Most people shopping for a sim racing rig in Malaysia are choosing between two bad options: an imported, off-the-shelf frame that was never designed for local servicing, or a generic local weld-job that wasn't engineered for the loads a direct-drive wheelbase actually puts through it. Vertex's technology partnership with TORQ exists because neither of those should be the ceiling.
A real R&D and design partnership, not a supplier relationship
TORQ designs and manufactures Malaysian-made aluminium chassis, rated specifically to handle direct-drive force feedback — the kind of torque that will flex, crack or loosen a frame that wasn't built for it. Vertex's relationship with TORQ goes beyond buying parts: we work with them on research and development and design, which means when a client asks for something that doesn't exist in a catalogue yet, we can actually design it rather than just quote the nearest off-the-shelf option.
From MYR25,000 to MYR250,000 — and everything genuinely in between
"Bespoke" gets used loosely in this industry. For Vertex it means a real range: a solid, direct-drive-rated single-seat rig starts around MYR25,000, built on a TORQ chassis with the electronics and seating to match the client's budget and use case. At the top end, a full flagship build — motion platform, triple-screen or curved ultrawide, race-grade seating, custom livery — runs toward MYR250,000. Every build in between is priced to the spec, not to a fixed package tier.
A rig that was never designed to carry direct-drive torque will tell you so eventually — usually at the worst possible moment, mid-race, in front of the client who asked for it.
Not just cars
The same metal and aluminium hybrid construction approach that makes a racing rig direct-drive rated extends naturally to flight simulator builds — the loads and mounting requirements are different, but the engineering discipline is the same. If a client wants a bespoke flight sim built to the same standard as our racing rigs, that's a TORQ-partnered build too, not a separate, lesser-engineered product line.
Where motion comes in
A bespoke chassis is also what makes a proper motion system possible — a frame that flexes under direct-drive torque will fight a motion platform instead of working with it. We cover motion systems themselves, from 4-axis to full 7-axis, in more detail separately, but the short version is: motion only feels right when the chassis underneath it was engineered to carry it in the first place.
Who this is actually for
Three kinds of clients come to us for a bespoke build rather than a rental: a brand that wants a flagship rig as a permanent fixture — a dealership showroom, a corporate lobby, a content studio — rather than a one-event activation; a serious sim racer who has outgrown consumer-grade gear and wants something built to their body and their budget; and event organisers who need a hero rig distinct from the rental fleet, built once and reused across a season of activations. If any of that sounds like you, the starting point is the same conversation: tell us the budget, and we'll design to it.
Want a rig built, not just rented?
From a solid entry-level single-seat build to a full motion flagship — tell us the budget and we'll design to it.
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