What car has the best wheel design?

"Van Man, rocks the Man Van" (jacoboconnell) 08/16/2015 at 10:42 • Filed to: Wheels

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My personal favorite is the 991 GT3. The look good, have a nice gray finish, center lock hubs, and are backed up by beefy carbon ceramics. They just look awesome. What’s your favorite automotive wheel design?

pjhusa > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 10:50

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jk jk lol

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 10:52

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 10:52

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I Like Corollas > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 10:53

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I love the wheels on the Viper TA

And the Style 359M from BMW

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > I Like Corollas 08/16/2015 at 10:55

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The Viper, in all trims, has some of the best wheel designs out there.

Kevin Barrett > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 10:55

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I like a wheel that’s no bigger than necessary, and emphasizes the tire. That said, 6ULs look good on anything .

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/16/2015 at 10:55

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Mmmmmmmm.

Connqr > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 10:56

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Its kinda plain but still looks cool.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 08/16/2015 at 10:56

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Wheels of that type of style are pretty common but look great nonetheless.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Kevin Barrett 08/16/2015 at 10:57

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I love the new Miata’s wheels.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Connqr 08/16/2015 at 10:58

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Always a favorite.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 11:11

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I liked the 106 rallye’s wheels so much I copied them (then let them get coated in brake dust).

Plus bonus £80 Micra that refuses to leave under it's own power.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/16/2015 at 11:12

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I shouldn't like those as much as I do...

I Like Corollas > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 11:14

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I don’t really like the 5-spoke design. Looks so plain and out of place in this kind of car.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 11:15

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They just fit the style of a little hatch so well, cheap but still cool.

akant > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 11:19

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I’m a big fan of the Gallardo LP560-4 wheels

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > I Like Corollas 08/16/2015 at 11:23

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I normally don’t like five spokes either, but those aren’t too bad compared to these:

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > akant 08/16/2015 at 11:24

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They look nice, but they're a little too busy for my taste.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 11:31

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But I’d be paying someone to clean them because F that.

Jayhawk Jake > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 11:34

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I like these

Also these

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Jayhawk Jake 08/16/2015 at 11:38

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I love the C6 Vette’s wheels. Simple and understated but gorgeous. Astra VXR wheels are always a good choice.

46and2aheadofme > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 11:40

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This is a hard question because wheels make or break overall design for me. If limit it to stock wheel design (not color), right now it’s the M4 GTS concept. If I tried to think about aftermarket and color too my head would asplode.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/16/2015 at 11:43

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Alpina wheels are awesome. Especially with that purple paint.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > 46and2aheadofme 08/16/2015 at 11:45

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Wheels make or break the design for me as well, which is why I would legimately pay a few thousand extra just for wheels that look good. I normally dislike aftermarket wheels (I like cars stock), but there are some admittedly nice ones out there.

DoYouEvenShift > Jayhawk Jake 08/16/2015 at 11:55

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Came here to say GS

Jayhawk Jake > DoYouEvenShift 08/16/2015 at 12:03

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There’s a variation of the wheel that isn’t chrome, it’s great.

The C6 GS just might be my favorite car. I think it's the perfect incarnation of the Corvette. It looks fantastic, it's got all the Z51 suspension goodies, and has an LS3 with dual mode exhaust. It's not the insane Z06 or batshit crazy ZR1, but it's better all around because of it

46and2aheadofme > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 12:04

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Yep, I really like this post. It should be required reading for manufacturers, great taste in the post and comments here. Though, I could see that spawning something hideous like German or Italian looking wheels on the 2020 Tahoe or something nightmarish like that. The wheel must work with the car, and vice versa.

46and2aheadofme > pjhusa 08/16/2015 at 12:17

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Yeah can we do this post for worst wheels? Way easier!

AM > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 12:24

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2015 Chevy SUV/truck rims

Koenigsegg One:1

Jaguar F-Type:

MINI Countryman JCW:

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > AM 08/16/2015 at 12:28

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Chevy’s SUV/truck rims do actually like quite good. All F-type wheels are awesome.

pjhusa > 46and2aheadofme 08/16/2015 at 12:30

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Agreed.

DoYouEvenShift > Jayhawk Jake 08/16/2015 at 12:30

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You mean this one?

I agree, IMO, the GS is the best looking of the C6s. Plus the manuals get the dry sump, hand built Wixom LS3!

AM > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 12:36

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I think they really nailed the entire design of their new SUV lineup!

Jag always has great wheels.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 12:53

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WRX STI “Golden Boy” BBS rims.

