Thrustmaster EVO Racing Hub review: $199.99 for the controls, $89.99 up for a rim
Researched overview Manufacturer listings and owner reports, with no hands-on testing.
The EVO Racing Hub is $199.99 for the middle of a three-part Thrustmaster stack, and it is the part that carries every control. A Thrustmaster base goes under it, one of three EVO Wheel Rims bolts to the front on a 58 mm pitch circle, and the hub holds the 25 action buttons, the four rotary encoders, the D-pad, the seven LEDs, and the Mag-Shift paddle modules between them. Its box list runs seven lines and none of them is a rim, so $199.99 is the price of a part. The cheapest complete steering wheel it makes is $289.98 with the $89.99 EVO Wheel Rim 31U Leather, and Thrustmaster will sell you the same two boxes pre-assembled for $349.99.
| Type | Wheel hub (controls and both quick-release holders; no rim in the box and no base) |
|---|---|
| Controls | 25 action buttons including 4 rotary encoders and an ergonomic D-pad; Mag-Shift sensor-based paddle shifter modules; slots for analog paddle shifters, sold separately |
| Display | 7 LEDs for PIT, FLAG, and RPM, in two selectable RPM modes. Thrustmaster's support site lists the games each LED works in |
| Quick release | Both fittings in the box: "1 x Quick release holder for screw base" and "1 x Quick release holder for latch base". You fit whichever matches your base |
| Rims it takes | Three EVO Wheel Rims on a "2.3-inch / 58-mm PCD [Pitch Circle Diameter]" pattern. No bolt count published and no third-party rim named |
| Connectivity | Through the base only. "USB" appears nowhere on the listing, and Thrustmaster names no way to use the hub without a base |
| Platforms | Windows 10/11, PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One, all through the base |
| Size and weight | 200 mm wide, 70 mm deep, 140 mm high, 680 g |
| Price | $199.99. $289.98 with the cheapest rim, $299.98 with either $99.99 rim, against $349.99 for a complete EVO Racing wheel |
| Best for | Thrustmaster base owners who want more than one rim shape, and anyone who wants the 31D GT rim, which no complete wheel ships |
Who it’s for
Section titled “Who it’s for”Somebody who already owns a Thrustmaster base, or is buying one, and wants to change the shape of the wheel without re-buying the controls each time.
Buy it if:
- You run a Thrustmaster base and want a formula rim for open-wheelers and a round one for rally on the same electronics.
- You want the EVO Wheel Rim 31D Leather, the GT-shaped one. It is the only rim of the three that no complete EVO Racing wheel ships, so buying the hub separately is the only way to it.
- You already own the analog paddle levers or plan to, since the slots for them are in this box.
Not the one if you have no Thrustmaster base and no plan to buy one, since nothing else in sim racing takes it. And not the one if you want exactly one rim and it happens to be the 31U or the 32R: the complete wheel is $50.01 to $60.01 more for parts you would have bought anyway.
What it costs to make it steer
Section titled “What it costs to make it steer”Thrustmaster’s EVO Racing range is seven boxes. Every figure below is the regular US price off that product’s own listing, read 3 August 2026, with the product number beside it.
| Product | Number | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVO Racing Hub | 4060305 | $199.99 | The controls, both QR holders, no rim |
| EVO Wheel Rim 31U Leather | 4060496 | $89.99 | 31 cm “U” shape, short paddles, perforated leather |
| EVO Wheel Rim 31D Leather | 4060494 | $99.99 | 31 cm “D” shape, short paddles |
| EVO Wheel Rim 32R Leather | 4060316 | $99.99 | Round 32 cm, long curved paddles |
| EVO Analog Lever Set | 4060492 | $49.99 | Two Hall-effect analog paddles, plus short paddles |
| EVO Racing 31U Leather | 4060490 | $349.99 | Hub and the 31U rim in one box |
| EVO Racing 32R Leather | 4060318 | $349.99 | Hub and the 32R rim in one box |
So the cheapest steering wheel this hub makes is $289.98 and the dearest is $299.98, and a second rim after that costs the rim alone. The base is a separate purchase and the hub’s listing names no base at all, let alone prices one. For what goes under it, see the T598 review and wheelbases.
