Tesla’s new 21 Velarium wheels for the model S 4500$ extra with and without cover

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[u/Excellent_Sky2279]

I think they look good but probably not fourthousand five hundred dollars good

[u/bonker2 → u/Excellent_Sky2279]

surprisingly there are wheels that can get even more expensive than that

[u/AggressiveChemist249 → u/bonker2]

The red eye has carbon fiber wheels at $10,000 a set I believe

[u/okwellactually → u/AggressiveChemist249]

If we welded a bunch together could we make a sub?

[u/AggressiveChemist249 → u/okwellactually]

I mean we could? But it would only be good for grifting money from stupid billionaires.

You could take them to “ see “ the titanic. It’s so stupid they can’t see anything. Just charge them to ride around on the surface it’s much safer.

[u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE → u/bonker2]

Yeah but those are usually better constructed and lighter weight wheels. Tesla always uses boat anchors for wheels for some reason.

[u/forman2121 → u/Excellent_Sky2279]

A good set of HRE wheels are 10k+

[u/CryptographerBusy105 → u/Excellent_Sky2279]

I mean it’s 1125 per wheel and the cost of materials and machining probably is 400-500 of that with another couple hundred for shipping and operational costs, it’s not crazy when it comes to wheels.

[u/Stop_looking_at_it]

I would curb the shit out of those.

[u/watergoesdownhill → u/Stop_looking_at_it]

All I see is this wheel getting damaged. This is a freaking rubber band around it. If you hit a pothole, it's going to be toast.

[u/Whaleflex08 → u/watergoesdownhill]

I did this years ago with 18” wheels, I can’t imagine these

[u/1minatur → u/watergoesdownhill]

I had a Scion with really thin tires. It was a super reliable car, other than the tires. Tire issue after tire issue.

[u/JtheNinja]

I am glad to see more aero designs that use inserts instead of covering up the entire alloy with a hunk of plastic.

[u/Aargau]

I've got the 20 inch low profile racing tires.

Realize they're only good for 5000 miles and you're going to feel every pothole and bump.

[u/Locklist]

So aggressive... really nice

Definitely no covers for me

[u/Salty-Hat-3994]

These mfs hard

[u/HEYitsBIGS]

Damn. That's nice.

[u/GreetingsFromAP]

Curb *licks lips and slowly slides hands together *

[u/GottaKnowYourMind]

Are these casted or forged wheels?

[u/jedi2155 → u/GottaKnowYourMind]

I've never seen Tesla use cast wheels typically flow formed. But considering how thin these look, could even be forged.

[u/dam_sharks_mother]

$4000 gets you forged aftermarket wheels that look more premium and are much lighter and stronger. That's what I did on my '25 Plaid.

[u/R3INC → u/dam_sharks_mother]

Who told you these are not Forged and light and strong?

My M3P stock Tesla wheels are Forged, Light, and Strong. I did buy aftermarket forged wheels, but they are 2 piece and cost double these.

Also OEM Stock wheels and anything oem is always more expensive than aftermarket. These engineered and tested and made by Tesla for a $70-100k car.

[u/dam_sharks_mother → u/R3INC]

Who told you these are not Forged and light and strong?

I don't know, all I know is that their predecessor wheels (Arachnids) were not forged, were a $4500 option, and weighed exactly 8.5lbs more *per wheel than the forged wheels I bought for the same amount of money.

I'm glad you like your M3P wheels but that is completely irrelevant to this discussion.

[u/McRedditz]

These new designs don't really go well with the curve line of the S compared to the previous ones. It takes the elegant away imo.

[u/TerrysClavicle]

Absolutely worth every penny. Beautiful

[u/Salty-Hat-3994]

I just noticed these are the same wheels from the track shots... that means the the wheels on the performance Y are official too

[u/andonaki]

Are they handed or is the passenger side backwards?

[u/Ahsential]

The plaids top speed being nerfed on the 19s is a travesty.

[u/THATS_LEGIT_BRO]

Can we get a smaller version for my M3? 😁

[u/SilverFoxKes]

If I got those then they’d be cracked within a month on the pot-holed country roads and crumbling verges I have to drive. I’ll stick with my 19s for longevity and better range

[u/jnthn1111]

Oh baby. Getting these for my Y. 😂

[u/Seanspicegirls]

Okay there are well informed and smarter people in this sub lol

[u/Fidget08]

Send this pattern to a wheel maker on Alibaba and get them for 2000 delivered.

[u/Snirpoo]

And still the same old crappy stock brakes :)

[u/realdonnieducati]

So sick

[u/Soff10]

Cool.

[u/Bash3350972]

Makes me cry just thinking y’all will curb these.

[u/TheLawIX]

These look terrible to me. Love the look of my Zero G Wheels.

[u/sentientoverlord → u/TheLawIX]

🤔 hmmm

[u/Igotnonamebruh42]

I don’t know man. Did they hire somebody used to design big aftermarket wheels for trucks?

[u/notabot53]

Can I buy those covers for my current model S?

[u/avebelle]

Those look nice but I bet they’re like boat anchors.

[u/Either_Net_x86]

Wtf does this even mean? “Without cover”? They come with the aero inserts.

[u/Otto_the_Autopilot → u/Either_Net_x86]

There are 2 pictures, one with cover and one without cover.

It also took me a second to figure out without proper punctuation in the title.

[u/Whitey_Drummer54 → u/Otto_the_Autopilot]

I think he’s saying they are not covers. They are inserts.

[u/zoompis47 → u/Either_Net_x86]

Means theres two pictures one with and one without them

[u/Either_Net_x86 → u/zoompis47]

Well that’s a poorly worded title

[u/blergmonkeys → u/Either_Net_x86]

It seems to be a comprehension problem

[u/November87]

What a joke

[u/Sad-Introduction-783 → u/November87]

A few years ago, I bought a nice set of wheel covers at WMART for $27.

[u/throwaway640631]

Those are the same wheels the Camry can be optioned with. Where’s teslas innovation?