MUSASHI66 > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 12:59

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I am loving these - I am seriously considering buying a used Abarth 500, and these wheels look great on it

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 08/16/2015 at 12:59

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All STI gold wheels are certifiably awesome.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > MUSASHI66 08/16/2015 at 13:00

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Any wheels with lots of spokes or blacked out (or both) look great in my opinion.

hike > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 13:33

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The wheels on the launch edition C63 look fantastic

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > hike 08/16/2015 at 13:34

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They look good, and you can get them on any C63. Not sure I like the red though.

MTL Engineer in Training > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 13:38

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BMW Style 323 from the X1. Saw them on a F30, they look great. Wonder if they’re easy to fit on?

hike > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 13:45

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I think the red looks good on either the black or white Edition 1 cars. It fits the theme with the red accents and red calipers. Mercedes seems to have a thing for red accents on special edition cars. They put a similar wheel on the CLA45 which also looks pretty sharp.

MUSASHI66 > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 14:05

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I like that look a lot too, and I am very picky on the center portion of the wheel - I hate center caps. I love the look of the Abarth wheel above, with nuts visible

MUSASHI66 > hike 08/16/2015 at 14:05

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These look so much better - I hate center caps.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 14:26

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I have always been a fan of the AMG Monoblocks.

Even more so on the Hammers.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/16/2015 at 14:31

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Would pay good money for a restaurant to serve me dinner on those things.

I Like Corollas > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 14:37

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You’re absolutely right.

boxrocket > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 15:14

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Didn’t we have this question elsewhere this week? Ah well.

I love simple, symmetrical, 5-spoke wheels, and some split-5-spoke.

McLaren road cars.

Ferrari 360.

Volvo’s R cars and R-Design.

Ford GT:

Ford Mustang:

There’s a few 6-spoke wheels I like, but only if there are 6 lugs to match (like Ford’s F-150 wheels).

911e46z06 > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 15:34

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My Fuchs. Because color match.

I’m also becoming quite fond of the wheels on my V-sport. I was kind of lukewarm at first, but they’ve really grown on me.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > pjhusa 08/16/2015 at 16:38

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Is it weird that I immediately recognized this as being from the Porsche museum? I’m not even sure if it was the car, the building or the layout of the info plaque...

pjhusa > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 08/16/2015 at 17:02

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Just... All of the factors

NJAnon > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/16/2015 at 23:05

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The Volk & Gram Lights. Well mostly the lightweight functional rims are my favorites. Nothing over 20” because even 20” is pushing it right at the “gaudy” line.

pip bip - choose Corrour > pjhusa 08/17/2015 at 04:17

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i like these.

Axial > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/17/2015 at 06:29

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Fffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuck you, Baltimore!

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > boxrocket 08/17/2015 at 08:25

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I can either love or hate five spokes, but you listed some of the better examples out there. I also like six spoke wheels on trucks, for some reason they look “tough.”

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > 911e46z06 08/17/2015 at 08:25

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Hhhhnnnnnngggggg Fuchs are my weakness

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > MTL Engineer in Training 08/17/2015 at 08:26

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I like those. A lot of BMW’s SUV wheels look really good.

KirkyV > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/17/2015 at 08:41

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Eh, I have simple tastes.

205 GTi 1.9 Speedlines:

Followed by 106 Rallye steelies:

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > KirkyV 08/17/2015 at 08:46

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Nothing at all wrong with those.

boxrocket > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/17/2015 at 09:18

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Yep.

One of my biggest pet peeves with wheel design is when the number of spokes doesn’t match (or is a multiple of) the number of lugs. I loved that the NC Miata used five lug wheels, but they back-stepped on the ND to 4 again, which looks awkward, square (not round), and, to me, cheap, as nowadays only economy cars, lawn equipment, and golf carts continue with four-lug wheels. Three-lug setups are acceptable as the manufacturer is clearly doing all they can to conserve costs, and the triangular shape is more wheel-like to me than the four-lug square. Though in my ideal automotive world, wheels would have no less than 5, excepting one-lug centric-bolt wheels like exotic cars (P1, 918, Carrera GT).

To add to the list, the Carrera GT, F-150 Lightning (5 lug 5 spoke), and RX-8 are also up there. I was running out of battery when I made my initial reply.

boxrocket > MTL Engineer in Training 08/17/2015 at 09:22

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I can say from experience they’re a PITA to clean, unless one likes using pipe cleaners.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/17/2015 at 11:55

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McMerc SLR turbine wheels are probably my favorite stock wheels.

It also has the best exhaust note on a production car IMO.

911e46z06 > Van Man, rocks the Man Van 08/17/2015 at 12:59

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I was pretty shocked that nobody had nominated them yet. Usually they’re the first reply in a ‘whats your favorite wheel’ post.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 08/17/2015 at 15:52

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Both the wheels are and exhaust note are fantastic, but I wouldn't go as far as to say they're best ever.