The Analog Lever Set is the one price Thrustmaster hides. Its own US product page prints no figure and shows a “Where to buy” control where the other six show “Buy now”. The $49.99 above is from Thrustmaster’s US eshop, which sells it in stock, and its locale-less product page prints the same figure.
Three rims, three shapes, and a $10 spread
Section titled “Three rims, three shapes, and a $10 spread”| Rim | Diameter | Shape | Paddles | Thrustmaster’s “Best for” | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVO Wheel Rim 31U Leather | 12.2” / 31 cm | ”U” | Short | Formula | $89.99 |
| EVO Wheel Rim 31D Leather | 12.2” / 31 cm | ”D” | Short | GT | $99.99 |
| EVO Wheel Rim 32R Leather | 12.6” / 32 cm | Round | Long, curved | Versatile | $99.99 |
Every rim ships its own paddle levers. The 32R’s box holds “1 x Set of long paddle shifters” where the other two hold short ones, and none of the three boxes holds a quick-release holder, because the rim never touches the base. Which end of the joint holds the magnetic sensor is a question Thrustmaster leaves open: the hub’s listing says the hub “is equipped with Mag-Shift sensor-based paddle shifter modules”, the rims’ listings say they include “metal paddle shifters” and never write “Mag-Shift”, and no page puts the two sentences together. So whether swapping rims changes the shifter feel is unread.
The joint is the one number Thrustmaster publishes: “2.3-inch / 58-mm PCD [Pitch Circle Diameter]”, printed once on the hub’s page and once on each rim’s. It states no bolt count, no thread, and no torque figure, and it names no rim outside its own range that fits. Both ends of the joint ship fasteners, “1 x Mounting keys and screw set” in the hub’s box and “1 x Set of screws” plus a Torx wrench in each rim’s, and no page says which set does the work. Compare that to Fanatec’s ClubSport Universal Hub V2, which publishes a 6x70 mm and 3x50 mm pattern and takes MOMO, Sparco, and OMP rims it does not sell. See rims and quick-releases for what that difference locks out.
Every Thrustmaster base, and Thrustmaster names none of them
Section titled “Every Thrustmaster base, and Thrustmaster names none of them”The compatibility claim on this listing is the widest the company makes for any rim or hub: “Access the entire Thrustmaster ecosystem: two Quick Release holders are included, making EVO Racing Hub compatible with all existing and future Thrustmaster Force Feedback racing wheel bases”. Its key feature says the same thing shorter, “With all Thrustmaster FFB racing wheel bases”.
It names not one base. The strings T818, T300, TX, TS-XW, TS-PC, and T-GT return zero hits in the listing’s text, and the single T598 hit on the page is a footer support link rather than product copy. That is a wider claim than Thrustmaster’s own Hypercar Wheel Add-On makes on its page, which names the T818 and the T598 in prose and adds “all future”.
The mechanism is the two holders in the box. Thrustmaster runs two rim attachments across its whole range, a screw fitting on the older T-Series bases and a latch fitting the T818 introduced, and this hub ships one of each. Four products in Thrustmaster’s US catalog do that, and this hub is one of them. The Thrustmaster quick-release guide has the full census, including the six names Thrustmaster gives the latch fitting.
One page does name bases, and it attaches a condition. Thrustmaster’s support site publishes a single page for the EVO range, headed “EVO RACING HUB” over the product numbers 4060305 and 4060318. It opens on a warning: “You must update the firmware for the base of your racing wheel (T300 / TX / T-GT / T-GT II / TS-XW / TS-PC) with the most recent version available”, over five version numbers, T300 at V34, TX at V58.06, T-GT and T-GT II at V10, TS-XW Racer at V8.07, and TS-PC Racer at V13. So an older base takes a firmware step this hub’s own product page never mentions, and the two direct-drive bases are not on that list.
