Moza R3 review: the 3.9Nm direct-drive bundle

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

Moza R3 direct-drive wheel base, product view of the compact housing and quick-release shaft — Image: Moza Racing.

The Moza R3 makes 3.9Nm of direct-drive torque and ships in a $299 PC Racing Bundle with the ES Lite wheel, SR-P Lite pedals, and a desk clamp already in the box. It’s the cheapest way into genuine direct drive: the motor bolts the rim straight to the shaft, so the gear lash and plastic grind of a G29 are gone, and fine texture like kerb edges and the front tire starting to slide reaches your hands intact. The trade is strength. At 3.9Nm this is the smallest motor in the Moza lineup, so the upgrade over a gear wheel shows up in feel and detail rather than raw force. Buy it if your budget is tight and you refuse to settle for another gear wheel; if you can stretch to the Moza R5, start there instead.

Drive type	Direct drive
Peak torque	3.9Nm
Price	$299 PC Racing Bundle (base + ES Lite wheel + SR-P Lite pedals + clamp); sold as a bundle
Platforms	PC; Xbox only via the Xbox & PC configuration, whose MOZA ESX rim carries the chip. No PlayStation.
Quick release	MOZA QR; USB 1000Hz; pedal and dash ports on the base
Software	MOZA Pit House
Best for	The tightest budget that still wants a genuine direct drive

Who it’s for

The cheapest genuine direct drive, bought as one complete box for the driver on the tightest budget.

Buy it if:

You’re on the tightest budget and refuse to buy another gear wheel: $299 gets a complete setup, base, wheel, pedals, and clamp, with nothing else to buy to start.
You want the cheapest door into the Moza ecosystem, where the wheel, pedals, and later add-ons chain into the base and carry over when you upgrade the motor.
You might want Xbox: the license sits in the rim rather than the base, so the Xbox & PC configuration is the only R3 that will drive a console.

Not the one if you already want heavy GT3 weight (step up to the Moza R5) or you race on PlayStation (there’s no PS path; see the Fanatec GT DD Pro).

What it’s like to drive

The jump off gears. 3.9Nm is light, but the rim bolts straight to the motor shaft with no gear train in between, so nothing absorbs a fast change in force on the way to your hands. The wheel goes slack the instant the front tires let go, and a kerb arrives as separate hits rather than one blurred one.

Where it tops out. You won’t get the arm-loading weight of a GT3 car, and you’ll run the in-game gain fairly high to make the most of the motor. For formula and lighter cars in iRacing or Assetto Corsa, 3.9Nm is usable; set the base near its ceiling and trim in-game gain to avoid clipping. The per-base FFB guide covers Moza settings.

Watch-outs

3.9Nm is the smallest motor Moza makes. The jump over a G29 is in feel and detail rather than strength. If you already know you want heavy GT3 weight, the Moza R5 at 5.5Nm or the Moza R9 at 9Nm save you a second purchase.
Bundle only on the US store, and stock comes and goes. There’s no bare R3 base on the US site; you buy the wheel and pedals with it. The R3 has also seen backorders, so check availability before you plan around it.
The Lite pedals have no clutch. Two pedals out of the box. The SR-P Lite clutch pedal add-on is $42.90 if you drive road cars or want manual launches.
No PlayStation, and Xbox costs $100 more. The PC Racing Bundle is PC only. The Xbox & PC configuration is $100 more because it swaps in the ESX rim, which carries the license; buying that rim on its own later is $139.

Alternatives to consider

Cammus C5: cheaper PC all-in-one, but a more closed ecosystem with fewer wheel and add-on options.
Moza R5: 5.5Nm step up in the same ecosystem, also a complete bundle with a full ES wheel and pedals.
Fanatec CSL DD: 5Nm with a Boost Kit path to 8Nm, if you want a strength upgrade later.

If the budget can stretch, the buying guide by budget lays out why starting at the R5 or R9 skips a second purchase. If you’re set on the R3, add the $42.90 clutch only if you drive manual, and put any spare cash toward a load-cell brake before more torque, since braking consistency moves lap times most.

Which platforms it works on

The options this product is sold as do not answer alike, so each platform answer names the options it covers.

PC: Yes“Platform: PC Only” “Yes. The MOZA R3 Racing Bundle (PC version) is fully compatible with Windows 10/11.” Moza Racing’s own listing for the PC option, checked July 2026.The first line is the only platform line on the listing, and it sits in the spec accordion headed “ES Lite Steering Wheel” rather than the one headed “MOZA R3 DD Base”. The word “Only” is Moza's. The second line opens Moza's answer to its own question “Is the MOZA R3 Racing Bundle compatible with my system?”, which goes on to name titles.“Yes. The MOZA R3 Racing Bundle (Xbox & PC version) is officially licensed for Xbox Series X|S and also works with Windows 10/11 PCs.” Moza Racing’s own listing for the Xbox & PC option, checked July 2026.Moza's answer to its own question “Is the MOZA R3 Racing Bundle compatible with my system?”. One sentence answers for both platforms this configuration works on, so the Xbox answer below quotes the same one.
PlayStation: Listing does not say
Xbox: YesXbox & PC option only“Yes. The MOZA R3 Racing Bundle (Xbox & PC version) is officially licensed for Xbox Series X|S and also works with Windows 10/11 PCs.” “On Xbox, it supports popular titles such as Forza Horizon 5, Forza Motorsport, and the F1 series.” Moza Racing’s own listing for the Xbox & PC option, checked July 2026.Both lines are from the same answer, in its order. Moza names the console generation as “Xbox Series X|S”, which is narrower than the word this record's key uses.

