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MOZA R3 or MOZA R5 Pro: which one to buy
Head-to-head comparison of MOZA R3 and MOZA R5 Pro with specs verified against official sources, so you can decide on data rather than impressions.
Both are still on sale and differ in Torque: MOZA R3 has 3.9 Nm, MOZA R5 Pro has 6 Nm.
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|---|---|---|
| Price | 359 € | 419 € |
| Peak torque | 3.9 Nm | 6 Nm |
| Price per Nm | 92.1 €/Nm | 69.8 €/Nm |
| Encoder | 15 bits | 21 bits |
| Platform | PCPlayStationXbox | — |
| Max rotation | ∞ | — |
| Power | 72 W | — |
| USB rate | 1000 Hz | — |
| Material | Aviation aluminium | — |
| Ports | Pedals · Dash · Shifter · Handbrake · E-stop (no front mounting) | — |
| Power input | 110-220V AC → 12V DC | — |
| Processor | — | CPU de 600 MHz |
MOZA R3
The R3 is the entry point to MOZA Direct Drive. With 3.9 Nm of torque and a direct-drive servo motor, it delivers far more force detail than the geared or belt wheels that dominate the entry segment, in an especially compact, low-consumption aviation-grade aluminium body. Its 15-bit encoder and 1000 Hz USB refresh give a clean signal, with unlimited rotation and desk mounting. It is one of the few DD bases compatible with Xbox (via its licensed bundle) as well as PC. In Automobilista 2 it is fine for getting started in light classes —karts, touring cars, entry formulas— though it falls short of torque for GT3 or high-downforce single-seaters.
MOZA R3MOZA R5 Pro
The R5 Pro is the R5 moved on within the entry range: up to 6 Nm, with a new 21-bit magnetic encoder, a 600 MHz CPU and the NexGen Force Feedback 5.0 algorithm, against the 5.5 Nm and 15-bit encoder of the R5. MOZA does not sell it on its own: it only comes inside the R5 Pro bundles, the racing one (with the ES Lite wheel and SR-P Lite2 pedals) and the truck one (with the 400 mm TSW Truck Wheel).
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