The LEDs, and which games drive them
Section titled “The LEDs, and which games drive them”Seven LEDs sit across the top of the hub: one for flags, five for RPM in two selectable modes, one for the pit limiter. Thrustmaster publishes the game list on the support page above, and it names which of the three signals each title drives. iRacing on PC gets all three, listed as “iRacing® – PC [FLAG: YELLOW & BLUE + RPM + PIT]”, and so do Assetto Corsa Competizione, Automobilista 2, RaceRoom, Le Mans Ultimate, and the F1 titles from 2020 on. Gran Turismo 7, Forza Horizon 5 and 6, Forza Motorsport, the WRC games, and both truck simulators get RPM only. The flag list is narrower than it looks: Thrustmaster footnotes it “for now only YELLOW Flag & BLUE Flag – more comes soon”.
Le Mans Ultimate needs a setting on the game side, and Thrustmaster spells it out: both “USE LEDs” and “USE HARDWARE DISPLAY” have to be on, under Controls, Wheel & Pedals, Calibrate.
Watch-outs
Section titled “Watch-outs”- The listing’s Platforms row is missing the PS4. It shows three buttons where all five sibling EVO listings show four, while the same page’s copy reads “on PS5 and PS4” and the support page publishes this hub’s button mappings for the PS4. Two surfaces say the console works and one label omits it, so read the copy.
- One Xbox caveat is published, and not on this page. The EVO Racing 32R Leather, which is this same hub with a rim on it, footnotes its Xbox line “*On Xbox Series and Xbox One: some features (encoders, LEDs, number of buttons) are limited by the console’s protocol.” The hub’s own page and the 31U wheel’s send the same asterisk to the support site instead. Nothing says the boxes differ.
- No console license is named anywhere. “License”, “licence”, and “licensed” return zero hits across the hub’s product pages and its support page, and neither page carries an “Officially licensed by” strip. Which box carries Sony’s or Microsoft’s approval is a question about the base under it.
- Thrustmaster’s own 32R listing still says the rims are not out. Its “DETACHABLE EVO HUB” section reads “wheel rims and paddle shifters of different shapes and sizes (available at a later date)”, on a page last modified 1 September 2025. All three rims and the lever set have listings, prices, and stock as of 3 August 2026.
- A part, not a wheel. $199.99 buys neither a rim nor a base. Price the whole stack before the part.
Alternatives to consider
Section titled “Alternatives to consider”- EVO Racing 31U Leather or 32R Leather: $349.99 each for this hub with a rim already fitted, plus two quick-release holders and a pad kit. The one to buy if you want exactly one rim and it is the “U” or the round one. Both are in the Thrustmaster quick-release guide’s rim census.
- Logitech G RS Wheel Hub: $149.99 for the same idea in Logitech’s ecosystem, $189.99 with an Xbox license in the hub rather than in the base. Cheaper, and locked to Logitech direct-drive bases.
- Fanatec ClubSport Universal Hub V2: ~$370, and the one hub of the three that publishes a bolt pattern and takes rims its maker does not sell.
- Thrustmaster Ferrari 488 GT3 Wheel Add-On: $279.99 for a finished Thrustmaster wheel that also ships both quick-release holders, when a fixed shape is fine and a rim collection is not the point.
Price the base first. Wheelbases covers what goes under this hub, and the Thrustmaster quick-release guide covers which fitting your base uses and what an older rim costs to convert.
Sources
Section titled “Sources”Every Thrustmaster URL below returned HTTP 200 on 3 August 2026, and every quotation, count, and price above was read that day with a browser user agent.
- The hub: EVO Racing Hub, the locale-less page, and the US eshop listing at $199.99, product number 4060305.
- The rims: EVO Wheel Rim 31U Leather at $89.99, EVO Wheel Rim 31D Leather at $99.99, and EVO Wheel Rim 32R Leather at $99.99.
- The complete wheels: EVO Racing 31U Leather and EVO Racing 32R Leather, both $349.99, the second of which carries the “(available at a later date)” sentence and the Xbox footnote.
- The paddle levers: EVO Analog Lever Set, whose US product page prints no price, and its US eshop listing at $49.99, product number 4060492.
- The one support page for the range, EVO RACING HUB, which prints “Product number 4060305 4060318” and carries the firmware warning and the LED game list. Found through the racing support category, which holds 108 product URLs and exactly one naming EVO.
- Thrustmaster’s US racing catalog, which prints “78 Products” and serves 78 product cards, nine of whose URLs carry “evo”.
