (5 Nm), CRD-9020007-US and Gran Turismo DD Pro (8 Nm), CRD-9020007-8NM-US, for the $799.99 and $919.99 prices, both contents lists, and the wheel, pedal, and quick-release specifications.
Boost Kit 180 (8 Nm), BK180_US, for the $119.99 regular price and the $59.99 current price.
Wheel Bases category, for the count of six listings on one page and the CSL DD base prices, $399.99 for the 5 Nm and $519.98 regular against a $479.99 current price for the 8 Nm.
CSL DD QR2 (8 Nm), CSL_DD_QR2L_8NM_US, for the $519.98 regular price, the $479.99 current price, and the contents list compared against the GT DD Pro base.

Which platforms it works on

PC: Yes“PC, Playstation, Xbox Ready” “This product is compatible with PC on all major racing games.” Fanatec’s own listing, checked July 2026.The first is the value of the listing's own Platform spec row and the second is the sentence under its Platforms heading. Fanatec attaches no condition to the PC line here, where the CSL DD's reads "when combined with a Fanatec Steering Wheel".
PlayStation: Yes“PC, Playstation, Xbox Ready” “This product is compatible with PS5® and PS4® consoles.” “Officially licensed for PS5® and PS4® consoles” Fanatec’s own listing, checked July 2026.Three statements, none of them conditional on a rim. The third is a feature line on the listing's own bullet list.
Xbox: Only with another part“PC, Playstation, Xbox Ready” “Other platforms: Compatibility with other platforms depends on the used steering wheel.” Fanatec’s own listing, checked July 2026."Xbox Ready" is Fanatec's own tag, and the store's own dictionary defines it as "This product becomes compatible with XBOX when connected to another product." The CSL Steering Wheel P1 V2 that the totals above buy answers this directly on its own listing, "Xbox: this product is not compatible with Xbox systems", so the cheapest path to Xbox costs more than `cost.functionalSteering` says. No figure for it is recorded here, and the todo below carries that gap.

Console license: Not recorded

How it connects: Plugs into a computer over USB“USB cable (Type-C to Type-A)” “This product is compatible with PC on all major racing games.”Fanatec’s own listing, checked July 2026.The cable is in the box and the sentence is the listing's own PC answer, so the base reaches a computer on its own. Fanatec states nothing on this listing about using it with another brand's hardware.
CSL Steering Wheel P1 V2 (QR2 Lite): Only through a wheelbase or hub“QR2 Lite Wheel-Side (preinstalled)”that part’s own listing, checked July 2026.The rim the enough-to-steer total buys. It carries the wheel half of the quick release and no port and no cable of its own, so it reaches a computer only through the base it clamps to.
CSL Pedals, throttle and brake: Only through a wheelbase or hub“Pedals connect directly to all compatible Fanatec Wheel Bases”that part’s own listing, checked July 2026.Fanatec's own answer, and a base-first one: the RJ12 cable in the box runs to a wheel base, and the USB route is a second purchase Fanatec names as sold separately, the ClubSport USB Adapter. The Table Clamp in the ready-on-a-desk total is not answered here, because it holds the base to a desk and connects to nothing.

What’s in the box

Gran Turismo DD Pro direct drive wheel base
QR2 Lite Base-Side (Type-C) (preinstalled)
Boost Kit 180 power supply (regional)
4x T-nuts for rail mount system
PlayStation® button caps
USB cable (Type-C to Type-A)
Quick Guide

Read off the manufacturer’s own box list of 7 items, checked July 2026.

