Description
Simagic NEO-X 330R Steering Wheel is built for off-road addicts who live on razor-thin margins of grip and chaos. Its 330 mm one-piece CNC aluminium frame gives a stout, confidence-inspiring feel as you saw at the wheel through ruts and jumps, while the genuine leather rim with red stitching bites into your palms with a dry, grainy texture. Paired with the Neo X hub’s RGB buttons, thumb encoders and seven-way switches, it turns frantic counter-steer into deliberate, controlled inputs.
What Sets the Simagic NEO-X 330R Steering Wheel apart?
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Off-Road Focused Shape and Feel The 330 mm diameter and chunky, semi-quilted leather rim make the NEO-X 330R feel purpose-built for rally and off-road work, not just “a GT wheel in disguise”. The round profile and generous thickness give you plenty of leverage for big Scandinavian flicks, yet the size is compact enough for fast hand-over-hand work. Many sim racers comment that compared to flatter GT rims, this wheel feels calmer and more planted when the car is constantly moving underneath you.
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CNC Aluminium Backbone That Shrugs Off Abuse Under the leather sits a one-piece CNC aluminium frame, and you can feel it every time you lean on the wheel mid-slide. There’s no vague flex when you crank on a heavy direct-drive base, just a solid, metallic resistance that reassures you the rim isn’t the weak link. Around the web, people highlight how “throw-it-around” friendly it feels on gravel and rallycross stages, especially compared to lighter, multi-piece rims that can twist under load.
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Neo X Hub Controls Optimised for Fast Corrections With 8 RGB buttons, 2 thumb encoders and 2 seven-way switches all clustered around the Neo X hub, you don’t need to hunt for controls while the car is dancing. The ultra-short trigger travel and 500 g actuation force mean accidental presses are rare, even when you’re yanking the wheel at full lock. Users often praise how the buttons feel firm rather than “toy-like”, and how the RGB feedback makes it easy to spot key functions in a darkened rig.
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Built for Long Stages, Not Just Short Sprints That genuine leather wrapping with red stitching isn’t just eye candy; it’s there so your hands don’t feel like sandpaper halfway through a 20-minute stage. The texture gives enough bite for bare hands yet doesn’t fight you when wearing gloves. Many drivers mention lower hand fatigue compared with harsher alcantara-style rims, and the subtle cushioning helps soak up some of the micro-vibrations you get from aggressive off-road force-feedback profiles.
Pros and Cons
| Pros |
Cons |
| Robust one-piece CNC aluminium frame for demanding off-road use. |
No built-in display for telemetry or dash data. |
| Genuine leather grip offers strong traction and long-session comfort. |
Control layout and RGB options may overwhelm new users. |
| Neo X hub provides rich buttons, encoders and switch inputs. |
Rally-oriented shape less ideal for pure GT driving. |
| Short-travel, heavier-force triggers reduce accidental button presses. |
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Specifications
| Specification |
Value |
| Wheel Type |
Simagic NEO-X 330R off-road / rally steering wheel |
| Diameter |
330 mm |
| Frame Material |
One-piece CNC aluminium structure |
| Grip Material |
Genuine leather with red stitching |
| Design Focus |
Off-road and rally disciplines with high grip demand |
| Hub System |
Neo X Hub control layout |
| Buttons |
8 customisable RGB buttons |
| Rotary Encoders |
2 thumb encoders |
| Seven-way Switches |
2 seven-way switches |
| Trigger Travel |
Ultra-short travel, tuned for quick actuation |
| Trigger Force |
Approx. 500 g to prevent accidental presses |
| Primary Colour Scheme |
Black leather with contrasting red stitching |
Simagic NEO-X 330R Steering Wheel Compatibility
| Connection / Mounting |
Compatibility Notes |
| Neo X wireless / hub connection |
Designed for use with compatible Simagic direct-drive wheelbases that support the Neo X hub and its wireless or hub-based communication. |
| Wired (USB / hub to PC) |
Can be integrated into PC-based rigs via the Neo X hub as a USB device when used with appropriate Simagic hardware or button-box style interfaces. |
| Third-party wheelbases |
Can typically be adapted where the base and hub share a standard racing bolt pattern and support external wheel-side electronics via USB-style cabling. |
The NEO-X 330R is built around the Neo X Hub interface, which is designed first and foremost to plug straight into the Simagic ecosystem of direct-drive wheelbases. On those bases you get full support for its RGB buttons, encoders and switches without extra boxes or firmware tricks. Thanks to its hub-centric design, it can also be adapted to certain third-party wheelbases that accept external hubs and a standard racing bolt pattern, though in those setups you may treat it more like a dedicated button box and rim combo. Some console-branded bases with locked-down electronics, or systems that don’t allow external USB-style wheel modules, are usually not a good match for this wheel.
On PC, once connected through a compatible base or hub, the NEO-X 330R behaves like a well-equipped input device that modern sims recognise without drama. It pairs nicely with titles that benefit from constant steering correction — think rally and loose-surface sims where you’re forever counter-steering and tweaking brake bias or diff maps. As with any wheel, console support depends entirely on the wheelbase’s platform licensing; the wheel itself doesn’t add native PlayStation or Xbox compatibility, so if you race on consoles you’ll want a console-approved base or adapter handling that side of the handshake, with the 330R simply providing the inputs and feel on your end.
