Subjectively - maybe a little. My forged wheels are ~10 lbs per wheel lighter than OEM Tesla ones.
Objectively - I don't care, since I've stopped doing full throttle runs after the first few months of my 19 TM3P ownership.
Weight is a byproduct of
wheel material and design.
Cast aluminum wheels, like OEM 20" ones, are
the heaviest, and also the softest. The ones with the thinnest tire sidewall are most exposed to pothole impacts, and I had been repairing an average of 2 summer wheels per season.
Flow / roll-formed wheels are cast into shape, but then spun to apply centrifugal force to more densely pack the aluminum into the cast. BBS is famous for this method. These wheels come out lighter, but are a bit bit more expensive ($250-750 / per wheel).
Forged wheels are the strongest, the lightest, and the most expensive. They are the best, but will run you $750-$1500 / per wheel. There are also CF (carbon fiber) wheel out there, but they are ridiculously expansive, so I will ignore them in this thread.
Stronger material in
flow-formed and forged wheels opens up possibilities for thinner / fewer spokes, and thus more interesting and lighter designs.
Long story short, I would strongly recommend stepping up to at least flow-formed, and ideally to forged wheels.
When I went shopping for replacement wheels for my TM3P earlier this summer, there were 3 or 4 forged wheels vendors with Model 3 OEM fitment (hub bore, width, and offset). Only the following 2 had forged wheels in stock:
Tesla Model 3 Wheels - Concave, Forged & Racing Wheels
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modelplusstudio.com
I ended up ordering a set of Apex VS-5RS Wheels in 19x9.5" ET29. Then put 265/35-19 Michelin S4S tires over them, and the car looks and rides perfect.
Most importantly - there will be zero bent, cracked, or broken wheels from here on out. Worth it for me for that reason alone!
HTH,
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P.S: On my car:
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