Next Level Racing F-GT Elite 160 - A 2024 Review 😀

[@anticommoncore4065]

All those hours you put into your reviews seem to be working, I buy a lot of the products you give high ratings to. You haven't let me down. Thanks Karl.

[@KarlGosling]

I appreciate that mate thank you! It's good to be thorough as a lot of sim racing equipment is expensive so the more you know about a product the better!

[@misterdog7]

Hi Karl! I finally got a rig some months back and went for the GT elite Ford edition. Couldn't have been more satisfied with the quality and the instructions for a first time build.

[@KarlGosling]

Great to hear!

[@supercededman]

I've got the 'baby' brother, GT Elite, rig from NLR. The wheelplate is exactly the same. The NLR aluminium profile rigs are first class. Very rigid, beautifully engineered and superb finish. Similarly, I bought the ES1 bucket seat. I'm in love with it, and would like to see what you think after having it longer term. Thanks, Karl.

[@followtheflip2172]

I appreciate you appreciating good engineering. That’s one of the most satisfying things when things just WORK! Lol one of the highlights of this rig for sure !

[@KarlGosling]

I appreciate your comment appreciating good engineering! lol

[@followtheflip2172]

@@KarlGosling i appreciate you appreciating my comment on good engineering 😂

[@followtheflip2172]

@@KarlGosling love your content and always a good source for item reviews 👍🏽 cheers from California 🫱🏽‍🫲🏻

[@juanpalomino7043]

Very informative and detailed video. The time it takes to switch from one driving style to another is exactly what held me off from buying this rig, now I'm considering and doing some more research on the SimLab P1X Pro.

[@KarlGosling]

The GT Omega Hybrid is my favoured dual driving position cockpit, changes in seconds and is still very sold. www.gtomega.com/discount/GTO5?rfsn=4405211.88b36&Karl

[@dannyadams5250]

Outstanding review! You answered any questions that I could have about this product. It’s not the cockpit for me, but it looks like a good option. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@KarlGosling]

Glad you liked it!

[@SuperrHands]

​@KarlGosling Just want to say, this review came along at a very convenient time, I was in the middle of researching a new rig and this swayed me 🙂 so thanks!

[@KarlGosling]

Glad you found it useful mate!

[@MrEyelwatch]

I have the GT Omega prime seat adjustment frame and prime pedal adjustment plate and they work great and adjust easily. You should review those. I have them installed on the GT omega prime lite cockpit.

[@KarlGosling]

I've just emailed them about this!

[@Fen2C]

Thanks for the review. I am (I'm)patiently waiting for mine to arrive, hopefully in less than two weeks. Here in NZ it will be delivered to my door for under £700 and at only £50 more than the F-GT Elite it seemed a no-brainer to go with the 160. I'm even more excited to get it after seeing it here.

[@KarlGosling]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@cornestam3127]

I got myself a F-GT Elite 160 Scuderia Ferrari edition and I totally agree. It is SOLID!! But trying to change things... get yourself prepared. I wanted to change the position of my monitor today and boy... thats hard work. And changing one thing on this NLR rig means all the rest is out of position..

[@KarlGosling]

Yeah that was my experience too mate!

[@barry-clark]

Good review Karl. I picked up the less beefy version (F-GT elite) before this came on the market and I'm sort of pleased you have said the change of position is still a ballache, rather than something that can be switched in seconds. 😀

[@KarlGosling]

lol Yes or you might have been tempted I'm guessing?

[@barry-clark]

@KarlGosling I guess I'd be contacting NLR to see if they sell the 'quick release' parts separately. Seeing the accessory prices for the elite range can hardly be described as cheap, it would have probably set me back a couple of hundred quid at least. When I first saw the 160 version and those pull out handles that's exactly what I thought it gave over and above mine. All in all good job your review came along before they did put them as an upgrade pack (if they ever do). Cheers!

[@chrisoshea-barnes7634]

hey karl it would be great to see a review on the new gt omega hybrid cockpit from you as your very informative and you dont make it sound boring love your content man im hoping to get really into it but gonna take a while

[@KarlGosling]

Yeah I have emailed them to see about a review unit, they usually get one to me before launch but oddly not this time!

