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Or you could keep the aero covers on like you're supposed to.
My 2 cents: The Aero wheels without cover look pretty good, but the gray (with or without covers) doesn't go well with all the available car colors. For that reason I hope Tesla will offer an alternative 18" wheel. It's not so much that I don't want to pay for the sport wheels, but I much prefer to have a litte more rubber that the low aspect ratio tires that come with the 19" ...
To some extent it's a matter of taste of course (and probably age). I haven't seen a Model 3 in person yet, but based on the pictures I have seen, the dark wheels appear to look good on red, white, and probably silver, but not on the darker colors (that includes the "gray on gray" look with midnight silver, which looks terrible IMO). Not everyone likes the stealth fighter look.What colors does the grey not look good with? The only ones I can think of that I'm not completely sold on are the blue and maybe the red. But I think they still look ok. Looks really good on the white, black, and silvers.
So, how would that work? Blindfold to walk up to the car before taking it off once safely seated and out of view of the wheels?
Boy, I wish you had a choice to pick "winter" (snow) tires for the 18" wheels. That would make it easier to get a nice set of "summer wheels". I understand this only applies to those of us in northern latitudes though
It's proven that appropriate season tires make a huge difference. Even if you're a "disciplined" driver, most other morons out there are not. We are also talking about a RWD model, so snow tires would be more helpful than a car with Front Wheel drive.I don't understand why people spend extra money for "snow tires". I got by with all seasons paired with front wheel drive when I used to live in the NorthEast, paired with extremely disciplined driving.
I don't understand why people spend extra money for "snow tires". I got by with all seasons paired with front wheel drive when I used to live in the NorthEast, paired with extremely disciplined driving.
Boy, I wish you had a choice to pick "winter" (snow) tires for the 18" wheels. That would make it easier to get a nice set of "summer wheels". I understand this only applies to those of us in northern latitudes though
I don't understand why people spend extra money for "snow tires". I got by with all seasons paired with front wheel drive when I used to live in the NorthEast, paired with extremely disciplined driving.
Force yourself to like/love the aero wheels and enjoy the added range they provide. If it were up to me, we'd all be in autonomous vehicles that 1. Is safe for the passenger and 2. Is as aerodynamic as possible. Do note that I ignored styling or passenger comfort, because that doesn't really matter. What matters is that its safe, and that its efficient.
The experiences of MS owners with 21" vs standard 19" wheels were striking. The much lower profile tires (necessary to keep the OD the same) caused a harsh ride (favored by some who associate it with sports cars), much faster tire wear and far more frequent road damage problems to both tires and wheels.are 19s that much worse than 18s with regards to road comfort? I still like the way the 19s look though the 18s look better without the covers.
Look closely at the side-by-side pictures in the Elektrek article. The aero covers do not show any part of the underlying wheels.I'm not 100% sure those are aero wheels minus the covers. The spokes don't have the same contours as the spokes partially shown on covered aero wheel close-ups I've seen. I hope I'm wrong.
I had very wide 19's on my BMW M3 and while they looked great and handled well on the AutoX, generally they didn't do much for me. They were really expensive to replace and potholes were a killer. I'm going to go with the 18's this time and probably will just swap on some sport springs to drop it a inch st some point, but I think they'll work fine for my day to day family usage.
For the same reason some people pay for better brakes.I don't understand why people spend extra money for "snow tires". I got by with all seasons paired with front wheel drive when I used to live in the NorthEast, paired with extremely disciplined driving.