MY22 ZS aero wheel cover off efficiency

[KiwiEV]

MY22 ZS aero wheel cover off efficiency

This thread is addressed to those folks who have the new MY22 ZS EV. Are you driving with the aero wheel covers on or off?

The alloy wheel behind the glossy wheel cover is a good design in my opinion. If there is an impact to efficiency, I would want to do city driving with the aero covers off and use them for longer out of town trips.

If you have been driving with the aero wheel covers off, have you noticed a drop/change in vehicle range per charge?

Sorry, I'm hunting for decent pix of the aero wheel cover on & off comparison.

 

[apzs]

MY22 ZS aero wheel cover off efficiency

This thread is addressed to those folks who have the new MY22 ZS EV. Are you driving with the aero wheel covers on or off?

The alloy wheel behind the glossy wheel cover is a good design in my opinion. If there is an impact to efficiency, I would want to do city driving with the aero covers off and use them for longer out of town trips.

If you have been driving with the aero wheel covers off, have you noticed a drop/change in vehicle range per charge?

Sorry, I'm hunting for decent pix of the aero wheel cover on & off comparison.

How do they look behind the cover? I don't think I have seen it ever. Is the design the same for the UK market as well?

 

[N2STY]

How do they look behind the cover? I don't think I have seen it ever. Is the design the same for the UK market as well?

 

[andi51081]

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Well…they’re not much to look at. Think I’ll stick to the plastic ones lol

 

[N2STY]

There could be a market here for aftermarket wheel covers?

 

[KiwiEV]

Well…they’re not much to look at. Think I’ll stick to the plastic ones lol

I'm thinking of painting them gloss black

 

[Nutnut]

There could be a market here for aftermarket wheel covers?

I'd go for that, it'd save some hassle getting the wheels done... I'd like my covers all black.

 

[Bryan Flanagan]

To my eye the car looks better with the covers off, and as per KiwiEV (always trust Kiwis, OK?) I think they would look spanking in gloss black.

 

[sgt4hed]

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These just look like some very standard, budget SUVB wheels... Not horrible, but certainly not something I would pay extra for lol

 

[peterseddon]

I prefer the covers to the alloys.

 

[sgt4hed]

I prefer the covers to the alloys.

I think the covers would look better if all black, but then I have an unusual hatred for anything silver/chrome on a car

 

[Pauli363]

I wonder is it possible to get centre caps for the alloys. I'm with the original poster, I quite like them but they need centre caps.

 

[N2STY]

I wonder is it possible to get centre caps for the alloys. I'm with the original poster, I quite like them but they need centre caps.

Be nice to know the size would be nice if there 56mm or 60mm
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Here is another thread

 

[Pauli363]

Excellent.

 

[ChrisVanRock]

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Does It makes much difference on performance with the new wheels as in my humble opinion they mark 1’s are lovely … they alone sold the car too me

 

[Lovemyev]

Does It makes much difference on performance with the new wheels as in my humble opinion they mark 1’s are lovely … they alone sold the car too me

The wheels on the Gen1 are the more expensive diamond cut alloys.
Gen2 are a more of your basic type of alloy wheel.
A bit of a cost cutting exercise ?.

 

[Gadget Geek]

I think Bjorn Nyland did a covers on - covers off test with his model 3. Should give comparable results if you search his channel.

 

[smoked]

Do the caps actually help with the efficiency of the car?

 

[drmcw]

Do the caps actually help with the efficiency of the car?

Supposedly improve the aero. Until someone measures it on the MG then difficult to say by how much but a Tesla model 3 improves efficiency by about 4% with aero caps.

 

[colfair]

MY22 ZS aero wheel cover off efficiency

This thread is addressed to those folks who have the new MY22 ZS EV. Are you driving with the aero wheel covers on or off?

The alloy wheel behind the glossy wheel cover is a good design in my opinion. If there is an impact to efficiency, I would want to do city driving with the aero covers off and use them for longer out of town trips.

If you have been driving with the aero wheel covers off, have you noticed a drop/change in vehicle range per charge?

Sorry, I'm hunting for decent pix of the aero wheel cover on & off comparison.

Well, for starters I doubt if we peasants in the U.K. will get alloy wheels underneath the shitty Halfords style ‘aero’ wheel covers, ( I may be wrong, I hope so), If I do get alloys like the photo they’ll be staying out and proud and sod the range! They’ll also be staying silver, black gloss would be a deal breaker for me.