This Super-Intense Racing Simulator Costs as Much as a New Corvette

When one thinks of racing games, most think of console games, like the off-road arcade-style action of Forza Horizon 2 or the realistic simulation in Gran Turismo. More serious players use iRacing, a favorite of pros like Dale Earnhardt, Jr., where users can tack on real wheels, pedals, and seats.

But for the truly hardcore—and deep-pocketed—racing enthusiasts, there’s something even better: the Motion Pro II from CXC Simulations.

Built on top of iRacing’s platform, the Motion Pro II includes racing essentials like a seat, pedals, steering wheel. To make you feel like you’re on the track instead of your basement, you get three 55-inch HD screens, a built-in surround sound system, and a motion system that tosses seat and driver around to simulate the G forces actually driving on a track provides. If it sounds like they’re nearly selling you an entire car (minus the ability to, you know, go places), you’re not wrong—and there’s a price tag to match.

The system starts at an eye-obliterating $54,000, about what you’d pay for a brand new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette. Which can, you know, go places. And like the Corvette, the Motion Pro II gets more expensive when you start adding options. Go for the higher-quality dashboard, swankier steering wheel and shifter options, and screens that provide a 180-degree field of view, and you could spend north of $80,000. Which is more than what you’d pay for an Audi A8. At least the system provides virtual versions of hundreds of racetracks (including the Le Mans course from 1979) and over 1,000 cars to choose from, including options for F1, NASCAR, IndyCar, and WRC.

Sure, it seems absurd to spend that much money on a video game (and we’re being generous here), but CXC says the product is aimed both at wealthy amateurs who might be looking to build the ultimate man-cave and professional drivers who want to spend time in a simulator ahead of races. In other words, people with money to burn in the pursuit of fun.

It might be pricey, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t measure out a corner of the office to make sure one would fit someday.