Simulator

GARRA

Name: GARRA
Brand: ImSim

Four-channel tactile feedback, up to four D-BOX actuators, and a screen fixed independently from the moving chassis.

Configure your GARRA

What is the ImSim GARRA?

GARRA is ImSim’s flagship racing simulator, built around four-channel tactile feedback and a chassis that can run on up to four D-BOX motion actuators.

The display sits on its own stand, independent from the moving chassis. The computer is integrated into the simulator, keeping the installation self-contained. GARRA can be configured static, or with two or four D-BOX actuators.

Screen, wheelbase, wheel, pedals and seat are specified per build, with support for a wide range of compatible hardware.

Three quarters from the front, with the screen on its own stand.

Head on. The lit blades run down each side of the nose.

From behind, where the seat and the light bar close the shape.

The wheel and the five-inch dashboard on it.

The pedal plate, which slides fore and aft to the driver.

A tactile transducer, bolted under the plate.

Built around your driving setup

The chassis, bodywork and driving position form one platform. Screen, wheelbase, wheel, pedals and seat are specified per order, with compatible hardware selected around the driver and the intended use.

An ImSim GARRA simulator in red seen from the side, with the screen, the wheel, the pedals, the seat and the actuators all visible.

01Screen on its own stand
02Adjustable steering position
03Adjustable pedal reach
04Adjustable racing seat

Motion

Up to four actuators. The screen stays still.

In the four actuator configuration, a D-BOX G5 4250i actuator sits beneath each corner of the chassis. The chassis pitches, rolls and heaves with the car, while the screen stays fixed on its own stand throughout the motion, keeping the visual reference still as the chassis moves beneath the driver.

GARRA uses the D-BOX G5 motion system, with FIA licensed motion technology.

The lower body of a GARRA seen from the side, with a D-BOX actuator under each end.

Actuators: Four D-BOX G5 4250i actuators, one at each corner
Screen: Fixed on the ImSim GARRA stand, independent from the moving chassis
Maintenance: None scheduled

Sensory feedback

Four corners, four channels

Four independently controlled transducers give each corner of the car its own tactile channel. Tyre, ABS and surface feedback is reproduced at the position on the chassis that corresponds to the corner it comes from.

Plan view of the GARRA chassis with the four transducers marked: a pair beside the pedal plate and a pair under the seat.

A tactile transducer bolted under the chassis of a GARRA.

Front pairBeside the pedal plate, reproducing feedback from the front of the car
Rear pairUnder the seat, reproducing feedback from the rear of the car
Each on its ownFour independent channels, so feedback arrives from the corner it belongs to

01
Wheel spin and wheel slip
Per corner, which is how a driver tells the two apart without looking.
02
ABS
Through the pedal, where it happens in a car.
03
Surfaces and kerbs
Gravel, kerbs and road texture, on the corner that meets them.
04
Engine and gearshifts
Revs through the seat, shifts through the chassis.

Driving position

Adjusted to the driver in seconds

Steering height and pedal reach adjust without tools, so each driver can set the GARRA to their own driving position in seconds.

01

Steering height

A control on the column raises or lowers the steering wheel.
02

Pedal position

The pedal plate slides forwards or backwards, changing reach without changing its angle.
03

Then drive

A session starts from the screen in front of the driver, without a mouse or keyboard.

The finish

Painted to your reference

The bodywork is painted to a colour reference you supply. Custom vinyl can be applied over the paint, and bespoke builds are handled individually.

Exterior finish

Red 000° / #AF020E

An ImSim GARRA simulator in a dark studio. Its colour changes as the page scrolls.

An ImSim GARRA simulator in red, seen from the front three quarter.

The same ImSim GARRA simulator in yellow.

The same ImSim GARRA simulator in white.

The same ImSim GARRA simulator in black.

The colours shown here are representative. The simulator can be produced in other colours and finishes, matched to a reference you send us.

Paint

Any colour you can give us a reference for. Send a code, a sample, or the car.

Vinyl

Custom graphics and liveries applied over the painted bodywork.

Special projects

Bespoke projects with non-standard materials, finishes and configurations. Carbon fibre bodywork is available on selected special builds. Each project is quoted and developed individually.

The owner of a custom-built GARRA driving it at home in Monaco.

Designed to be seen

The bodywork is formed as one continuous surface, with the lighting built into it rather than added on, and the chassis and hardware contained inside the finished form.

The front of a GARRA in the dark, with two lit blades either side of the nose.

The rear of a GARRA in the dark, with a single lit bar across the tail.

Software

One system, developed in-house

The motion, the tactile feedback, the wheelbase and the actuators run on software developed in-house. Because the full chain is ours, the motion follows the physics of the simulation directly and every parameter can be tuned to the driver.

On top of that sits the launcher: a driver sits down, picks a car and a track on the screen in front of them, and goes. No mouse, no keyboard, nobody standing behind them. It runs the main racing and flight simulation titles used in the industry. The FAQ lists them.

Technical data

Dimensions and specification

Dimensions are for the 49-inch single screen configuration with four D-BOX actuators.

Side elevation of the GARRA from the engineering drawing, with the overall height dimensioned at 1360 millimetres.

Side · 2320 × 1360 mm

Plan view of the GARRA from the engineering drawing, dimensioned 2320 millimetres long, 900 millimetres across the body and 1200 millimetres across the screen.

Plan · 900 mm body, 1200 mm across the screen

Dimensions	2320 mm long, 900 mm across the body, 1360 mm high. The screen reaches 1200 mm across
Motion	Optional. D-BOX G5 Motion Kit 4250i, in two or four actuator configurations
Tactile system	ImSim tactile system. Four independently controlled transducers, one per corner
Audio	Built into the seat, plus an optional external 5.1 sound system
Screen	49-inch curved ultrawide on the independent ImSim GARRA stand, fixed during motion
Controls	Specified per order: wheelbase, wheel, dashboard and pedals are chosen with each customer
Adjustment	Tool-free steering height and pedal reach adjustment
Finish	Custom paint and vinyl. Carbon fibre bodywork on selected special projects
Delivered with	Transport box, ImSim Rig Lifter and mobility trolley
Manufacture	Designed, engineered and built by ImSim in Portugal