Continuous torque
- Rated
- 40 Nm continuous; the peak is higher
- Source
- The manufacturer's specification sheet
The ARK wheelbase · PDK + ARK Ecosystem
Feel the grip.
40 Nm, held.
The front tyres load up, let go and bite again, and you feel all of it through the rim. Our own direct-drive wheelbase is rated at 40 Nm continuous by its manufacturer; its peak is higher. It comes with the PDK + ARK Ecosystem, $8,499.99, with the motion platform, racing chassis, extension feet and table, wheel, button box and pedals with a load-cell brake.
Made to order · Batch One: ready to ship an estimated 3–6 months from order confirmation
- Torque
- 40 Nmcontinuous; the peak is higher
- To the PC
- USBno hub to buy
- Quick release
- In the boxstandard quick release
- Emergency stop
- Its own
- Force feedback
- Open FFBopen source
Side by side
Each row, with its source.
What reaches your hands is the car's weight moving over the front tyres. How much of it a base can hold, and what it takes to set one up, comes down to a few lines. Here are ours beside a comparable 35 Nm base, each cell with its source.
Continuous torque
- ARK wheelbase40 Nm
- A comparable 35 Nm baseNot published by its maker(read 30 September 2026)
Peak torque
- ARK wheelbaseHigher than 40 Nm
- A comparable 35 Nm base35 Nm
| Line | ARK wheelbase | A comparable 35 Nm base |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous torque | 40 NmManufacturer specification · the figures | Not published by its maker (read 30 September 2026)Its maker's product page and guide |
| Peak torque | Higher than 40 Nm; we give no figureOur specification | 35 NmIts maker's product page and guide |
| To the PC | USB. No hub to buyOur build drawings · our specification | Needs a hub, sold separatelyIts maker's product and hub pages |
| Quick release | In the box · standard quick releaseOur specification | Base half fitted; wheel half sold separatelyIts maker's product and quick-release pages |
| Emergency stop | Its own emergency stop: it cuts power to the wheelbaseOur specification · the figures | An emergency stop, the torque-off button on its control box, in the boxIts maker's guide |
| Force-feedback software | Open source: Open FFB v1.17.1Our build drawings | Its maker's own tuning softwareIts maker's product page |
| Price | Comes with the PDK + ARK Ecosystem: $8,499.99 for the whole rigOur order page · USD, before shipping | $3,299.00 for the base. $3,568 with the hub ($100) and the wheel half of its quick release ($169)Its maker's US store, read 30 September 2026 |
Our column: our specification and build drawings, and the manufacturer's specification for continuous torque; the figures below say where each one comes from. The comparable column: its maker's product, hub and quick-release pages and its user guide, read 29 September 2026, with no continuous-torque figure on any of them, searched 30 September 2026; and its maker's US store, read 30 September 2026. Makers revise their specifications; if one here has changed, tell us.
Proof
The figures, and where they come from.
A figure you can check is one you can trust. Each card gives one figure and its source.
Emergency stop
The wheelbase has an emergency stop of its own, and the comparable base ships one too.
- When pressed
- It sends an interrupt signal to the ArkDrive, which cuts power to the wheelbase
- Source
- Our specification
Quick release
- Type
- A standard quick release, in the box
- Source
- Our specification
Mass and software
- Mass
- About 7 kg
- Force feedback
- Open FFB v1.17.1, open source
- Source
- Our specification
The build
It comes with the whole rig.
The wheel in your hands and the pedals under your feet belong to the same build as the platform that moves you. The wheelbase comes with the PDK + ARK Ecosystem: the motion platform, racing chassis, extension feet and table, wheel, button box and pedals with a load-cell brake. You add the seat, PC, screen and games.
$8,499.99
USD · €8,699.99 in the EU
US prices include import duty, with sales tax shown at checkout where we must collect it. In the EU the build is priced in euros, with VAT and import duty included. Elsewhere, import tax is paid on delivery. Shipping is quoted when your kit is ready.
Made to order · Batch One: ready to ship an estimated 3–6 months from order confirmation