[@robg1038]

Enjoyed this Karl. Great job as always. As others have suggested, the GT Omega ADD-ONS by comparison will be interesting. Love my Prime and got it because of your detailed reviews.

[@KarlGosling]

I have emailed them so hopefully a review will come soon!

[@gasracing5000]

Quick adjustment always seems to sacrifice stability. This unit looks like stability was job #1 in its design. How often does one change the seat position really? Something tells me a small jack under the front support bar would make adjustments much easier. Cheers Karl 🍻

[@KarlGosling]

Yes pretty much spot on with those comments mate!

[@Funkybassuk]

I have a number of Gibsons - and I still love all the roasting of Gibson and Gibson-owners.

[@TuckerSimRacing]

Another good review Karl 👍

[@KarlGosling]

Thanks 👍

[@thattombloke]

Karl, I've been hooked on your videos for weeks now. Recently found myself with more time so decided to scratch my childhood itch of getting a proper setup. Started with the Playseat Challenge X thanks to your reviews and after only a few weekends, I know one day (soon) I will want to upgrade to a fixed rig. But I like playing GT7 and F1 games, and whilst I find myself wanting to sit in the Formula position, I'd like a cockpit that I can switch easily between Formula and GT. As tempted as I am by the gorgeous Playseat Formula (did you ever do a review, btw?), it's fixed. Any tips on one that can do both? Thanks, I love your reviews

[@KarlGosling]

Hi mate! I think the GT Omega Prime Lite with the formula/GT seat and pedal plates might work best. Take a look mate www.gtomega.com/discount/GTO5?rfsn=4405211.88b36&Karl

[@thattombloke]

@@KarlGosling Awesome, thanks for the reply Karl. I was actually looking at that one today and looked like it could work well. Thanks again, and loving your work mate :)

[@AL.farmlife]

The Big Boss of Carl came to check the rig too 😂😂😂 such nice Cat

[@KarlGosling]

My cat? lol

[@AL.farmlife]

@@KarlGosling Carl any plan on reviewing SIM lab p1x pro

[@mamory3791]

Its Karl not Carl​@@AL.farmlife

[@4EvErKid]

I think the GT Omega Prime seat adjustment plate and pedal adjustment plate is way better to adjust the height for formula or GT position ... just installed them on my rig and i love them ... coudln't be better ... nice video by the way i watch them all even though i chose mine long time ago it's always interesting watching you reviewing all the rigs and stuff for sim racing ... would be nice watching you on what you think of those adjustment plates for the GT omega prime cockpitt to let everyone else know how nice they are 😉 ... thumbs up for your videos !!

[@KarlGosling]

Thanks mate, appreciate your thoughts and views! I'll drop GT Omega a line about reviewing those bits.

[@4EvErKid]

​@KarlGosling you can litteraly go from GT position to F1 position in less than a minute it's just perfect !

[@realcarloscasablanca]

Loving the T shirt Karl 👍

[@KarlGosling]

Cheers!

[@Torqxracing]

Great video! production could use some work your lights are causing serious camera issues, I thought my monitor was dying.

[@KarlGosling]

It's not my lights, I'd hit the shutter speed wheel on my camera round a notch without noticing.

[@RCSPARTAN77]

Also have this rig and totally agree. The worst part is that you CANNOT get the pedals low enough the way it's designed.

[@KarlGosling]

Yeah thats as low as they go pretty much.

[@BDMBPeter]

Karl, I want a sim cockpit for me and my boys. We currently have a wheel stand and are ready for the next step. I watched your review of the TrakRacer Apline TRX. Since you have had both the NLR F-GT Elite 160 and the Alpine Racing TRX, I am curious about a couple of things. 1) Are they similar in size from a footprint perspective? 2) My boys and I are fairly different in size. I am about 5'7", my oldest son is 5'9", and the youngest son is 4'9". You mention how easy it is to adjust the TRX. In your opinion, does the adjustability of the TRX lend itself better to having three different "drivers" using the sim rig? 3) Are the bucket seats similar in size and fit? Let's just say I could be thinner, so I don't want a seat that is uncomfortably small in width. Thanks for your videos, they have been very informative. It is just really hard to know without seeing and feeling the rigs. Any thoughts you can share would be appreciated.

