Asymmetrical Wheel Design

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Mysterae_

Mysterae_

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Not sure if this has been discussed before, but have you noticed the number of manufacturers incorporating wheel designs that are asymmetrical?

As all four wheels are the same, this changes the look of the car from one side to the other. An example:

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The same wheels but on the other side of the car....

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A true design would have the wheels flipped so one side would look like a mirror image to the other, but this would mean supplying two different styles of wheels.

Probably doesn't bother many folk, if they've even noticed!
 
Car makers have done this for years. I submit as evidence a 1989 Ford Escort 1.6 RS Turbo

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Only very premium cars have different wheels left and right. The Mercedes SLR is a good example.
Why have two sets of manufacturing lines for wheels on the same car? If the car has wider wheels in the back like BMWs, then that's 4 different wheels per car. It doesn't make financial sense.
 
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Kenai said:
Looks rubbish and it's lazy/cheap imo, if a designer decides they want designs like that, there should be directional pairs.
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I agree with you but...

Rilot said:
Car makers have done this for years. I submit as evidence a 1989 Ford Escort 1.6 RS Turbo

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Only very premium cars have different wheels left and right. The Mercedes SLR is a good example.
Why have two sets of manufacturing lines for wheels on the same car? If the car has wider wheels in the back like BMWs, then that's 4 different wheels per car. It doesn't make financial sense.
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You're right, it's not something new! Good point on the BMWs too.

I spotted it on my latest car and being an EV they tout the wheels as being aerodynamic and energy saving. On what side exactly? :D
 
its the same on certain tyre tread patterns as well, Uniroyal's stood out for me when I ran those on one of my old cars.
 
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Rilot said:
Why have two sets of manufacturing lines for wheels on the same car? If the car has wider wheels in the back like BMWs, then that's 4 different wheels per car. It doesn't make financial sense.
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The correct solution for which should be having symmetrical wheel designs, not having asymmetrical designs in the first place, if they're too cheap to do it properly :p
 
As long as the wheel design isn't one which looks off when it's rotating backwards, I'm not sure this would bother me much. Impossible to see both sides of the car at the same time anyway. But I'm sure now that I am thinking about it, it will bother me. Thanks OP.

Nasher said:
Going to be annoying when you need to find a replacement :D
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Why? If all the wheels are exactly the same, shouldn't getting a replacement be easier?
 
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only in the USA ...and hmmh eu

[ which was the new hypercar that has automated pop-out symmetric wheel covers, for ducting when the brakes need cooling. ]
 
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