What it is
The CSL Steering Wheel 320 V2 is the mid-size round rim in Fanatec’s CSL line, wrapped in smooth leather. At 320mm it sits on the CSL Universal Hub V2, carrying the hub’s snap-dome shifters and a small 3-digit display, and it connects through the QR2 Lite quick release. It slots between the 300mm rims and the full-size 330mm wheels, and the 320mm size is the point of it: big enough to feel realistic, small enough to stay practical. You are buying a rim here, not a wheelbase: it brings the grip, buttons and shifters to your existing Fanatec base.
Who it’s for
You are the right buyer if you want one round wheel for mixed driving. Rally, drift and daily laps all suit the 320mm diameter, and the smooth leather lets you drive bare-handed without matting the grip. The size is the sensible middle ground: larger than 300mm for a more realistic feel, but small enough that the hub buttons stay reachable, unlike the 330mm rims where everything sits a longer stretch away. If usability across a mixed garage matters more to you than the fullest real-car dimensions, this is the round CSL rim to buy.
You are the wrong buyer if you live in modern open-wheel cars, where a smaller flat-bottom rim is the better tool, or if you want an on-wheel display and rev lights, because this one has neither beyond the hub’s basic readout.
In use
The 320mm size is the whole argument for the wheel and it holds up. A round rim at this diameter gives you natural hand movement for rally and drift, and the leather means you can grip it straight away without gloves. The practical win over the 330mm rims is reach: the buttons and shifters stay within an easy stretch of your thumbs and fingers, so mid-corner inputs do not become a deliberate reach. The trade-off is that it is a jack of all trades: slightly large for modern open-wheel work, not quite the full real-car diameter of the 330, so it does most things well and nothing perfectly.
On the hub you get the 3-digit display and nothing more. No RPM LED strip, so shift timing means watching the screen or listening to the engine.
What to watch out for
The all-rounder nature cuts both ways. If your driving is specialised, a dedicated shape will serve you better: the Flat rims for open-wheel, the 330 for the fullest dimensions. The question is whether you want one wheel for everything or the best tool for one job.
Console support is a base question, not a rim question. On Xbox or PlayStation, check your wheelbase carries the licence before assuming this rim gets you on track.
Verdict
The sensible round rim in the CSL line. For $264 / £209 the 320 V2 gives you a leather all-rounder on a Fanatec base, with the size picked to keep the hub buttons reachable where the 330mm rims push them out. The compromises are the lack of rev lights and the fact that, being a jack of all trades, it is slightly large for modern open-wheel work. If you want fuller real-car dimensions, the R330 V2 is the step up; if you want one wheel for mixed driving, this is the one.