Collector’s Racing SIM: ex-Jag Designer and Prodrive reveal a limited run rig with B&O Sound

If you think racenimulators are all the same, Prodrive wants you to think differently. The British Motorsportreus, best known for its rally -dominance with Subaru and Aston Martin GT racing programs, has thought of what it calls the world’s most beautiful simulator, a vision driven by Prodrive founder and former chairman of Aston Martin, David Richards.

First impressions? Well, design is Subjective, but it certainly has an aesthetics that looks like a sculptural center instead of a gaming installation, and is something that could be just as comfortable in a high -rise luxury apartment as on an estate. That said, under the astonishing design is a number of serious hardware that we will achieve a little.

But for that we are talking about Racenim. Over the years we have touched a wide range of offers on Dupont Registry and they come in every conceivable form and size. Although most rigs are designed for special entertainment rooms, with exposed tubes and spicy aesthetics, it is different.

Designed by Ian Callum, yes, That Callum, the scot that is perhaps one of the most important car designers of the past three decades, responsible for everything, from the Aston Martin Vanquish and DB9 to the Jaguar Brand Renaissance’s design in the 2000s. His studio after the jaguar, Callum design, Specialized in projects that combine high-end design with performance, and this simulator fits in with that ethos. It all starts with the “Beech Hoop”, made by Superyacht Builder Pendennis of 16 layers of steam -shaped beeches.

Finished in a piano-gloss-lacquer, frame a floating carbon fiber cockpit. The cockpit is cut by Connolly, the same leather house that Rolls-Royce and Concorde has supplied, with adapted color and embossing options if you want to attach your top in the chair.

Under the soft exterior is a special simulator computer that performs a 12GB RFORCE RTX card with 16 GB of memory. An ultrawide 49-inch dual-QHD monitor with a refresh rate of 165 h The pedal box is adjustable and the chair of Cobra Nogaro Street is specially built for endurance sessions.

Audio comes thanks to Bang & Olufsen, the Danish audio brand that has made high -quality, design -driven sound systems for almost a century, including for luxury car manufacturers such as Aston Martin and Audi. On the SIM, Prodrive BeoPlay HX headphones contain, but you can also opt for a BeoSound A9 speaker to turn your racing session into a shared event. The A9, with its Scandinavian design -aesthetics, is in itself an object of desire that you will find worldwide in luxury homes, making it a suitable match for a simulator of this caliber.

Each build is a piece commissioned, and every unit also gets a hand finished from Vaughtons, a British company with 200 years of experience in making automotive badges. Because every committee is tailor -made, you can push the personalization as far as you are willing to go, from Connolly Racing gloves to an adapted Goodwool cover.

Prodrive has not announced a specific production hood, but the brand frames it as an exclusive offer, limited by how much tailor -made committees they are willing to fulfill. The prices for the Prodrive Racing Simulator start at £ 39,000 (~ $ 52,600) with the exception of VAT, tasks and shipping, so that it is firmly brought into the same conversation as other Automotive Memorabilia, collection objects, fine watches and adapted furniture.

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