Asetek GT Nova Revealed at $299 With RaceHub Link
Asetek has revealed the GT Nova, a new 290mm GT steering wheel with an OLED display, RaceHub controls, MultiLink functionality, RGB lighting, and a $299.99 price.
Asetek has revealed the GT Nova, a completely new GT steering wheel that brings some surprisingly high-end functionality to a much more affordable part of the company’s lineup.
Revealed at the 2026 SimRacing Expo in Frankfurt, the GT Nova is a complete 290mm steering wheel with an OLED display, RGB lighting, Asetek Quick Release, new software functionality, and a price of just $299.99. It’s currently planned for release in March 2027.
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Probably the biggest deal here is simply the price. Asetek’s existing GT ecosystem is heavily modular, meaning you’re generally buying a button box, handles or rim, and quick release separately. The GT Nova instead comes as a complete wheel for $299.99.
That includes the Asetek Racing Quick Release and gives you a 290mm diameter wheel weighing 1,450 grams. Rather than using a primarily aluminum structure like some of Asetek’s more expensive hardware, the GT Nova is constructed from glass-fiber-reinforced polymer, which is almost certainly part of how Asetek has reached the lower price point.
You still get a pretty serious amount of functionality though. There are 13 push buttons, two thumb encoders, two seven-way switches, two rotary switches, and two magnetic shifter paddles.
The wheel also features 12 addressable RGB-backlit buttons, 11 rev LEDs, 24 LEDs around the rotary switches, and an additional illuminated push button.
Asetek is also introducing its new LMP Mk.II handles with the GT Nova. These have been redesigned around comfort during longer racing sessions, which makes sense considering the GT and endurance focus of the wheel.
The magnetic shifters have also been updated with a shorter throw and more defined end stop. They continue to use Hall sensors rather than physical switches for detection, while interchangeable rubber end stops can be installed if you want a softer and quieter shift.
The handles are replaceable, and Asetek also says the paddle system can be upgraded with its Magnetic Input Paddles and Clutch Paddles.
In the center of the GT Nova is a 1.3-inch RaceView OLED display with a resolution of 128×64.
It’s obviously not trying to compete with the massive full-color displays found on some of today’s flagship wheels. Instead, Asetek is using the smaller display for essential telemetry like gear and speed, while also tying it into two of the GT Nova’s biggest new software features.
The first is called MultiLink.
MultiLink essentially allows one rotary switch to decide what another encoder on the wheel controls.
You can assign up to 12 different settings to the left rotary switch, including things like ABS, traction control, brake balance, differential adjustments, or volume. Once you’ve selected the function you want, the nearby thumb encoder can then be used to actually change it.
The RaceView display shows the currently selected function, meaning you don’t have to memorize what each rotary position is assigned to.
According to Asetek, that effectively allows two physical controls to provide access to 24 different inputs. It’s a smart solution, especially on a wheel where physical space is limited and adding another dozen individual controls would quickly become a mess.
The other major addition is RaceHub Link.
For the first time, Asetek is bringing some of the functionality from its RaceHub software directly onto the steering wheel itself. Using the RaceView display and physical controls, you’ll be able to adjust settings for your wheelbase, steering wheel, and pedals without having to leave the simulator and open RaceHub on your PC.
That includes things like force feedback strength, steering range, damping, and switching between saved presets.
For anyone who regularly makes small wheelbase adjustments depending on the car they’re driving, that’s genuinely useful. Rather than tabbing out of the sim every time something feels slightly off, the adjustment can be made directly from the wheel.
RaceHub Link won’t remain exclusive to the GT Nova either. Asetek says the feature is also coming to the Forte Formula Pro and Invicta steering wheels.
As you’d expect, the GT Nova works directly with Asetek Racing wheelbases and uses the company’s included quick release system.
Third-party wheelbases can also be used through an adapter sold separately, although some of the deeper RaceHub integration is naturally tied to Asetek’s own ecosystem.
The wheel also retains support for Asetek’s broader RaceHub software, which already allows users to customize inputs, LEDs, telemetry displays, profiles, and supported SimHub functionality.
On paper, the GT Nova looks like a pretty important product for Asetek.
The company’s higher-end steering wheels have offered strong build quality and functionality for a while, but the modular pricing structure can get expensive very quickly. At $299.99 including the wheel, display, controls, shifters, lighting, and quick release, the GT Nova is targeting a completely different price category.
There are obviously compromises. The reinforced polymer construction is less premium than the aluminum-heavy hardware higher up Asetek’s lineup, and the 1.3-inch monochrome OLED is much smaller and simpler than the displays we’re seeing on increasingly expensive flagship wheels.
But that also seems to be the point. Instead of chasing another $600 or $800 steering wheel, Asetek appears to have focused on putting the functionality people actually use into something significantly more accessible.
The Asetek GT Nova is currently scheduled to launch in March 2027 for $299.99 in the US, before applicable sales tax.
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