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Drifting
Joined: Dec 2013
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From: Connecticut
It is a very bold design and there must be some functionality to the extended (fat) rim that helps either reduce drag or keeps air on the rotors for better cooling (total speculation here). No plans to sell the CS wheels and will likely put a set of snow tires on them so I can use the car all year round. I do prefer the CC design though, and wanted to make this lot car closer to what I would have ordered.
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Feb 2012
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It is a very bold design and there must be some functionality to the extended (fat) rim that helps either reduce drag or keeps air on the rotors for better cooling (total speculation here). No plans to sell the CS wheels and will likely put a set of snow tires on them so I can use the car all year round. I do prefer the CC design though, and wanted to make this lot car closer to what I would have ordered.
This design sacrifices performance and handling for fuel economy.
The Carrera S wheels also seem to add more mass around the perimeter, referring to the webbing between the spokes around the circumference. This is bad for performance and handling. Ideally, you want to have you mass concentrated around the center, because it makes it easier to change the speed or direction of the spinning mass (the wheel). (Think of a gyroscope or flywheel).
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 2,204
Likes: 947
From: Connecticut
I speculate it may have something to do with aerodynamics. You may have noticed, a lot of EVs have closed wheel designs to help reduce highway drag and increase range (although they try to paint portions of the wheels black to make it less obvious).
This design sacrifices performance and handling for fuel economy.
The Carrera S wheels also seem to add more mass around the perimeter, referring to the webbing between the spokes around the circumference. This is bad for performance and handling. Ideally, you want to have you mass concentrated around the center, because it makes it easier to change the speed or direction of the spinning mass (the wheel). (Think of a gyroscope or flywheel).
This design sacrifices performance and handling for fuel economy.
The Carrera S wheels also seem to add more mass around the perimeter, referring to the webbing between the spokes around the circumference. This is bad for performance and handling. Ideally, you want to have you mass concentrated around the center, because it makes it easier to change the speed or direction of the spinning mass (the wheel). (Think of a gyroscope or flywheel).
