Hello,
So you may remember Tesla's ill-fated Aerowheels, as seen below, which added an additional 10 miles of aerodynamic range. (becoming increasingly beneficial the faster you go) I personally believe the biggest hindrance to aero wheel design is that it looks inherently fake. Its a imitation of a classic design that comes of across as a wannabe imposter. You miss out on the fun of seeing brakes that seemingly float, in a semiopaque circle of spokes. Pretend spokes will never have the same effect.
So using inspiration from these forums (did you see the guy with pizza pans on his wheels!?) I decided to photoshop some concept images together. The reasoning behind these designs is if adding depth to the design makes is less aerodynamic, and adding fake spokes on it makes it look cheap why not go all in a pan design and make the car appear to "float" while driving. Replacing one illusion with another. By removing any element that reveals the wheel is turning. Using the same color as the body helps ferment the look of a floating autonomous pod. Apple would consider this "unapologetic"
So you may remember Tesla's ill-fated Aerowheels, as seen below, which added an additional 10 miles of aerodynamic range. (becoming increasingly beneficial the faster you go) I personally believe the biggest hindrance to aero wheel design is that it looks inherently fake. Its a imitation of a classic design that comes of across as a wannabe imposter. You miss out on the fun of seeing brakes that seemingly float, in a semiopaque circle of spokes. Pretend spokes will never have the same effect.
So using inspiration from these forums (did you see the guy with pizza pans on his wheels!?) I decided to photoshop some concept images together. The reasoning behind these designs is if adding depth to the design makes is less aerodynamic, and adding fake spokes on it makes it look cheap why not go all in a pan design and make the car appear to "float" while driving. Replacing one illusion with another. By removing any element that reveals the wheel is turning. Using the same color as the body helps ferment the look of a floating autonomous pod. Apple would consider this "unapologetic"