Which platforms it works on
- PC
- Yes“PC” “Access the entire Thrustmaster ecosystem: two Quick Release holders are included, making EVO Racing Hub compatible with all existing and future Thrustmaster Force Feedback racing wheel bases on PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One*, and PC (Windows 10/11).” Thrustmaster’s own listing, checked August 2026.The first line is the first button in this page's “Platforms” row, which links Thrustmaster's own PC platform page. The second is the whole of the section headed “MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY”, and it is the only place either product page names a Windows version. Its asterisk resolves under the paragraph to “*See the complete list of compatible games and features on the Thrustmaster support website.”, which names no URL.
- PlayStation
- Yes“PS5™” “Access the entire Thrustmaster ecosystem: two Quick Release holders are included, making EVO Racing Hub compatible with all existing and future Thrustmaster Force Feedback racing wheel bases on PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One*, and PC (Windows 10/11).” Thrustmaster’s own listing, checked August 2026.Two surfaces of one page and they do not name the same consoles. The first is the second button in the “Platforms” row, and it is the only PlayStation button on the page: there is no PS4 button, where all five sibling EVO listings carry one. The second is the paragraph, which names the PS4 in words. The support page takes the paragraph's side and publishes this hub's button mappings for “PS4™” and “PlayStation®5” alike. So the button row undercounts and nothing on Thrustmaster's own surfaces says the PlayStation 4 is out.
- Xbox
- Yes“XBOX” “Access the entire Thrustmaster ecosystem: two Quick Release holders are included, making EVO Racing Hub compatible with all existing and future Thrustmaster Force Feedback racing wheel bases on PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One*, and PC (Windows 10/11).” Thrustmaster’s own listing, checked August 2026.The third and last button in the row, linking Thrustmaster's own Xbox platform page, and the same paragraph, which names both console generations. The state carries no condition because this page attaches none. A sibling listing does attach one: the EVO Racing 32R Leather footnotes the identical paragraph “*On Xbox Series and Xbox One: some features (encoders, LEDs, number of buttons) are limited by the console's protocol.”, over the same 25 buttons and 7 LEDs. This page's asterisk sends the reader to the support site instead, so the limitation is published for the range and not on this listing.
- Console license
- Not recorded
- How it connects
- Only through a wheelbase or hub“With all Thrustmaster FFB racing wheel bases” “Access the entire Thrustmaster ecosystem: two Quick Release holders are included, making EVO Racing Hub compatible with all existing and future Thrustmaster Force Feedback racing wheel bases on PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One*, and PC (Windows 10/11).”Thrustmaster’s own listing, checked August 2026.Thrustmaster's own US product page for this hub: the subtitle of the key feature headed “MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY”, and the whole of the section that heading opens further down. Together they claim every base Thrustmaster has made and every base it will make, and they name not one of them. Nothing here says what the hub does on another manufacturer's base, and nothing says it reaches a game without a Thrustmaster base under it. The support page's firmware warning for the five older T-Series bases is quoted in the comment above rather than folded in here, because it is a different document and it is a condition rather than a compatibility statement.
The three buttons are one labeled row, which is the only platform surface either product page carries besides the “MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY” paragraph quoted on all three answers. Neither page holds a specification table that could carry a platform line: what sits under “More details” is three dimensions, a weight, and the box list, and nothing else.
Optional upgrades
“With EVO Racing rims and paddle shifters” “Set your own rules with the EVO Racing range. Combine EVO Racing Hub with rims (2.3-inch / 58-mm PCD [Pitch Circle Diameter]) and paddle shifters of different sizes, shapes and finishes, as well as with fully configurable analog paddle shifters (all sold separately) to dominate any track in the vehicle and racing discipline of your choice.” Thrustmaster’s own words, naming 4 parts, checked August 2026.
The heading “CUSTOMIZE YOUR WHEEL RIM” carries the first line as its subtitle and the second is the whole of the section it opens. The parenthesis is what makes all four entries below purchases rather than catalog neighbors. Thrustmaster publishes one mount figure for the rim side of the joint, “2.3-inch / 58-mm PCD [Pitch Circle Diameter]”, and no bolt count and no torque figure with it, and it names no rim outside its own EVO range that uses that pattern.
