The Alpine Racing TRX came out of a real collaboration with the Alpine Formula One team, and it shows in the brief. The chassis shifts between a reclined formula position and an upright GT position in under two minutes, with no tools required. Every major adjustment point (seat height, seat angle, pedal plate height, pedal angle, wheel deck height and distance) runs on a knob or slider. OC Racing, who has owned dozens of cockpits, described it as the most easily adjustable sim cockpit he had ever used, by a considerable margin.
Construction is tubular steel with powder-coat finish, available in Alpine’s distinctive sparkly blue or an all-black version. The fiberglass seat carries the Alpine livery, includes diamond-stitched foam padding with repositionable support cushions, and fits waists up to 55 inches. The integrated single monitor stand (a separate optional extra) handled a 49-inch ultrawide without issue in both reviews, with adjustment for height and fore-aft distance. VESA compatibility runs from 75mm to 400mm, and the stand holds monitors up to 70 inches.
The trade-off is one that both reviewers documented on camera: the same sliders and adjustment points that make the TRX so versatile also give it less rigidity than a fixed aluminium profile rig. In the GT position with pedals flat, flex on the wheel deck and pedal plate is minor and largely unfelt on track. In the formula position with the pedals raised, pedal plate flex becomes visible under hard braking and more noticeable under load. The shifter mount is the weakest point: both reviewers found it moved noticeably with a sequential shifter or handbrake attached. Footprint is the other reality check: in formula position with the seat fully reclined, the TRX is larger than most cockpits at this price level, and it will not fit comfortably in a small room.