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<blockquote>''Main Article:'' [[VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall |url=https://consumerrights.wiki/VRS_Sim_Racing_Wheel_Base_full_torque_locked_behind_paywall |access-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>
<blockquote>''Main Article:'' [[VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall |url=https://consumerrights.wiki/VRS_Sim_Racing_Wheel_Base_full_torque_locked_behind_paywall |access-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>


</blockquote>VRS sells the [https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base uDFP20 Wheel Base] <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=VRS udpf20 wheel base |url=https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719211822/https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base |archive-date=19 Jul 2025 |access-date=22 Aug 2025 |website=VRS udpf20 wheel base}}</ref>, a wheel base which is capable of outputting higher performance (20 nm of torque), but the wheel base is locked to a lower performance (6, 9, 12, or 15 nm of torque). To unlock the rest of the device's performance, the customer is required to purchase a software unlock code to gain access to the higher amounts of performance and use their wheel with the 15 or 20 nm of torque options that are already supported by the motor.  
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[[File:UDFP20 purchase options.png|alt=VRS uDPF20 Product purchase page showing "You'll receive an Upgradable Torque Wheel Base and a torque unlock code for (X)Nm. (upgradable to 9, 12, 15, 20 Nm)"|thumb|VRS uDPF20 Product purchase page showing "You'll receive an Upgradable Torque Wheel Base and a torque unlock code for (X)Nm. (upgradable to 9, 12, 15, 20 Nm)"https://web.archive.org/web/20250723122645/https://vrs.racing/product/pro-wheel-base-upgradable-torque]]
VRS sells the [https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base uDFP20 Wheel Base] <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=VRS udpf20 wheel base |url=https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719211822/https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base |archive-date=19 Jul 2025 |access-date=22 Aug 2025 |website=VRS udpf20 wheel base}}</ref>, a wheel base which is capable of outputting higher performance (20 nm of torque), but the wheel base is locked to a lower performance (6, 9, 12, or 15 nm of torque). To unlock the rest of the device's performance, the customer is required to purchase a software unlock code to gain access to the higher amounts of performance and use their wheel with the 15 or 20 nm of torque options that are already supported by the motor.  


VRS does not allow the customer to purchase a motor at 20 nm of torque directly, the customer is required to purchase an unlock code to be entered into the 'VRS DirectForce' configuration tool for full functionality of the wheel base.  
VRS does not allow the customer to purchase a motor at 20 nm of torque directly, the customer is required to purchase an unlock code to be entered into the 'VRS DirectForce' configuration tool for full functionality of the wheel base.