Simucube revealed the ActivePedal Sport in October 2026. It is the third pedal in the ActivePedal range, next to the Pro and the Ultimate, and it works on the same principle: a servo motor creates the pedal resistance and the feel is set in software. It offers up to 100 kg of pedal force and 60 mm of travel, and at 250 mm it is the shortest ActivePedal Simucube has made.
Simucube plans to release it in early 2027. Below is what Simucube has published so far, what you need to run the pedal, and how it compares to the ActivePedal Pro and Ultimate you can buy today.
What an active pedal does differently
A conventional load cell pedal gets its feel from springs, elastomers or a hydraulic cylinder. You press against them and a sensor measures how hard you pressed. To change the feel you swap parts and test again, and as elastomers age, the same input slowly starts to feel different.
In an ActivePedal, a servo motor pushes back against your foot. Force, travel and the shape of the force curve are settings in Simucube Tuner, so a GT brake, a formula brake and a light clutch are three profiles on the same hardware. And because the motor can move the pedal, the game can act on it too: ABS comes through as pulses in the force under your foot, not as a buzz from a vibration motor bolted next to it.
Simucube describes the Sport as the same servo-driven concept as the Pro and Ultimate, on a new cost-optimized architecture in a more compact housing.
The software: force curves, profiles and seven effects
In Simucube Tuner you pick a force curve preset (linear, squared, S-curve or one of three logarithmic curves) or draw your own, then set preload, maximum force, travel, friction and damping. Profiles are saved per car and per game and switch automatically when you change car or sim. Simucube also includes ready-made profiles from professional drivers, for example James Baldwin's McLaren GT3 profile and Gabriel Bortoleto's Formula 2 profile.
The 100 kg is a ceiling, not a fixed setting. You decide how hard the pedal is to push and where in the travel the force builds up.
The Sport has seven telemetry effects, each adjustable per car and per game:
- Motor vibration follows engine RPM.
- ABS pulses when the car's ABS activates.
- Traction control gives haptic feedback when TC cuts in.
- G-force moves the pedal slowly with braking and acceleration forces.
- Brake threshold vibration vibrates when your brake input reaches a level you set.
- Clutch bite point vibrates around the bite point, stronger the closer you get.
- Brake lockup vibrates when the wheels lock, scaled by speed and how hard they lock.
One practical detail: brake threshold vibration needs no telemetry, so it works in every game. The other effects are driven by the game's telemetry, so check that Simucube Tuner supports the sims you drive before you count on them.
Brake, throttle or clutch
The pedal's role is a software setting, so the same Sport can be your brake today and your clutch next month. Simucube's own advice is to start with one pedal and expand later. The combinations Simucube lists:
- Sport plus up to two passive pedals. The Sport has inputs for two passive pedals, so a throttle and a clutch can run through it. The obvious first one is the Simucube Co-Pedal, a passive throttle or clutch set up in the same software, and the pedal Simucube pairs with the Sport and the Link Hub in its complete set. Simucube has not yet published the Sport's cabling details.
- Heusinkveld throttle and clutch. Simucube lists a Heusinkveld compatibility kit among the Sport's accessories, so owners of Heusinkveld pedals can expect to keep their throttle and clutch. Details of the kit are not published yet.
- More than one ActivePedal. The Sport pairs with more Sport units or with the Pro and Ultimate, for example a Sport throttle next to an Ultimate brake.
Sport, Pro or Ultimate?
| Sport | Pro | Ultimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max pedal force | 100 kg | 110 kg | 170 kg / 120 kg* |
| Max pedal travel | 60 mm | 74 mm | 62 mm / 79 mm* |
| Length | 250 mm | 418 mm | 402 mm |
| Weight | 3.4 kg | 5.8 kg | 6 kg |
| Mounting | 4 x M5 slots | 6 x M5 slots | 6 x M5 slots |
| Face adjustment | 20 mm height, 18° angle | 22 mm height, 18° angle | 20 mm height, 18° angle, 25 mm offset |
| Passive pedal inputs | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years | 5 years |
| Availability | early 2027 | available | available |
* Ultimate in high force mode / medium force mode.
The Sport and the Pro are close in force. The real differences are travel (14 mm more on the Pro) and length (the Pro is 168 mm longer). The Ultimate is a step above both, with 170 kg in high force mode, a pedal arm that adjusts for formula and Le Mans seating positions, and a 5-year warranty.
ActivePedal Sport - 250 mm
ActivePedal Ultimate - 402 mm
ActivePedal Pro - 418 mmTop views to scale.
How we would choose:
- Sport if you want an active brake on a pedal deck where a 400 mm pedal does not fit, or Simucube's entry point into ActivePedal, and 100 kg with 60 mm of travel covers the way you brake.
- Pro if you want the longer travel, or you don't want to wait until 2027.
- Ultimate if you want the most force, drive formula cars with a high heel position and need the adjustable arm, or value the longer warranty.
Will it fit your rig?
The Sport is 250 mm long and 100 mm wide, weighs 3.4 kg and mounts with four M5 slots to a standard pedal plate or to aluminium profile rails. The pedal face adjusts 20 mm in height and 18° in angle.
Up to 100 kg goes straight into your pedal deck. A thin or unsupported plate flexes under hard braking, and the brake then feels softer than the profile you set in Tuner. If your current deck already flexes under a load cell brake, solve that before upgrading. A rigid aluminium profile cockpit such as the Sim-Lab P1X Pro is what we recommend for the ActivePedal Pro and Ultimate as well.
What you need to run it
- A Simucube Link Hub. It is required and not in the pedal box. One hub per rig is enough, so if you already run one with a Simucube 3 wheelbase or another ActivePedal, you don't need a second.
- An Ethernet switch if you connect more than one Link device. The Link Hub has a single Link port and the Sport does not support daisy chaining, so a Simucube 3 plus a Sport, or two ActivePedals, need a switch such as the Teltonika Ethernet Switch. More on how the Link platform works in our Simucube 3 guide.
- A PC. Simucube Tuner is a Windows application and the ActivePedal range is PC only, with no console support.
- A power socket per pedal. Each Sport comes with its own 280 W power supply.
In the box: the pedal, power adapter, two AC power cords, an RJ45 cable, a hex key and a fastener kit.
When can you buy it?
Simucube plans to release the Sport in early 2027 and has not published delivery dates yet. These are the announced prices:
€1,280 excl. VAT
€901 excl. VAT
For rigs that already have a Link Hub.
These are Simucube's recommended prices excluding VAT. Your final price depends on the VAT in your country.
Get notified when it's available
Leave your email and we'll let you know as soon as the ActivePedal Sport can be ordered at GPerformance. You'll first get a short email to confirm your address.
If you need a pedal sooner, the ActivePedal Pro + Co-Pedal and ActivePedal Ultimate + Co-Pedal sets are available now and use the same software.
If you are deciding between waiting for the Sport and buying a Pro now, send us your cockpit, your current pedals and the cars you drive before you order. We'll tell you which combination fits, including whether you need a Link Hub or a switch, so you order the right set the first time. As an official Simucube reseller we also handle warranty claims with Simucube for you, including shipping to the service centre.
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