- EVO Wheel Rim 31U Leather
- $89.99““U”-shaped rim, short paddle shifters”The cheapest of the three rims. Its key feature is quoted; its own record is `thrustmaster-evo-wheel-rim-31u`.
- EVO Wheel Rim 31D Leather
- $99.99““D”-shaped rim, short paddle shifters”Its key feature is quoted; its own record is `thrustmaster-evo-wheel-rim-31d`.
- EVO Wheel Rim 32R Leather
- $99.99“Round rim; long, curved paddle shifters”Its key feature is quoted, semicolon included; its own record is `thrustmaster-evo-wheel-rim-32r`.
- EVO Analog Lever Set
- $49.99“Hall Effect-sensor analog paddle shifters” “Acceleration, braking, Clutch Assist feature”The one entry whose price is not on a Thrustmaster US product page. Its US product page prints no price, shows a “Where to buy” control where the other six show “Buy now”, and carries an empty `"sku":""`, so the figure and the source above are its US eshop listing, SKU 4060492 at $49.99 marked “In stock”. The locale-less product page prints “$49.99” as well. The two quoted lines are the subtitles of two of its own key features, headed “LONG-LASTING PRECISION” and “CONFIGURABLE AXES”. This product has no record of its own and the todo below says why.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Thrustmaster EVO Racing Hub work on its own?
No. Its box holds the hub, two quick-release holders, a pad kit, a key and screw set, stickers, and a warranty leaflet, and no rim. A Thrustmaster base goes under it and one of the three EVO Wheel Rims bolts to the front on a "2.3-inch / 58-mm PCD [Pitch Circle Diameter]" pattern. At $199.99 plus the cheapest rim, the EVO Wheel Rim 31U Leather at $89.99, that pair is $289.98 before the base. Prices read on Thrustmaster's US store on 3 August 2026.
Which rims fit the EVO Racing Hub?
Three, all Thrustmaster's own. The EVO Wheel Rim 31U Leather is a 31 cm "U" shape with short paddle shifters at $89.99, the EVO Wheel Rim 31D Leather is a 31 cm "D" shape with short paddles at $99.99, and the EVO Wheel Rim 32R Leather is a round 32 cm rim with long curved paddles at $99.99. Each names the hub back, under a key feature reading "To be combined with EVO Racing Hub". Thrustmaster publishes the 58 mm pitch circle and no bolt count, and it names no rim outside its own range that uses it. Read 3 August 2026.
Hub and rim, or a complete EVO Racing wheel?
The parts, unless you want the shape the complete wheel ships. Thrustmaster sells the hub with a rim already on it as the EVO Racing 31U Leather and the EVO Racing 32R Leather, both $349.99, against $289.98 and $299.98 for the same two boxes bought separately. The complete wheels add two quick-release holders, rubber pads, and a sticker sheet, and Thrustmaster prices none of those on their own. Buy the hub separately when you want the 31D rim, which no complete wheel ships, or when you plan to own more than one rim. Read 3 August 2026.
Which Thrustmaster bases does the EVO Racing Hub fit?
Thrustmaster claims all of them and names none. Its key feature reads "With all Thrustmaster FFB racing wheel bases" and its body copy reads "all existing and future Thrustmaster Force Feedback racing wheel bases", and the strings T818, T300, TX, TS-XW, TS-PC, and T-GT return zero hits in the listing's text. The mechanism is in the box: it ships "1 x Quick release holder for screw base" and "1 x Quick release holder for latch base", the two fittings the whole Thrustmaster range uses. The one place Thrustmaster names bases for this hub is its support page, which requires a firmware update on five older ones. Read 3 August 2026.
Does the EVO Racing Hub work on Xbox and PlayStation?
Both, through the base. Thrustmaster's copy is "on PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One*, and PC (Windows 10/11)", and no EVO listing names a console license or the part that carries one. Read the listing's Platforms row alone and you get the wrong answer: it shows three buttons, PC, PS5, and XBOX, with no PS4, while every other EVO listing shows four. The one console caveat Thrustmaster publishes for this hardware is on the EVO Racing 32R Leather's page, which contains the same hub: "*On Xbox Series and Xbox One: some features (encoders, LEDs, number of buttons) are limited by the console’s protocol." Read 3 August 2026.