For those who have seen the basic 19/20” wheels- how do they look? I am worried they will look too small. I am looking at agate grey or gt silver

 

I actually love the design of these. I'm getting a C2S, so it will come on 20/21's, but I'll be getting the 19/20 winter wheel set to enjoy in the off season, and I think I'm going to love how they look.

 

I think the 19/20s are a good looking wheel, but would look even better powder-coated or painted in grey or black to complement an Agate Grey or GT silver car. It's too bad Porsche doesn't offer that option, but it's relatively inexpensive to do (someone here recently posted a pic of their painted wheels).

 

They look fine. I have a 19/20 winter wheel set which uses the Base Carrera wheels. I do think that the 20/21 setup looks better, but some people have told me that they prefer my winter wheels. 😜 I am looking forward to putting my Spyder design wheels back on the car come Spring.

 

Thank you for taking the time to take a picture

 

Nothing to worry about, they are great.

 

I have a base C2 car. I chose not to upgrade from the standard 19/20" wheels in order to maximise comfort and minimise road noise. I don't mind the look of the standard wheels but I quickly decided to have them re-finished in Porsche Satin Platinum at a cost of £432. The before and after photos are shown below. I really like the new look; money well spent!


Not the best view of the old wheels but that's all I have.


The new wheels directly side on. The spokes look more substantial, greyer, seen from an angle.

 

Wow, Derek, loving that platinum, especially love seeing it given I ordered platinum Carrera S wheels on my chalk c2s... was a little worried about how it would go but no worries after seeing this.

i wish you hadn’t told me how little it cost however... I’m going to have to delude myself into thinking Porsche’s $1200 paint is applied w special ultra-high precision German robots or something along those lines...

...also that ladder on the wall above your Porsche is kind of making me anxious, can you move it to another wall, by your wife’s car perhaps?

 

Good Idea.

I was thinking of doing the same thing in the equivalent gold, as it goes well with the green.

 

Yes, it always helps to see how these things look. Glad my photos helped. The guys who did my wheels are a seriously professional outfit (big shout out here for the Wheel Specialist in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, UK). You can actually get wheels done a fair bit cheaper here in the UK but I wouldn't let just anyone touch my baby. It does make the Porsche option look expensive but surely you realise by now that Porsche charge twice as much as anyone else for anything and everything?

Oh and that ladder is secured by a hook and two b****y great screws!

 

Whoa. The 19/20s look AMAZING with the Satin Platinum, awesome.

Have you noticed a difference in ride quality/handling over the cars you test drove?

 

Thanks derekm! What a great forum. Owners from all over the world!

 

I only had a 30 minute test drive of a 992 with the 20/21's and I had a longer drive of the same set up at my Porsche Experience Day at Silverstone and I didn't notice any difference in the performance of those wheels compared to my own. However, I'm far from being an expert, I don't push my 992 terribly hard and I don't have a sensitive bum - or ears - that would carefully gauge the finest differences in handling or noise levels. Therefore, I wouldn't suggest for one moment that you rely on my experience or expertise because, of the latter, I have very little, or none!

In configuring my car, I relied on the basic principle that skinnier tyres would produce a harsher ride and more road noise although they would probably improve the handling (which I wasn't worried about). I did have some experience of this in choosing various BMW's over several years - for example, M Sport versus SE spec; and BMW 21" wheels versus 20"; and 18" versus 21"on a Macan. All this suggested that my "first principles" were a logical guide but, as I say, I have to realise my limitations: I'm not a good enough driver to sense the difference (hence why pay for the option on the 992?).

 

I thought that both the 19/20 and 20/21 would have the same tire spec , i.e, the same profile , the same 'skinnyness'. I upgraded my order for base 992 to the larger wheels but after reading your post, I am reconsidering. I also prefer less noise and smoother ride. Is there someplace you can see the tire that is spec'd for each wheel package?


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I looked at the tyre sizes quoted on the configurator and did some calculations. It's easy if you know what the tyre numbers mean (or, like me, you google it). I may have got it wrong and I can't remember the exact figures but I seem to recall that the 19/20 tyres were something like one centimetre "taller" and one centimetre less wide than the 20/21 tyres. Not a huge amount but every little helps. If, like me, you're not going to push your 992 hard, or not push it hard very often, why bother with the racier tyres? The car is still not quiet and the ride is still "sporty" but I can live with that and everything else is absolutely fabulous.