For the Asetek Black Friday, twenty products have been on sale since November 13: the entry-level La Prima range is half price, Forte wheels are 30% off and the Forte and Invicta pedals 20% off. No end date has been announced, and prices are shown excluding VAT. For a PC racer starting from scratch, these discounts bring a complete rig (12 Nm base, wheel, pedals and cockpit) down to €1,124.78 excl. VAT.
Asetek Black Friday: the La Prima base at half price in a bundle
In each Black bundle, Asetek sells the 12 Nm La Prima direct drive wheelbase together with a faceplate or a wheel from the same range, and the whole package is 50% off. The “2” bundles come with a button box: the handles or the rim are bought separately.
The Formula Black Bundle 2 drops to €452.94 excl. VAT, down from €905.88. Its black Formula button box takes handles, and it’s the faceplate to pick if you mostly drive single-seaters or prototypes. At €440.33 excl. VAT, the GT Black Bundle 2 costs €12.61 less: its orange GT button box takes a rim, a round one if you also do rally or drifting, a flat-bottom one for GT.
The “1” bundles were already unavailable at launch. At €482.35 excl. VAT, the Formula Black Bundle 1 is the only one that comes with a complete wheel, the orange La Prima Formula with its handles: if it comes back in stock, it will cost less than the Bundle 2 plus handles. The GT Black Bundle 1, at €440.34 excl. VAT, pairs the base with the black GT button box.
The sale draws a clear line between the two ranges: everything with the La Prima name is half price, and Forte products are 30% off. The only complete wheel available is the Forte Formula. The other items are button boxes, which need a rim or handles.
The orange Forte Formula wheel drops to €311.17 excl. VAT, down from €444.54. It’s the wheel Asetek ships in its Forte and Invicta bundles, since the brand has no Invicta wheel: it arrives ready to mount, with its handles and two paddles, but no display.
The Forte button boxes come in GT and Formula versions, with different finishes. The Forte GT costs €193.52 excl. VAT in black and gray, €217.05 excl. VAT in orange and €228.82 excl. VAT in black with an aluminum faceplate. The Forte Formula sells for €287.64 excl. VAT in black and aluminum, or €293.53 excl. VAT in black and gray.
In the La Prima range, the orange GT button box falls to €125.63 excl. VAT and the black Formula button box to €138.23 excl. VAT: these are the faceplates from the Black bundles, sold on their own. The black GT button box and the complete La Prima Formula wheel, at €167.64 excl. VAT, were already unavailable.
Pedals: from half-price La Prima to the Invicta hydraulic brake
The La Prima pedals, brake and throttle, are the strongest deal in this category: €167.64 excl. VAT, down from €335.29. Asetek designed them as a platform: an upgrade kit at €125.21 excl. VAT takes them to Forte level, and the whole package then comes to €292.85 excl. VAT, less than the discounted Forte.
The Forte pedals are 20% off at €322.01 excl. VAT, for anyone who wants that level right away. The Invicta T.H.O.R.P. II pedals are the high end: according to Asetek, their hydraulic brake reproduces the pressure of a real braking system, for finer control when trail braking. They’re also 20% off, down to €570.76 excl. VAT, a saving of €142.69 excl. VAT. The La Prima clutch, meanwhile, costs €62.60 excl. VAT, half its usual price.
Cockpits: two Initium bundles at 14% off
The Initium Cockpit Bundle combines the Initium 2-in-1 rig, which adjusts to a GT or single-seater position, the Initium Compact bucket seat, a monitor mount, a seat slider and a floor mat, for €429.41 excl. VAT instead of €500. At €503.37 excl. VAT, the Forte Cockpit Bundle has the same package with the higher-end Forte seat. The discount is smaller than elsewhere, but these bundles save you from buying the seat and the monitor mount separately.
Already own Asetek gear? What this Black Friday can do for you
With a Forte or Invicta base, the Forte Formula wheel at 30% off is the most obvious buy, since it’s the standard wheel in the bundles of both ranges. The Forte button boxes are more for switching disciplines, the GT for a rim, the Formula for handles, without buying a whole new wheel.
With a La Prima base, the half-price button boxes from the same range do the same job for a lot less: a GT faceplate to drive with a rim if you have the Formula bundle, or the other way around. On the pedal side, the Forte kit for the La Prima pedals isn’t discounted, but it’s still the cheapest way to step up a level. For a hydraulic brake, the Invicta pedals are the only option in the sale: the T.H.O.R.P. II kit sold separately isn’t included. And the La Prima clutch turns a two-pedal set into a three-pedal one for driving with an H-pattern shifter.
The complete setup from scratch
With the discounted products, plus handles or a rim sold separately, here’s what a complete rig costs, prices excl. VAT:
- Single-seaters and prototypes, €1,124.78 excl. VAT, around €1,350 with 20% VAT: the Formula Black Bundle 2 and its handles, the La Prima pedals and the Initium Cockpit Bundle.
- GT, €1,128.98 excl. VAT: the GT Black Bundle 2 with a D-shaped rim, the La Prima pedals and the same cockpit.
- With the hydraulic brake, €1,527.90 excl. VAT: the single-seater setup, with the Invicta T.H.O.R.P. II pedals instead of the La Prima.
All three are PC only. If you already have a cockpit, take off €429.41 excl. VAT.
My take on the Asetek Black Friday
This Black Friday is mostly about the La Prima range, discounted by half, and that’s where I’d put my money to get into Asetek, as long as you race on PC: there’s nothing for consoles. The Forte wheels at 30% off and the Forte and Invicta pedals at 20% off are more for those who already own a base from the brand and want to round out their setup.
For the Forte and Invicta products, there’s no rush: if you’re torn between them and Fanatec gear, wait until November 19, the date of Fanatec’s Black Friday, to compare the two. And if you order now, the 14-day return window gives you time to change your mind, with the 5-year warranty covering you after that.
Prices excl. VAT, shipping and end date
On its European store, Asetek lists prices excluding VAT: VAT is added at checkout based on your country, and the price shown at the top of product pages may change depending on the detected country. All prices on this page are therefore excl. VAT; as a rough guide, add 20%. The discounts apply directly on the product pages, with no code to enter, and shipping is free on orders of €600 or more.
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