I currently have the factory 20-inch wheels on my 2024 Air Touring. I am considering changing to the OEM 19-inch setup because ride comfort and efficiency are more important to me than sporty handling. I would be interested in hearing from owners who have made the same change.
Considering OEM-19" wheels on my 2024 Lucid Air Touring
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I've had my 19s for four years. I've also driven the Air Touring with 20s and 21s.
The 19s are good tires. And they last long, too. Never had any issues with them. I chose them because I lived in Colorado at the time and I needed All-Season. And the option to swap to snow tires in the coldest parts of the winter.
They definitely can't perform as well in a launch as the 20s or 21s, but like you said, speed and sportiness are not your priority. They definitely do well enough with spirited driving. I never felt like they couldn't handle what the car was putting them through.
And the range increase is real. I never put on the aero covers, which would make them go even further, but the difference is not worth the uglier look of the 19s with those covers on for me.
The 19s are good tires. And they last long, too. Never had any issues with them. I chose them because I lived in Colorado at the time and I needed All-Season. And the option to swap to snow tires in the coldest parts of the winter.
They definitely can't perform as well in a launch as the 20s or 21s, but like you said, speed and sportiness are not your priority. They definitely do well enough with spirited driving. I never felt like they couldn't handle what the car was putting them through.
And the range increase is real. I never put on the aero covers, which would make them go even further, but the difference is not worth the uglier look of the 19s with those covers on for me.
I specified 19” tires when I purchased 3 years ago. I also wanted to maximize efficiency and robustness for New England roads. For the past 17k miles my average is 4.04 miles per KWh. At 27k when tread depth was checked, I had 7/32 of the 9/32 when new. That’s darn good in my book.
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I think you are in Southern California like me, is that right? My GT-P came with the 21-inch wheels and summer tires but I've been driving around for 50K+ miles now on the OEM 19-inch wheels w/ all season tires. I can let you drive my car if you want to get a feel for the 19's....feel free to DM me if you want to see about connecting.
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I haven't been as fortunate. My 2023 Air AWD Pure has just under 23,000 miles and I have 5/32nds on 2 and 7/32nds on the other 2 (just rotated again so the 7/32nds are on front). I have, however, seen as good as 5.15 miles per kWh on my road trips to/from Phoenix/Chicago. I'm wondering if my big road trips involve roads that wear tires more because I'm always in smooth mode and not big on ripping it fast, etc.
4.04 miles per KWh! Wow...
Thank you for sharing.Yes, Orange County SoCal. Thank you for offering. What's your best miles/KWh?
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Thank you for sharing! 3.74 - not bad at all. I'm not that lucky; I only get an average of 3.15 miles/kWh, sort of...
So, you swapped the 21-inch wheels on your GT-P to 19-inch wheels?
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Yes.....I made that swap two years (and 50K+ miles) ago.