Sula

Here's a way to save some unsprung weight (not for the faint of wallet): http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...-fiber-wheels/

ejdoherty911

$17,800 to save 15 lbs? Oh heck yes, I just purchased two sets, need em for the winter tires too!

TonyTwoBags

I'd like a spare wheel as an ottoman for the office.

tekkie

its cheaper to add more power lol

Dr_Strangelove

The price is obnoxiously high but they are beautiful and I got my geek on looking at that loom, so, thumbs up to Porsche for pushing the envelope!

Millemiglia

...or if the driver work out and looses weight...

TonyTwoBags

#YouOnlyLooseOnce

gnat

Curb rash is annoying enough on standard alloys...

Dennis C

When you consider the fact that a set of premium alloy centerlock wheels from a high-end manufacturer can easily cost $12K or more, the price for the carbon fiber wheels isn't so bad!

5CHN3LL

Is there a matching carbon-fiber butt plug? If so, I'm in!

No, not really. But someone would want one. *cough* johnnyirish *cough*

dkraige

Yes, these will be moving downmarket soon. It's already gone from a ~10s per year Koenigsegg to a ~100s per year 911 Turbo, so soon it will be on cars built in the thousands per year.

It's unclear to me whether it's worth it for "normal" cars; as others have said the weight/fuel savings will be kind of minimal, and the ability to repairs these when a "normal-car" driver whacks a curb will be limited, so we might end up throwing enough carbon and epoxy in the landfill to offset the fuel being saved.