What that covers

Wheel: Not in the boxNo item on the seven-line contents list steers the base. The PlayStation button caps are caps for a rim's buttons and not a rim. What a wheel costs on top is the enough-to-steer total.
Pedals: Not in the boxNo item on the contents list is a pedal. Fanatec names "All Fanatec Pedals" in its compatibility block for this base, which is a catalog rather than a box.
Clutch: Not in the boxThe contents list names no pedals, so there is no third pedal either.
Power supply: Included“Boost Kit 180 power supply (regional)”The Boost Kit supply rather than the 90W one, which is why this base is an 8 Nm product out of the box. The parenthetical is Fanatec's: the supply shipped depends on the region the base is bought in.
Quick release: Included“QR2 Lite Base-Side (Type-C) (preinstalled)”The base half only. The wheel half comes on the rim, which is why the enough-to-steer total is two parts rather than three.
Desk clamp: Not in the box“Optional table clamp (sold separately), supports 5 to 60 mm table thickness”Fanatec's own word for it, and no item on the contents list is a clamp. The $69.99 CSL DD Table Clamp is priced into the ready-on-a-desk total.
Cables: Included“USB cable (Type-C to Type-A)”The one data cable in the box. The pedal set in the totals above brings its own, an "RJ12/RJ12 connection cable (~2m)" on its contents list.
Mounting hardware: Included“4x T-nuts for rail mount system”Actual hardware rather than a hole pattern. The T-nuts slide into the rails the `mounting` block below quotes, and Fanatec ships four of them.

How it mounts

Mounting pattern: T-nut rails on sides and bottom“T-nut rail system on sides and bottom for easily adjustable hard-mounting” “Podium Mounting Brackets (the Gran Turismo DD Pro Wheel Base includes M6 T-nuts for side-mounting; the Podium Mounting Brackets require the use of M6 bolts and washers)”Fanatec’s own listing, checked July 2026.Fanatec names rails on two faces and an M6 T-nut for the side rail. It gives no rail spacing and no length, and it names a thread size only for the side mount, so whether a particular rig plate lines up is a question this listing does not answer.

Desk or rig: Desk clamp or rig“Optional table clamp (sold separately), supports 5 to 60 mm table thickness” “All Fanatec Cockpits” “CSL DD Table Clamp” “ClubSport Table Clamp V2”Fanatec’s own listing, checked July 2026.The first is a spec line and the other three are consecutive lines of the "is compatible with" block on this listing. This base names two clamps where the CSL DD names three, and the one it drops is the $134.99 ClubSport DD Table Clamp, whose own listing does name this base.“Designed specifically for the CSL DD and Gran Turismo DD Pro” “This product is not compatible with any other Fanatec wheel base.”Fanatec’s own listing, checked July 2026.Read off the CSL DD Table Clamp's own listing, the $69.99 clamp in the ready-on-a-desk total above, and the one statement on it that names this base.Fanatec offers a cockpit, two table clamps, and a set of brackets as compatible options and requires none of them, which leaves the rails as the only fixing the base itself has and a desk as a purchase away.

Frequently asked questions

Does the GT DD Pro work with Gran Turismo 7 on PS5?

Yes. The GT DD Pro is officially licensed for PlayStation and the PS chip is built into the base, so it runs natively on PS5 and PS4, including Gran Turismo 7, as well as PC. On Xbox it works only with an Xbox-licensed Fanatec rim, because the Xbox chip lives in the rim, not the base.

GT DD Pro or Fanatec CSL DD?

Mechanically they share the same FluxBarrier motor, so the feel is the same. The Fanatec CSL DD is cheaper (its 5 Nm base lists at $399.99) but has no PlayStation support; the GT DD Pro's bare base is $599.99 and adds the official PS license. If you race only on PC or Xbox, the CSL DD saves you the license premium.

What is the difference between the 5 Nm and the 8 Nm package?

One line of the box contents. Fanatec's "What's Included" runs thirteen items in the same order on both, and item 12 is the only one that differs: "Power Supply (5 Nm)" on the $799.99 package against "Boost Kit 180 power supply (regional, packaged separately, 90W power supply not included)" on the $919.99 package. Every other item on the two lists matches, wheel and pedals included. The torque guide covers what the extra 3 Nm changes.

What other PlayStation direct drives should I compare?

The Thrustmaster T598 is a cheaper PS5 DD bundle, and the Logitech RS50 reaches PlayStation through its PS-base SKU and adds TrueForce. The GT DD Pro's edge is the Fanatec rim ecosystem behind it.