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Before getting into the wheels themselves, a necessary disclosure. Simagic provided the Zeus wheels at no cost for review. They had no input on this article and did not see it before publication. For additional transparency, Moza, a competing brand, is a paid sponsor of the channel. As always, all thoughts and opinions here are entirely my own.
The Simagic Zeus lineup is made up of three new steering wheels, and in my opinion, it is one of the most unique and customizable wheel ecosystems we have seen in a while. The range starts with the $330 Zeus Sport, followed by the $350 Zeus GT, while the flagship $500 Zeus Formula sits at the top.
What makes these interesting is how much can be changed without replacing the entire wheel. Screens, rims, connection methods, and even paddle configurations can all be swapped around. That flexibility is also responsible for the biggest downside, because figuring out exactly which accessories your setup needs can get confusing quickly.
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The Zeus Sport is a 320 mm round wheel and easily my favorite of the three. It feels like the best all-rounder, especially for road cars, rally, drifting, oval racing, and general use. The standard rim combines perforated faux leather and suede, while the size feels comfortable without becoming cumbersome.
You get eight backlit buttons, two 7-way switches, two thumb encoders, two rotary encoders, an integrated RGB rev light strip, magnetic shifters, and clutch paddles. There is some plastic on the front, and the paddle shifters themselves definitely feel plastic too, but the overall package still feels respectable at $330.
The Zeus GT sits in the middle at $350 with a 300 mm U-shaped design. It looks considerably better in person than I expected, especially with the real gold carbon fiber accent on the front. Most of the controls are angled slightly toward your hands, which makes the ergonomics excellent.
My biggest complaint is the complete lack of thumb encoders. I also found the central encoders harder to reach with the Dash4 installed. Still, for someone who primarily drives GT cars but wants more versatility than a dedicated formula rim, the GT probably offers the best balance of the three.
Then there is the Zeus Formula. At $500 without the Dash4, or around $670 bundled with it, this is easily the most premium wheel in the lineup. You get a 5 mm carbon fiber faceplate, CNC-machined aluminum housing, carbon fiber paddles, 14 front buttons, four rotary encoders, four thumb encoders, two 7-way switches, and two additional backlit buttons on the rear.
Despite that, it is actually my least favorite of the three. Without the Dash4, the design looks noticeably incomplete, and unlike the Sport and GT, it loses its main integrated shift lights when the screen is removed. It also offers less physical customization because the grips and overall wheel shape cannot be swapped.
With the display installed, though, it looks fantastic. It is also the smallest wheel at 280 mm while being the heaviest, thanks to all the carbon fiber, aluminum, additional controls, and hardware packed into it.
None of the Zeus wheels include a screen as standard, but all three can use the optional Simagic Dash4. It costs $200 separately and gives you a 4-inch touchscreen with full SimHub compatibility. Remove the cover from the wheel, snap the display into place, and within seconds you have a completely different-looking product.
The clever part is that one Dash4 can be shared between several Zeus wheels. If you own a Sport and GT, for example, there is little reason to buy two displays. It can also be used separately from the wheel with Simagic’s MagDock accessory.
The screen itself worked very well in my testing. It is bright, responsive, easy to read, and never came loose during normal driving. It can even enter a mouse mode that effectively turns the touchscreen into a small trackpad for controlling your PC from the simulator.
The downside to all this modularity is figuring out how everything connects. Depending on whether you use the Dash4, an Alpha EVO base, an older Alpha base, or a completely different wheel base, you may need an ALink module, MagLink Pro, MagLink Pro Extend, MagDock, or some combination of accessories.
The $45 ALink module allows compatible hardware to communicate wirelessly, while the similarly priced MagLink Pro gives you a much more robust wired PC connection and is particularly useful with third-party wheel bases. The standard USB connection on the wheel is mainly intended for things such as firmware updates rather than having a cable permanently hanging from the wheel.
I like that Simagic has made the ecosystem this open, particularly for people using hardware outside its own wheel base lineup. Still, I would absolutely check the compatibility information before ordering anything because the number of accessories and connection methods takes some homework to understand.
The Sport and GT take the customization even further with interchangeable rims. The Sport can be converted from its standard round design into D-shaped, rally-style, or square alternatives, while the GT also has square and D-shaped options. Different leather and suede configurations are available, generally costing between $60 and $90.
Swapping them is not especially quick because you have to remove and reinstall quite a few small bolts. Still, being able to substantially change the shape and feel of your wheel without replacing the entire button box is genuinely useful.
All three wheels already include quiet magnetic shifters and clutch paddles, while Simagic also offers upgraded paddle modules. There are additional three-paddle configurations and even a push-pull system that allows you to upshift and downshift using the same hand.
All three wheels performed very well during actual driving. The controls are easy to distinguish, the buttons have a short and clicky press, the rotary controls provide useful resistance, and everything remained sturdy and reliable throughout my testing.
The biggest difference comes down to shape and weight. The Formula felt slightly more restrained when paired with lower-torque wheel bases, although rim diameter and weight distribution also play a role. Once used with a stronger base, that difference became much less significant.
The Sport feels the most natural for general use, rally, drifting, road cars, and oval racing. The GT feels quicker and more focused while remaining versatile, and the Formula is clearly best suited to prototypes, formula cars, and anything where having a huge number of controls immediately available is useful.
The Simagic Zeus lineup is genuinely clever. All three wheels offer good ergonomics, useful functionality, solid construction, and surprisingly reasonable pricing considering how much of the ecosystem can be changed later.
Personally, I would choose the Zeus Sport. I really like its comfort, versatility, and relatively low price. The GT probably makes the most sense for someone primarily driving GT cars, while the Formula delivers the most premium and feature-packed experience.
The confusing part is everything surrounding them. Once you figure out which connection method and accessories your setup actually needs, though, you are left with three very capable steering wheels and probably one of the most customizable steering wheel ecosystems currently available.
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