Console license: In the wheel or hub“MOZA ESX Steering Wheel (Xbox licensed)” “Officially licensed for Xbox, the MOZA ES Wheel features a durable aluminum rim, grippy ISF PU handles, 22 customizable buttons, and a quick-release system — all engineered for immersive, console-ready sim racing.” Moza Racing’s own listing, checked July 2026.Both lines are Moza's own, from the Xbox & PC listing, and Moza names the part two ways on that one page: “ESX Steering Wheel” in the box list and “ES Wheel” in the feature block. The PC listing at $299 names no license anywhere, and the wheel in that box is the ES Lite rather than the ESX, which is the whole of the difference between the two boxes' contents.

How it connects: Plugs into a computer over USB“Connection Ports: Power, DC Input, Pedal, USB, Dash” “USB Refresh Rate: 1000Hz” “Simply connect the R3 to your console or PC, and you're ready to race—no additional adapters required.”Moza Racing’s own listing, checked July 2026.The first two lines are the spec accordion headed “MOZA R3 DD Base”, which puts a USB port on the base. The third is Moza's own answer to “Is the MOZA R3 Racing Bundle compatible with my system?” on the Xbox & PC listing, and it is the plainest statement of this field on either page. The machine on the other end is the “Platform: PC Only” line the PC answer above quotes, which Moza prints in a different accordion. The two spec lines sit on both listings, but the connection prose does not: the PC listing's answer to the same question ends “Simply install the MOZA Pit House software to get started—no additional adapters required.” Nothing on either listing states what the wheel or the pedals in the box do on another brand's base.

On the PC option’s listing: This listing names Xbox only as the other box. Its model-option selector carries two swatches, “For PC” and “For Xbox & PC”, the second linking the other listing, and that same alternative product is in the page's embedded product data. Every occurrence of the word on the page is one of those, so nothing on it says anything about this configuration and a console. PlayStation is named nowhere on the page.

On the Xbox & PC option’s listing: This listing carries no “Platform” spec line at all, unlike the PC listing and unlike Moza's bare bases: the word appears nowhere in its three spec accordions. The platform answers here are the FAQ's. It names PlayStation nowhere.

What’s in the box

The options this product is sold as do not ship the same box, so each list below is one option’s own, read off that option’s own listing.

The PC option

R3 DD Base * 1
MOZA ES Lite Steering Wheel * 1
SR-P Lite Pedals (No Clutch) * 1
Table Clamp
Power Adapter
Power Cord
USB Cable
Toolkit * 1
User Manual
Warranty Card

Read off the manufacturer’s own box list of 10 items for the PC option, checked July 2026.

The Xbox & PC option

R3 DD Base * 1
ESX Steering Wheel * 1
SR-P Lite Pedals (No Clutch) * 1
Table Clamp * 1
Power Adapter
Power Cord
USB Cable
Toolkit
User Manual
Warranty Card

Read off the manufacturer’s own box list of 10 items for the Xbox & PC option, checked July 2026.

What that covers

Wheel: Included“MOZA ES Lite Steering Wheel * 1” “ESX Steering Wheel * 1”Both boxes hold a wheel and they hold different ones. That is the only part the two lists above differ on: their other nine lines name the same parts, and two of those nine differ in a count suffix alone, Moza's own “Table Clamp * 1” against “Table Clamp” and “Toolkit” against “Toolkit * 1”. The first line quoted here is the PC listing's and the second is the Xbox & PC listing's, and the ESX is the wheel that carries the Xbox license, so the $100 between the two prices buys the rim rather than anything about the base. Checked July 2026.
Pedals: Included“SR-P Lite Pedals (No Clutch) * 1” “Pedal Set of 2 — No Clutch”The first line is the box list, word for word in both boxes, and it names the set without counting it. The second is Moza's R3 product page, which counts it. Checked July 2026.
Clutch: Not in the box“SR-P Lite Pedals (No Clutch) * 1”Moza's own name for the set settles it, and both boxes hold that same set. No clutch pedal appears anywhere else in either list.
Power supply: Included“Power Adapter” “Power Cord”
Quick release: Included“Quick Release: Supported” “Release Method: MOZA Quick Release”The second line is the bundled wheel's spec, and both listings print it: the PC listing under a heading reading “ES Lite Steering Wheel” and the Xbox & PC listing under one reading “ESX Steering Wheel”. So the wheel in either box attaches by MOZA Quick Release. The first line is the R3 base's, the same base under both, so the base each ships beside works with one. Either pair mounts with nothing bought. Checked July 2026.
Desk clamp: Included“Table Clamp” “Table Clamp: Included”The first line is the PC box list, and the Xbox & PC list carries the same item as “Table Clamp * 1”. The second is the base's spec, and the base is the same one in both.
Cables: Included“USB Cable”
Mounting hardware: Listing does not say“Mounting Method: 4 holes on the bottom”That is the base's hole pattern rather than hardware. Both box lists carry a Toolkit and no bolts, T-nuts, washers, or plates, and neither says what the Toolkit holds, so what a rig would need is unsettled. What fixes an R3 to a desk is the table clamp above.

