We Tried the €70,000 ImSim Porsche Raceborn RS at SimRacing Expo

SimRacing Expo 2026 in Frankfurt was the setting for many world premieres, some of which you’ll read about here soon. I tried out steering wheels that won’t hit the market until sometime next year, as well as unique machines that ordinary people don’t get access to. Amid all that, a new product from Portuguese company ImSim, which designs racing simulators, was also unveiled. The company teamed up with Porsche, and the two revealed the ImSim Porsche Raceborn in Frankfurt: a racing cockpit styled like a race car, with everything you need for a full-fledged experience.

I got to try it out for myself in Frankfurt and find out a little more from ImSim. If you’re interested in the details, we have an article from the unveiling; this is more about my impressions from driving it. The version on display was the RS – a more powerful model with four motion actuators, a 21 Nm Moza direct-drive wheelbase, an officially licensed replica of the Porsche Mission R steering wheel, ImSim TALENTO pedals, a 57-inch ultrawide display, a carbon-fiber racing seat, a 5.1 audio system, and a more powerful PC. It also includes a seatbelt tensioning system.

How much does it all cost? Around €70,000 for this nice white finish. That’s a hefty price, but it will find buyers. ImSim sells simulators to various customers, including specialist simulator gaming centers. On the other hand, you can see where that €70,000 goes—or at least in some areas. As mentioned, this is a complete package, so it includes a PC. The company representative couldn’t give me all the details, but I did learn that the RS version is equipped with an RTX 4060 Ti graphics card. That’s perhaps a little disappointing; for that kind of money and in a product like this, you’d expect something more powerful. The price does include remote installation assistance, though, so you won’t have to set it up on your own when it arrives at your home.

The high price is certainly reflected in the details and build quality. Everything is brilliantly synchronized, and the cockpit itself is finished down to the smallest detail to resemble a race car. The materials are top-notch, and future owners certainly won’t have to worry about their durability. The cockpit looks and feels great, and you can’t help but appreciate the rear lights, which resemble those on the current 911. It even has genuine Porsche floor mats, so you might feel like taking your shoes off before getting in.

As for the individual components, there’s a great curved monitor that surrounds you, though I couldn’t find out exactly which model it was. It delivered an excellent picture, and the surround sound also helped with immersion. The high-quality racing seat surrounds you too, and in this version it even comes with a harness. The Moza wheelbase did a great job of translating what was happening on the track into your hands, and you could really feel its 21 Nm of torque. If you hit a wall with something like this, you’d better let go of the wheel before impact. The ImSim wheel and pedals in this setup are among the best on the market. If I had this at home, I’d drive from morning till night.

The monitor is mounted on a fixed stand, but everything else moves and shakes to convey the movements from the game to you in as much detail as possible—and it works brilliantly. You can clearly feel even the smallest details: ABS activation, driving over a curb, loss of grip, or heavy braking, when the entire cockpit tilts forward with you in it. I’ve spent some time driving on circuits, and of everything I’ve tried in my life, this has come closer than anything else to the real experience of driving around a track, taken as a whole.

SimRacing Expo also featured other high-quality simulators and peripherals that we’ll take a look at in due course, including some at a slightly more affordable price point.

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