YAY New Wheels!

[yoosty]

So excited!

After a bit of waiting I got my new wheels in the mail!

Litespeed Magnesium+ RS5RR
Front 9Jx20 ET58 23.4 lbs
Rear 11Jx20 ET50 25.6 lbs

I was leaning towards full-magnesium but the Magnesium+ (an alloy, so a bit heavier) looked a bit better as it had more "complications". Styling on the Magnesium+ got the nod from my wife as well

We got a bunch more color-swatches but we couldn't quite decide on a new one, so we picked the same powder as the Enkei on our Lexus. Our cars have matching shoes

I'm not sure what I was expecting going from my ugly/heavy stock aluminum wheels, but I will say that it is noticeable and all Porsches should come with magnesium(-alloy) wheels

It seems all the usual feedback applies -- stopping and going are a bit easier, bumps are less harsh, etc. The stop/go differences are especially noticeable in E-mode. I've not had a chance to head to AutoX or any back-roads to apply Launch Mode to really test the performance differences, but I would assume it's all "better".

I've not had much of a chance to get some good shots in, but I will leave you with these:

[PSU_Crash]

Those look great!! I'm very interested in the feel and if you see any measurable performace gain at the autox or track days. Swapped wheels on my AX car from 16s to 17s years back for the right size to fit the tires I wanted to run. New wheels were significantly heavier, but the availability of sticky shoes (Toyo R888R) made all the difference. Not to mention won a few SM class championships at the Glen. I keep saying I'm going to grab custom 3 piece wheels, ditch the spacers and lose some weight. To gain .5 seconds on a 40s ax run? Maybe, but hey, it all counts I digress. Love that design and the finish on your new wheels!

[yoosty]

It's been another ~four weeks, a 1200km/900mile road-trip, a stop by the mechanic for some more oil, and a sufficient number of well-trodden E-mode trips.

The steering seems a bit "lighter" than previously? My car doesn't seem to have much toe-in so getting it to face-forward again after a turn would require a bit of input with the old wheels. Now it feels like it finds its way around the pavement a bit easier. Or maybe my input is just that much lighter now. I dunno, I'm not sure how to describe this one, maybe it is more obvious during track/autoX usage.

Bumps are definitely less-harsh.

Oddly though, feels like the above two aspects combine to make the steering feedback seem slightly muted. Not quite "mushy" but.. also a less-harsh experience. Almost makes me glad I couldn't go with 19" after-all, it might have all been a little too muted/mushy. OTOH.. 19" wheels would have been that much lighter

Either way..

I am, for sure, getting better around-town efficiency.

Getting on the freeway in E-mode is slightly less harrowing as well.

I have a frequent surface-street trip that I make in E-mode. It's pretty flat, low speed, and can have a decent number of stops depending the timing of the lights. This route previously would utilize a very consistent 70-75% battery to get back-and-forth whereas now it's only using 55-60%. About twenty percent better "mileage" around town. For me this is pretty convenient because I usually have it on "slow charge" 120v overnight and it only charges ~60% in that time. This means I now generally have a full charge in the morning and can make an extra side-trip around town that I maybe couldn't make before.

Road-trip MPG is about the same. I drive too-fast for wheel weight to really make a difference

Road-trip enjoyment is greatly improved due to looking much-better in snapshots of foreign parking lots

Sadly, regular-boring-life has been getting in the way and I still haven't tested any slaloms or rearward G-forces.