Our Verdict
Pros
- Much improved design
- Tool-free adjustments
- Great brake dampening solution
- Brake pedal performance is very good
- Smooth throttle application
- Easy to mount and adjust
Cons
- Incredibly heavy
- Some connectivity issues with Pit House
- Squeaky throttle
MOZA has spent the past few years establishing itself as one of the most popular sim racing brands with a huge lineup of different products. With a well-rounded lineup established, the Chinese brand is now doing a second and, in some instances, a third pass on its products to update and improve them.
The CRP2 pedals are a perfect example of this. The first iteration of CRP pedals was well received, but MOZA has improved its design language since its launch a few years ago, meaning these upgraded CRP2 pedals look remarkably different.
In this review, I will share my thoughts on the CRP2 pedals and, ultimately, my recommendation on whether you should consider these or give them a miss.
I’m always completely transparent with our reviews, so it’s worth noting that MOZA Racing sent these CRP2 pedals to us for testing and review. But as with every review we produce, it doesn’t affect anything we say.
What are the MOZA CRP2 Pedals?
The CRP2 pedals are an upgraded version of MOZA’s range-topping sim racing pedals. They feature a pretty big design overhaul, bringing them more in line with more recent products, along with improvements throughout.
One of the big perks of these pedals is that they can be used with the MOZA R3 wheel base and be fully functional on Xbox consoles. This alone is pretty mega for Xbox sim racers looking to upgrade their R3 bundle, and these are certainly one hell of an upgrade compared to the included SR-P Lite pedals that you get with the R3 bundle.
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Price
The price of the MOZA CRP2 pedals is a biggie. This is important because the starting price is $/£100 cheaper than the original CRP pedals. You can buy the CRP2 pedals as a two-pedal set, with a $/£100 clutch addon available.
The original pedals didn’t have the option to buy as a two-pedal set, so you were forced into paying that little extra for the full three-pedal configuration, no matter whether you wanted a clutch or not. So this little extra flexibility is nice to see.
| Region | Price |
|---|---|
| United States | $399 |
| Europe | €449 |
| United Kingdom | £399 |
| Australia | $699 |
| Japan | ¥64,900 |
The MOZA Racing CRP2 pedals’ starting price is $/£399 or €449, which includes a load cell brake pedal, a throttle, and the base plate.
As mentioned, you can upgrade to a complete three-pedal set, bringing the total up to $/£499 or €558, which is the same price as the original pedals.
- Buy the MOZA CRP2 Pedals (United States) – $399.00
- Buy the MOZA CRP2 Pedals (Europe) – €449.00
- Buy the MOZA CRP2 Pedals (United Kingdom) – £399.00
How does this price compare to the competition?
Comparing the MOZA CRP2 pedals to the direct competition, you’ve got the ClubSport V3 pedals from Fanatec at $/€399, although these don’t have as much adjustability and the load cell is rated much lower than the CRP2 load cell. There are the Asetek La Prima pedals which are closer in performance to the CRP2’s, and they offer a two-pedal configuration for $/€418.
Functionality
So, for your $/£400, what are you getting with the CRP2 pedals? To start, these are reasonably premium load-cell pedal sets that use a 200kg load cell sensor. That amount of force detection is more than enough for most, with other sim racing pedals typically ranging between 100-180kg, putting the CRP2 at the higher end.
This load cell is paired with a 15-bit angle sensor that MOZA says uses an industry-first algorithm to create extreme precision over your inputs. These two sensors work together to detect how much force you are applying at any given time, and you can adjust which sensor takes priority using MOZA’s software.
The damper behind the brake pedal is customisable to fit your ideal setup, with 125 combinations available. I’ll touch on this more later in this review, but MOZA is using a combination of different small dampening blocks to achieve this setup, which is pretty neat, although not too dissimilar to the route that SIMAGIC have used in their brake pedals.
Design & build quality
As I mentioned, the design of the CRP2 has some similarities to the older pedals, such as the base plate, which looks pretty recognisable. The rest of the pedal set is almost entirely different.
Each pedal has moved the spring and damping mechanisms to inside the damping blocks at the rear. This is a good move as it limits any dust or debris that might interfere with the mechanisms.
I also really like the updated design direction. Moving away from the bare metal, industrial look with sharp corners to this more subtle, sleek, and upmarket design is a good move.
Build quality
Everything is constructed from really high-end materials. The entireity of each pedal uses aerospace-grade aluminium, while the base uses steel, and there is a big splash of carbon fibre across the heel plate.
Adjusting the pedals
One area I want to discuss is how easy it is to adjust these pedals. Most sim racing brands are improving in this aspect, with pedals from Simucube and Asetek both featuring tool-free adjustments.
MOZA has implemented this in these CRP2 pedals, and you can adjust a fair few things before you need to drive into your draw of Allen keys.
Brake stiffness adjustments
To start, you can swap out the dampening blocks and springs by unscrewing the rear of the pedal arm. This allows the pedal to slide away from the damper and gives you direct access to the internal mechanisms.
MOZA has introduced a really neat way of setting up your brake stiffness. They allow you to use a combination of eight small damping blocks, each with its own stiffness, to create your perfect combination.
Stacking these in various ways can alter how the brake feels, and MOZA themselves provide a few recommended options to help you achieve an F1-style or a GT-style brake pedal along with other options.
I have the additional performance kit, which includes extra dampening blocks and springs that can be combined to give further customisation.
Moving away from the damper, you can also adjust the shaft directly behind the brake to affect the brake preload and firmness of the pedal. The throttle has a similar adjustment available at the rear to affect stiffness.
