Aero wheels

[AmpedRealtor]

And here’s the rims from the V50 1,6D Drive:

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Credit: Volvo Cars

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Credit: Volvo Cars

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I have a feeling I know where Volvo got its inspiration for those wheels...

 

[J in MN]

So aero wheel cost: US$313 per rated mile added.

Or, put another way: At my 5 c/kWh off-peak rate for electricity, I will need to drive more than 355 Mm (almost 18 years worth of driving) to recover the cost of the aero wheels.

 

[WarpedOne]

Or, put another way: At my 5 c/kWh off-peak rate for electricity, I will need to drive more than 355 Mm (almost 18 years worth of driving) to recover the cost of the aero wheels.

Or even another way: at $100 per pair of shoes that are good for 1000 miles, I'd need to drive more than a million miles to recover the cost of the car.

Some people just don't get it.

 

[Dreamin]

 

[MartinAustin]

Or even another way: at $100 per pair of shoes that are good for 1000 miles, I'd need to drive more than a million miles to recover the cost of the car.

Some people just don't get it.

I'm not buying the Model S in order to maximise the use of the dollars in my bank account. I'm doing it to reduce my carbon emissions.

My current car which I've had for 11 years and will replace with a Model S this year, does 410 miles without effort.

Equipped with the Michelin Primacy Tires and Aero Wheels (resulting in a 1.03 X 1.03 increase in driving range, or 6.1% total), 85kWh Model S drivers go 281 miles instead of 265, all other things being equal.

If I'm going to be borrowing money over 5 years to buy a Model S, I'm going to make sure each charge takes it as far as possible.

 

[J in MN]

Or even another way: at $100 per pair of shoes that are good for 1000 miles, I'd need to drive more than a million miles to recover the cost of the car.

Some people just don't get it.

I can walk at most 7 km/h, while I typically drive at 100 km/h. The speed limit of the car is 200 km/h. There is a lot of value in this extra speed.

The aero wheels do not change the speed at which I can drive the car. Which part of this don't you understand?

 

[vfx]

In yesterday's conference call Elon mentioned that with the Aero wheels, the Model S becomes the most aerodynamic car in production.

Musk transcript snip"

It's a whole logical things actually and then new wheels, the aero wheels which improve range and give us actually by far the lowest (Inaudible) any car production. There is whole bunch of cool stuff and then we like to unbundled some things like the performance package which required by whole bunch of things in addition to the 0 to 60 time.

 

[DonPedro]

[inaudible ] = drag coefficient

 

[EarlyAdopter]

A 60kWh Model S (slightly lighter) + Aero 19's + Michelin Primacy should have the best efficiency of the Model S range. Maybe, what, 10% total vs an 85 with 21's?

 

[SCW-Greg]

Stopped by our local store tonight. Thought I'd share what the aeros look like. Note, these are beefier than I thought they'd be, likely due to the weight they have to support.

Alloys...

They also had the new 19" turbines in too. I'll be getting a set of these with all seasons or winter treads to boot...

 

[jak]

Thanks for the pics. I was wondering where they put the lugnuts on the Aeros since you couldn't tell from the design studio. It looks like they have a 5-leaf cap that goes over them.

 

[Grendal]

Anyone else comment on how the new wheels have Tesla "T"'s on them?

 

[brianman]

Anyone else comment on how the new wheels have Tesla "T"'s on them?

Yes :

@SCW-Greg
Well this interesting. These display models have the same "raised T" that the early models of the 19" and 21" wheels have at the Bellevue store. Production wheels don't have the "raised T". I wonder if this just another "early display model" repeat, or if they're changing the style.

 

[Galve2000]

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DROOL....

 

[AnOutsider]

DROOL....

pretty sure that's the "old" ones

 

[MikeC]

What happened to the guy who used pizza pans on his wheels? I'm hoping for a solution where you can snap something on when you need extra range, like on a road trip. I don't think I would want to roll with aero wheels all the time for aesthetic reasons.

 

[jerry33]

What happened to the guy who used pizza pans on his wheels? I'm hoping for a solution where you can snap something on when you need extra range, like on a road trip. I don't think I would want to roll with aero wheels all the time for aesthetic reasons.

I think the areo wheels look great. My problem is with the $2500. That seems very steep.

 

[Flyshacker]

I am ordering these Aero 19" wheels on my MS. But I would sure like to see a few REAL photos of them on MS. Not a generated rendition. Believe it or not, I can't seem to find a SINGLE PHOTO of MS with the Aero 19" wheels! Am I going to be the first customer to actually order these?? Somebody please post real photos of your car with the Aero 19" wheels and let us know if you are noticing any increased efficiency or range. Thanks!

 

[dsm363]

I am ordering these Aero 19" wheels on my MS. But I would sure like to see a few REAL photos of them on MS. Not a generated rendition. Believe it or not, I can't seem to find a SINGLE PHOTO of MS with the Aero 19" wheels! Am I going to be the first customer to actually order these?? Somebody please post real photos of your car with the Aero 19" wheels and let us know if you are noticing any increased efficiency or range. Thanks!

There is one just a few posts up thread
Aero wheels - Page 47

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

I saw the Aero 19s in the Burlingame store yesterday. They looked rather nice! I'm tempted to swap my vanilla silver 19s (curb-rash-free) for the Aeros if Tesla takes the old ones and offers a good discount; should ask on my next visit.