[@KarlGosling]

Hi Peter, to be honest I would recommend the GT Omega Prime or Prime Lite, these are much better value and the seats are on sliders for quick adjustment, you can also add sliders to the pedal deck (I have a video on this) which means for you guys being so different in height it would be perfect. I also have a lot of reviews of the GT Omega seats showings sizes too... they do vary, some are much bigger than others with the RS12 being the biggest. Take a look here mate www.gtomega.com/discount/GTO5?rfsn=4405211.88b36&Karl

[@richardspencer4901]

Interesting. GT Omega have just added a formula wheel deck/seat plate and pedal deck for the Prime and Prime lite also

[@KarlGosling]

I've emailed them for review units, be good to try it all out!

[@Posttraumaticgrowth]

Amazing. Being tight on space, which seat for flight sim would you recommend or a office chair?

[@dominosddt]

Great video! I am 6'4", would I be able to fit?

[@KarlGosling]

Yes mate with ease!

[@SuperrHands]

Top review Karl!

[@KarlGosling]

Cheers!

[@lewisjeppmedia]

If I wanted to put something like this (or a different aluminium rig) with triple monitors, a DD wheelbase, sequential/H-pattern shifters, in a sort of average upstairs UK bedroom, any idea if that is something I would be able to do without first causing damage to the floor, and secondly making loads of noise. The room is carpeted so Im slightly concerned about damage. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

[@KarlGosling]

You should be fine mate, my rig is upstairs and on carpet than that weighs over 500kg all together.

[@lewisjeppmedia]

@@KarlGosling cheers mate

[@wintertorrent]

Any chance of covering the updated simjack pedals (UTs)? :)

[@KarlGosling]

I've had a quick look but can't find any direct contact details for them?

[@Phantas79]

I have a the basis GT-Elite - thinner alu and some budget cuts here and there... It came however with a great seat and slider (from NLR) so I'm very surprised they cheaped out on this on their "premium" rig. Also wondering: does the paint flake easily? Mine allready did after the first install. YES I USED THE WASHERS CORRECTLY :)

[@KarlGosling]

They didn't cheap out, the seat is attached like this to remove the play that you get with a slider, it lists this as a feature aiming to make the whole rig flex free... A bucket seat in a race car is bolted down directly for the designated driver also.

[@Phantas79]

@@KarlGosling Didn't look at it that way ... the GT-elite came with the same seat system you had ( 4 quick release bolts on the sliding crossbars ). I chose the ERS1 - being able to slide the seat and change the backrest is vital for switching between car & flightsim for me. The whole rig is still very solid. Too bad it also lacks a tank mode :D

[@lucabizzarri6421]

Hi, I have a seat from a real car. Is possible to install it without lot of work?

[@ronholmesuk825]

Hi Karl, I'm a disabled guy and find it nearly impossible to get into a low seating position. With profile rigs I would be absolutely fine if I could raise the seat (and maybe the whole platform) another 6 to 8 inches. Do you know if it's possible to buy kits to raise the level up like that, safely? Thanks mate, I watch all your videos and thought I'd ask someone I trust.

[@KarlGosling]

Not a kit no but raising profile is easily done just by placing it on wooden blocks, or if you want it to look more intentional then you could buy some black profile and bolt it on underneath the cockpit.

[@ronholmesuk825]

@@KarlGosling thanks Karl, that's very kind of you

[@ricepony33]

Is this compatible with their motion base?

[@yellowflash111]

Yes

[@KarlGosling]

Yes indeed it is! The included instructions show you how to install it and it comes with brackets too.

[@robertcarr4172]

Crazy expensive. Even more so in south africa

[@ivan-j4l9x]

The design seems counter intuitive. Adjusting different parts affect other parts you didn't intend. Track racer is far more adjustable and makes more sense.

