The paddle shifters are large and mounted on the stalk of the wheel, a major improvement over the Driving Force Pro's tiny tabs.
The wheel is also quite thick, a major sticking point for real race car drivers, which makes it feel quite significant in hand. The entire perimeter is wrapped in a very grippy leather-textured rubber that seems to exert an almost magnetic attraction to one's hands.
In use, the MOMO feels like it could have been torn right out of an open-wheeled racer. Though the Logitech MOMO doesn't have the LCD and traction control switches Michael Schumacher manipulates so well, the wheel is otherwise quite similar to what you've seen in his cockpit, with bright red buttons and characteristic non-circular lower portion of the wheel. While the internals are all Logitech, the wheel design itself was licensed from MOMO, the auto-racing development house that developed the now iconic Ferrari F1 steering wheel design.
The MOMO Racing Force Feedback Wheel is Logitech's newest PC-only offering, and is built upon the same foundation of technology that made the Driving Force Pro such a sweet addition to GT4. Xbox showdown between Gran Turismo 4 and Forza Motorsports went down a year back, it was Logitech's GT4 licensed Driving Force Pro wheel that really gave the PS2 the edge, which simultaneously vaulted Logitech up several notches in the minds of racing-sim aficionados. Racing wheels have progressed over time from gimmicks to serious bits of tech, and Logitech has been there through it all. As years passed, Logitech began to court the gamers rather than the suits, and has matured into one of the premier manufactures of gaming controllers and peripherals across all the major platforms. Back in the day, Logitech was a stogy old company that made utilitarian mice and keyboards.