Other adjustments
Once you do break out the toolbox, each of the three pedals can be adjusted in numerous other ways. The height and angle of each pedal face, the pedal travel, and the clutch pedal feel are all adjustable.
Mounting
Mounting each pedal is a similarly well thought out process. The pedals can be laid out across the base with a wide variety in the spacing. There are 12 pre-drilled holes to choose from, giving you a fair bit of choice.
The cabling from each pedal runs through a slot gap that spans almost the entire width of the pedal tray, and they all connect to the base in a tidy way that is hidden out of site. This is great for those with a keen eye on cable management.
You can mount the pedals to your sim rig using four pre-drilled holes. These should fit most sim rig pedal trays, and were absolutely fine with my GT Omega PRIME cockpit.
Just a word of warning: With three pedals mounted, this whole pedal set becomes very heavy.
There is the bonus of mounting these pedals inverted, similar to the Fanatec ClubSport V3 pedals. Although I haven’t got the inverted mount to hand, so can’t provide much more information on that.
Pedal software adjustments in Pit House
As with all MOZA Racing products, Pit House is your go-to platform for making various adjustments. The majority of adjustments over how the pedal feels is done through the physical adjustments, however, you can change the input curves for each pedal using Pit House.
There are a range of preset options, or you can go to town on creating your own custom curve. This is also where the calibration is performed for each pedal letting you change the end point of the pedal travel.
Because these CRP2 pedals use both a load cell sensor and an angle sensor, a bar is included that lets you adjust which sensor is more responsible for producing the final output. Moving this output ratio bar to the left will mean the pedal relies more on the angle sensor, while moving it further right gives the load cell higher priority.
Small issues
I did run into a small issue when first connecting my MOZA CRP2 pedals. I was trying to use the MOZA Universal Hub to keep my cables tidy. Something that I struggle with massively!
When connecting the pedals to Pit House using the Universal Hub, the software recognised these CRP2 pedals as the SR-P Lite pedals. I tried updating the firmware for the Universal Hub and pedals and updating the Pit House version, but nothing changed this.
In the end, I reverted back to connecting my pedals to my wheel base instead, which showed up fine in the Pit house software as the CRP2 pedals. I’m not sure what caused this issue, but I can imagine it was a simple firmware glitch due to me running pre-release software.
How do the CRP2 pedals perform?
Since my first run out with the CRP2 pedals, I’ve been impressed. The amount of pressure on both the throttle and brake is very good, and the three-stage clutch is one of the better clutch pedals I’ve used.
Some pedals can feel a bit funky when your first use them. The initial shock of just how stiff a high-end load cell pedal can feel is weird. I have the CRP2 brake damper setup with the soft to medium damping blocks and this gives a really nice two-stage feel to the brake pedal.
The initial push is relatively soft, where the pads are making contact with the brake discs, and then the whole pedal stiffens up as you reach the peak braking force.
I tried a few combinations of brake dampers and adjusting the pedal travel, and the feel of the brake pedal can range from incredibly stiff and barely moving to something much lighter with quite a lot of travel.
The brake and throttle movement was incredibly smooth, with a good amount of rebound as I lifted off each pedal. I did notice that the throttle pedal, in particular, makes a funky noise as you press and release it, and it’s a bit louder to operate than other pedals I’ve used, such as the Simucube throttle and the Asetek Forte pedals.
Although, the throttle pedal is well-dampened when you reach 100% input. The Forte pedal from Asetek, in comparison, has a pretty harsh impact at 100% throttle input that I’m glad these CRP2 pedals don’t have.
I felt really confident under braking with this brake pedal as it had such a good range of movement that is so fluid. This brake doesn’t include any force feedback or haptics that the Fanatec ClubSport V3 or the more premium Simucube ActivePedal does, although MOZA is releasing their own force feedback pedals soon with the mBooster pedals that were on show at Gamescom.
Compatibility with other products
Like all PC-based sim racing hardware, compatibility is excellent as you can simply attach these pedals directly to your PC using a USB cable. This lets you use any other racing wheel, wheel base or accessory with the CRP2 pedals.
There is a port for an RJ45 cable that lets you connect the pedals to your MOZA wheel base, which is the route I took. This let me avoid another USB cable running into my PC. This connection works with all current MOZA wheel bases, although I can only confirm it works with the MOZA R12, R5 and R21, as these were the three wheel bases that I’ve tested these pedals with.
Final thoughts: should you buy the MOZA CRP2 Pedals?
To round out this review, I have to say I really like this pedal set from MOZA. The CRP2 is the best load cell pedal MOZA has made to date, with big improvements over the older CRP pedals. Both the design and performance on offer well surpass the cheaper SR-P and SR-P Lite pedals.
Including Xbox compatibility with the R3 wheel base makes MOZA’s console viability much higher. Previously, Xbox sim racers were stuck with the not-so-good SR-P Lite pedals, and these are a huge improvement.
If you currently own a set of CRP pedals, I probably wouldn’t recommend throwing them out and replacing them with the CRP2s. Although there are some key improvements, not enough has changed to make that swap. Instead, if I were a CRP owner, I’d probably be holding out to see how expensive and how good the mBooster pedals are.
But if you don’t own a load cell pedal set or are trying to decide between these and similar products, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the CRP2s. MOZA’s ecosystem is quickly growing to be one of the largest and most well-rounded of any sim racing brand. These pedals offer a lot of performance at a lower price tag than most other options.
Technical Specifications
Review written by Felix König