[@SMOKEY-Junior]

My PRIME says, "NO KARL!"

[@gasracing5000]

Team GT Omega 🤜🤛🏾

[@KarlGosling]

If you only need one position then the Prime is still my go to recommendation for price/performance, this is not any more solid than that.

[@SMOKEY-Junior]

@KarlGosling oh yes, I know mate, only f'ing about. Haven't felt one movement, it's perfect for me 👌

[@SMOKEY-Junior]

@gasracing5000 yes mate. Brilliant company to deal with, especially with Karl's discount 😉

[@Honir4]

😀

[@gasracing5000]

My goodness that rig looks beefy. Flex? What's that? 😂

[@simonoregan4744]

I can still do a better custom design on my own ordering the profile myself at half the price. So the fact that this doesn't offer quick adjustability is pointless for me.

[@KarlGosling]

Any rig is pointless for you if that's the case mate.

[@simonoregan4744]

@@KarlGosling Its the quick adjustability that I cant get

[@silvercarbin-q8666]

seat dimension

[@KarlGosling]

Website.

[@Dyslexiccarrot]

👍

[@frankderks1150]

GT = German tank

[@KarlGosling]

Ahhh maybe thats what I was missing! lol

[@i_like_hawk_the_brid]

when you have a rich wife with out kids (btw w vid)

[@pf296]

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[@i_like_hawk_the_brid]

@@pf296 ?

[@magnusenamd]

Why are you testing this crap? Others have already tested this brand and no one is impressed. Try the ASR PRO Sim Racing Cockpit. Then they sell the ASR PRO Adjustable Wheel Deck so you can buy cheaper ASR chassis and get this adjustment that all manufacturers should have. It's 2024 and how can you not have full ttuning now?= I'm not saying ASR is perfect. But they seem to understand a thing or two.

[@JayKBra]

Sounds like you need to take a lap… We encouragingly come here to hear King Karl’s perspective, not his congruence with others. Kinda of a “duh” thing imho but whatever… cheers.

[@gasracing5000]

Crap? No one is impressed? Maybe them other reviewers should lay off the crack, looks real nice in my book.

[@KarlGosling]

I'd love you to explain what's crap about this... as I have not only explained but demonstrated all the positives and few negatives very clearly and none of it qualifies as crap.

[@magnusenamd]

@@KarlGosling Take and test the one I said instead. Undoing a lot of screws to adjust is complicated and you can't adjust as much as with the one I wrote about the ASR pro. It's 2024 and they don't do better things than this with all the technology and machines that can make so many good things. This is really pathetic. Also take, for example, the Trak Racer Alpine Racing TRX, which was so hyped and so adjustable. But if you were to use the adjustment in between, it would break. is so pathetic too. So much crap being done and I can't understand why you haven't tested ASR pro for a long time. I think everyone who knows anything about sim racing knows about ASR pro.

[@supercededman]

LOL. Will Ford from Boosted Media.

[@yukkydukky1752]

I see amazon has a gt elite wheel plate edition . Whats the difference that one is 599.00 squid this mother is over a bag of sand plus a seat is 1500 more i say again without being a parrot what is the difference . It better be worth it.

[@KarlGosling]

The GT Elite is made from 50% less material (small profile) and does not offer any other driving positions.

[@yukkydukky1752]

​@@KarlGoslingWell that's cleared that up Karl thanks , the reason I ask is both me and my son love playing the sim games but he is 6 foot 4 and I am only a shorty at 5 10 so what you said about the pedal tray is putting me off a bit as it would have to be re positioned on a daily basis I am also thinking about wear and tear . Thanks for the info keep up the good work cheers

[@supercededman]

@@yukkydukky1752 I've got the GT Elite, and so do a few others in replies. The thinner tubing you would think to be less rigid, but it is SOLID (see Boosted Media's review, too). The seat (I've an ES1 bucket) can be reclined via tilting it back in the mounts, to achieve a hybrid position. Not F1, but may suit you.