Close-up of a gaming joystick with illuminated buttons and a blue dial, featuring a modern ergonomic design.

Race-car buttons, telemetry colours

The 14 push buttons are the automotive parts used in the McLaren Artura GT4, with a short, definite click you can count on mid-corner. Each is RGB backlit, and via SimHub the colours react to what happens on track, standing out sharply against the black anodized faceplate.

The caps are two-piece and laser-etched: when the layout changes from one car to the next, pull the old cap and push on a new one. A cap set with common functions and a sticker sheet are in the box.

Close-up of a colorful camera control panel with buttons and dials illuminated in soft light.

Every setting within thumb reach

Two 12-position rotary switches with a detent per step hold the settings you change between stints, readable by touch alone. Four thumb encoders set into the grips cover mid-lap changes such as brake bias, and two 7-way joysticks navigate menus and press in for one more function each. Without a screen on the wheel, pair it with a separate DDU or the sim's own HUD.

Simucube wireless racing simulator wheel, model Artura PRO-SC, featuring advanced 12-position rotary controls and ergonomic design.

Quiet double shifters, motorsport clutches

The magnetic double shifters keep the crisp break-over Ascher is known for, but the click is damped so it stays at your desk. Below them, two motorsport clutch paddles with adjustable resistance and an electronic bite-point calibration on the wheel. Prefer one paddle per side? A single-shifter conversion is available.

Motorsport hardware, stealth finish, no screen

The Pro Black Edition is the Ultimate Black Edition minus the dashboard: the same 300 mm closed rim, rubber grips, input set and paddles that Ascher Racing builds from the McLaren Artura GT4 car's components, for drivers who run a separate DDU or the sim's own HUD. Black anodized aluminium throughout, no McLaren decals, and a USB connection that works with any wheelbase.

The review below is of the McLaren Artura Ultimate - everything except the display applies to the Pro Black Edition as well:

Manual, Downloads and Technical details

Manual
Ascher Racing Artura USB manual V1.4 (PDF, DE/EN)


Downloads

SimHub download
Ascher Racing downloads - SimHub LED profiles, Control Center, firmware


Technical details:

  • Same hardware as the McLaren Artura Pro - black anodized Black Edition, no McLaren branding
  • Version: USB (any wheelbase)
  • Diameter: 300 mm, closed rim with rubber grips
  • Inputs: 14 RGB push buttons (16 million colours), 4 thumb encoders, 2x 7-way joysticks, 2x 12-position rotaries
  • Lighting: animated, telemetry-driven via SimHub
  • Silenced double magnetic paddle shifters + motorsport clutch paddles; single-shifter conversion available
  • Connection: USB, shielded coiled cable with Binder M16 connector on the wheel side (max 500 mA)
  • Mounting: 6 x 70 mm bolt pattern, quick release not included
  • Warranty: 2 years
Compatibility

Windows PC only
A USB wheel: the included shielded coiled cable (industrial Binder M16 connector on the wheel side) carries the data - either directly to the PC, or through a wheelbase with a USB pass-through port (e.g. the Simagic Alpha EVO series), keeping the cable off your desk.


Wheelbase compatibility:

  • Simucube
  • Fanatec
  • Asetek
  • Simagic
  • VRS Direct Force
  • Accuforce
  • Leo Bodnar
  • OSW and many others


Mounting:

  • Standard 6 x 70 mm bolt pattern - fits most hubs and quick releases (M5 x 12 mm stainless screws included)
  • Quick release is not included


Other Ascher wheels:

Prefer the McLaren-branded version, or need the Simucube Wireless (SC) variant? Choose the McLaren Artura Pro. Want a dashboard display? Choose the Ultimate Black Edition.

What is in the package?
  • Ascher Racing Pro Black Edition sim racing steering wheel
  • Shielded coiled USB cable (Binder M16 connector)
  • Button cap set and sticker sheet
  • M5 x 12 mm stainless screws to mount a QR

Quick release is not included - standard 6 x 70 mm bolt pattern

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