What it is
The SimXPro X80 GT is an aluminium-profile cockpit from SimXPro, a small Dutch sim-racing company. The frame is built on 40x80mm main rails with 40x40mm sections for the seat and supports, and it ships barebones the way most profile rigs do: you get the chassis, the wheel deck and the pedal plate, and almost everything else, the seat included, is a separate line on the order. At around $495 / £387 for the frame, down from a list price near $620 / £485, it sits in the entry-to-mid band of the profile tier rather than at the budget end.
The headline numbers from the product page: a base frame around 1250 x 660 x 800mm, 580mm between the upright profiles, and roughly 32kg assembled. SimXPro lists it as compatible with the usual wheelbases, Fanatec, Thrustmaster and Logitech among them.
Who it’s for
You are the right buyer if adjustability and fit-and-finish matter more to you than a familiar brand badge, and you are comfortable buying from a smaller company. The profile is standard-size, so it takes T-slot accessories from anyone, and the powder-coat finish and the packaging punch well above what you expect at the price. It also suits anyone who wants a frame that grows: it can be set up tight and compact for a child and expanded later, which is exactly what a profile rig is for.
You are the wrong buyer if you want a one-box, seat-included rig with no decisions to make, or if you are nervous about long-term spares from a newer brand. The X80 needs speccing, and the total climbs once you add the seat and the mounts.
In use
The thing you keep coming back to is the build quality of the metal itself. The profile is thick-cored and clean-cut, no burrs and no swarf falling out during assembly, and the powder coat is properly tough. Try to mark it with a fingernail or a sliding upright and you struggle, which matters if the rig is going to take a beating. The corner brackets are hardened steel rather than the lighter cast pieces some kits ship with, so the joints feel solid once tightened.
Adjustability is the standout. The pedal deck has five positions at the back and six at the front, plus two grooves in the profile, which works out to dozens of usable pedal positions. The seat slides through four positions front and back, and the wheelbase holder slides the length of the profile and tilts slightly. A Thrustmaster base went on with two bolts and held firm; T-LCM pedals took three bolts and stayed put. This is the part where the profile design earns its money over a folding or tube rig.
The seat is where the barebones model shows. There is no seat in the box. The SimXPro bucket is a paid extra starting around 250 euro, and you can fit any seat you like instead. Plan the seat into the budget from the start rather than treating it as an afterthought.
What to watch out for
Assembly depends heavily on how you buy. Bought new and complete, the instructions are excellent: every bolt bagged and numbered, photo cards showing which fixing goes where, colour-coded dots for the bolt lengths, the sort of kit a child could follow. Bought second-hand as a loose sack of bolts with no kit cards it is the opposite, with one such build running past seven hours, including a wheelbase-holder step that needed spacers the manual did not mention. The lesson is simple: buy it new and complete, follow the supplied cards, and the build is straightforward. Improvise off-card and you can hit problems.
The other thing to sit with is the small-brand trade-off. The hardware and service impress, and delivery in one case ran to roughly 72 hours, but SimXPro does not have the track record of Sim-Lab or GT Omega. If a specific bracket or plate gets discontinued down the line, you may be sourcing generic profile parts to replace it. For a standard-size profile frame that is a manageable risk, but it is a real one.
And remember the price you see is the frame. Add the seat, the monitor mount and any shifter or handbrake mount and the basket grows, so compare the speced-up total against rivals, not just the headline frame price.
Where it sits in 2026
On price the X80 lands well. A frame-plus-seat build sits in the neighbourhood of a Playseat Trophy and comfortably under a GT Omega Prime or Next Level Racing GT Elite, both of which sat around 800 euro at the time. Against the Sim-Lab GT1 Evo it trades brand recognition and proven spares support for a finish that impressed the people who handled it and a keener frame price. Against budget options like the Advanced SimRacing ASR-1 it is the more adjustable, more solid frame for a bit more outlay. If you want a properly adjustable profile cockpit, you value build quality over a big-name badge, and you are happy to buy the seat separately, the X80 GT earns a place on the shortlist. If proven long-term support is non-negotiable, weigh the established brands first.