How it mounts

Mounting pattern: Four-hole bottom mount“Mounting Method: 4 holes on the bottom”Moza Racing’s own listing, checked July 2026.Moza's spec names four holes underneath. It gives no bolt circle, no hole spacing, and no thread size, so whether a particular rig plate lines up is a question this listing does not answer.

Desk or rig: Desk clamp or rig“It works right out of the box—no rig required. Of course, it can also be mounted to a sim racing cockpit for a more immersive setup.” “Table Clamp: Included”Moza Racing’s own listing, checked July 2026.The first closes Moza's own FAQ answer to "What’s included in the bundle? Do I need anything else to start racing?", under a list of the four things in the box. The second is the spec accordion, which the clamp line under “What’s in the box” above quotes for what the box holds.Moza's answer is that the bundle needs no rig and takes one anyway. The clamp that makes the first half true is in the box, which is what the clamp line under “What’s in the box” above records, and it is why nothing has to be bought to put this bundle on a desk.

Optional upgrades

“Upgrade Your Racing Experience” Moza Racing’s own words, naming 6 parts, checked July 2026.

None of these is a part of the totals on this record, which are the bundle price three times over because the box already steers, drives, and clamps to a desk. The first two work on the SR-P Lite pedals in that box, and the last two are controls the box holds nothing of.

Performance Kit for SR-P Lite: $29US retail price in USD, checked July 2026.
MOZA SR-P Lite Clutch Pedal: $42.90US retail price in USD, checked July 2026.The third pedal the box list's “SR-P Lite Pedals (No Clutch) * 1” leaves out, which is why the clutch category above reads as not in the box.
12-inch Round Wheel Mod for ESX: $79US retail price in USD, checked July 2026.“12-inch Round Wheel Mod for ES Steering Wheel”Moza names this part two ways. The title is the name above and the heading on its own listing is the line quoted here, so which of the ES wheels it fits is unsettled, and the wheel in this box is the ES Lite.
ES Formula Wheel Mod: $39US retail price in USD, checked July 2026.“The ES Formula Wheel Mod is specially designed and adapted for the ES & ESX wheel.”Moza's own words on that part's listing. The wheel in this box is the ES Lite, which that sentence does not name.
MOZA HBP Handbrake: $99US retail price in USD, checked July 2026.
MOZA SGP Sequential Shifter: $129US retail price in USD, checked July 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Moza R3 a real direct drive?

Yes. 3.9Nm is the smallest motor Moza makes, but it's a true direct drive: the rim bolts to the motor shaft, so there's no gear lash or belt slack between the road and your hands. The gain over a Logitech G29 is detail and precision; at 3.9Nm you won't get much raw strength. If you can reach the Moza R5 at 5.5Nm, buy once. The R3 is for the tightest budget that still wants genuine DD feel.

What comes in the Moza R3 bundle?

Two boxes at two prices, ten items each on Moza's own lists. The $299 PC bundle holds the R3 base, the ES Lite steering wheel, the SR-P Lite pedals, a desk clamp, the power adapter and cord, a USB cable, a toolkit, and the paperwork. The $399 Xbox & PC bundle holds the same ten with the ESX rim in place of the ES Lite, and that rim is the only part the two lists differ on. The US store sells no bare R3 base either way. Neither box has a clutch pedal, since the SR-P Lite set is two; the SR-P Lite clutch pedal add-on is $42.90 if you need one for road cars or manual launches.

Moza R3 or a Logitech G29?

Both cost about the same, but the R3 is direct drive and the G29 is geared. The jump from gears to any direct drive is the biggest single upgrade in feel you can make. Where the R3 holds back is strength: at 3.9Nm it won't load up like a 5Nm-plus base under heavy GT3 cornering. You're buying precision and an upgrade path more than outright force.

Does the Moza R3 work on Xbox or PlayStation?

The PC Racing Bundle is PC only. Moza's US store sells the R3 in a second configuration, Xbox & PC, which ships the Xbox-licensed MOZA ESX rim in place of the ES Lite; the Xbox chip lives in the wheel, not the base, so the base itself is the same hardware either way. There is no PlayStation path. For PS5 look at the Fanatec GT DD Pro, Logitech RS50, or Thrustmaster T598.