Close-up of McLaren car dashboard buttons with vibrant lighting and control indicators.

Colour-code your controls

On the black faceplate, the backlight of each of the 14 automotive-grade buttons does more than look good: give pit functions one colour, lights and wipers another, and you find them by colour before you read a single label. The caps are two-piece and laser-etched, so a new label is a matter of pulling one cap and pressing on another. A cap set and a sticker sheet come in the box.

Close-up of a futuristic vehicle steering wheel with illuminated control buttons and modern design features.

Adjust by feel, keep your eyes on the track

Each of the two 12-position rotaries clicks into a firm detent per step, so TC, ABS or engine map can be changed and counted without a glance down. Brake bias and other mid-lap tweaks sit on the four thumb encoders inside the grips; the two 7-way joysticks move through menus, rotate both ways and press in.

Mapping is free in Ascher Control Center - handy if you switch between several wheels - and analog axes are calibrated on the wheel itself, no extra software needed.

Close-up of black Artura ULTIMATE model racing simulator paddle shifter assembly with detailed mechanical components.

Shifters trusted by Verstappen Sim Racing

The Ultimate Black Edition is in use at Verstappen Sim Racing. Its Gen6 magnetic double shifters sit on preloaded ball bearings for zero play, with a damped click that stays quiet on late-night sessions. The two analog clutch paddles take an electronically calibrated bite point and a clutch curve of your choice - progressive, degressive, S-shaped or fully custom, set separately for left and right.

Motorsport hardware, stealth finish

The Black Edition shares its hardware with the McLaren Artura Ultimate - the same 300 mm closed rim, rubber grips, buttons and paddle assemblies Ascher Racing builds from the GT4 car's components, with electronics developed together with Renvale. The difference is the look: black anodized aluminium throughout and no McLaren decals, for cockpits that keep a single colour.

Want to see the display, the shifters and the button feel before you decide? This review covers the McLaren Artura Ultimate - identical hardware to the Black Edition:

Manual, Downloads and Technical details

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


Downloads

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


Technical details:

  • Same hardware as the McLaren Artura Ultimate - black anodized Black Edition, no McLaren branding
  • Diameter: 300 mm, closed rim with rubber grips
  • Display: 4-inch, 800 x 480 pixels, 16-bit colour, 350 lm, touch
  • Lighting: 21 RGB LEDs (15 shift lights + 2x3 flag lights), telemetry-driven and animated via SimHub
  • Inputs: 14 RGB push buttons, 4 thumb encoders, 2x 7-way joysticks, 2x 12-position rotaries
  • GEN6 double magnetic paddle shifters + analog clutch paddles, adjustable non-linear clutch curves
  • Free button mapping, adjustable encoder pulse width, on-wheel calibration of analog axes
  • 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
  • Weight: 1,520 g
  • 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 - add one at checkout


Other Ascher wheels:

Prefer the McLaren-branded version? Choose the McLaren Artura Ultimate. No display needed? The Pro Black Edition has the same inputs without the dashboard.

What is in the package?
  • Ascher Racing Ultimate 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 - add one at checkout (standard 6 x 70 mm bolt pattern)

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