Wheel size

[Ampere]

Forgive me for a naive question, or perhaps beating a dead horse. It's a fact that the 19-inch wheels provide the greatest range with the Lucid Air. From reading scores of posts on this forum in the past 18 months, it seems the 19-inch tires are the least problematic of the three tire sizes. Thus far, after 5,000 miles, my 19-inch Pirellis have not caused me any problems. Why does it seem the majority of Lucid owners on this forum desire the 20- or 21-inch tires?
Are looks that important? My Touring rides and handles very well with the 19-inch wheels. The aero inserts look great to me. Sure, I'd rather have Michelin tires and when the Pirellis wear out, that's what I'll replace them with.
It's also nice to have all-season tires. My garage is not big enough to store an extra set of wheels for swapping summer/winter, not to mention the cost.

 

[vices]

Just preferences I think, plus some prefer summer tires for better traction. I've never been a tire/wheel guy and personally don't understand the nuance of why bigger rims look nicer, as it's not true for me.

 

[Bobby]

Forgive me for a naive question, or perhaps beating a dead horse. It's a fact that the 19-inch wheels provide the greatest range with the Lucid Air. From reading scores of posts on this forum in the past 18 months, it seems the 19-inch tires are the least problematic of the three tire sizes. Thus far, after 5,000 miles, my 19-inch Pirellis have not caused me any problems. Why does it seem the majority of Lucid owners on this forum desire the 20- or 21-inch tires?
Are looks that important? My Touring rides and handles very well with the 19-inch wheels. The aero inserts look great to me. Sure, I'd rather have Michelin tires and when the Pirellis wear out, that's what I'll replace them with.
It's also nice to have all-season tires. My garage is not big enough to store an extra set of wheels for swapping summer/winter, not to mention the cost.

Here in San Diego, there is no need for all season tires. Personally, I like a look of the 21s and the handling of the summer tires better. I extensively test drove both and decided on the 21s.

 

[Neurio]

For me, it's primarily about looks. I *really* don't care for the 19s. They just look too plain for such a fancy car. I always liked the 20s the best, but they were delayed in the first GT batches, so I went with the 21s. I bought a set of the 20s secondhand about 6 weeks ago because I never fully trusted the 21" Pirellis and I've been very happy with them. If an all season 20" EV tire comes out, I'll likely switch to the AS tires from the summers once I need new tires for more peace of mind (it goes below 40 here in the winter at night) and for (presumably) minutely better range.

 

[Amster]

I got the 19" for range and I like the way the car rides on them. But the wheels are kind of ordinary looking. I like the look of the wheels on the 20s and 21s so much more, especially the Dream ones. When I can find another spare $3K, I might seriously consider getting Forza Dream look-a-like wheels that @4givingGuy ordered.

 

[AlignTrex]

Forgive me for a naive question, or perhaps beating a dead horse. It's a fact that the 19-inch wheels provide the greatest range with the Lucid Air. From reading scores of posts on this forum in the past 18 months, it seems the 19-inch tires are the least problematic of the three tire sizes. Thus far, after 5,000 miles, my 19-inch Pirellis have not caused me any problems. Why does it seem the majority of Lucid owners on this forum desire the 20- or 21-inch tires?
Are looks that important? My Touring rides and handles very well with the 19-inch wheels. The aero inserts look great to me. Sure, I'd rather have Michelin tires and when the Pirellis wear out, that's what I'll replace them with.
It's also nice to have all-season tires. My garage is not big enough to store an extra set of wheels for swapping summer/winter, not to mention the cost.

Performance.

The wheels are in a staggered setup unlike the 19” tires. Handling, braking, and acceleration all improved except for range. We have tested 2 Lucids on the track (19 vs 20) and you can clearly measure the difference in performance.

I have absolutely no issues with my stock 20” tires and we have a lot of potholes where we live!

 

[Adnillien]

I broke the 19" all seasons loose three times during a Pure test drive. Since the Pure has a lot less HP than my GT, I am going to stick with the summer tires.

 

[Tay Chi]

I got into an easy oversteer with the 19 on my GT test drive. And I am not a crazy driver by any stretch. so I will go for 20 summer, but may eventually settle into a good AS too.

Looks was a factor, but as others mentioned, forged aftermarket is very appealing

 

[hydbob]

19s let you throw out the back end even with full traction control. Kind of fun

 

[puttmaster53]

Forgive me for a naive question, or perhaps beating a dead horse. It's a fact that the 19-inch wheels provide the greatest range with the Lucid Air. From reading scores of posts on this forum in the past 18 months, it seems the 19-inch tires are the least problematic of the three tire sizes. Thus far, after 5,000 miles, my 19-inch Pirellis have not caused me any problems. Why does it seem the majority of Lucid owners on this forum desire the 20- or 21-inch tires?
Are looks that important? My Touring rides and handles very well with the 19-inch wheels. The aero inserts look great to me. Sure, I'd rather have Michelin tires and when the Pirellis wear out, that's what I'll replace them with.
It's also nice to have all-season tires. My garage is not big enough to store an extra set of wheels for swapping summer/winter, not to mention the cost.

No issues w my 20” Michelin’s after 13.3K miles n 5 months of cruising n my AT.

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

 

[Daniel2022AT]

I feel it is very risky to run a 5,000+ lb. vehicle on low profile tires which after all were really intended for sports cars which tend to be much lighter weight. The 19 inch set up is much more sane especially with no spare. It matters most on road trips. The 20-21 inch wheels look fabulous of course.

 

[Bobby]

I feel it is very risky to run a 5,000+ lb. vehicle on low profile tires which after all were really intended for sports cars which tend to be much lighter weight. The 19 inch set up is much more sane especially with no spare. It matters most on road trips. The 20-21 inch wheels look fabulous of course.

I”ve been running 21” wheels for nearly 2 years and 24,000 less miles. No issues at all.

 

[lsbuffs]

I have just over 10K on my OEM Michelin 20 inch tires, staggered set-up. At my one year service, Lucid advised that my front tires were nearing the point where a replacement should be considered.

Has anyone with 20 inch tires switched to a non-staggered set up? I'd like to understand the pros and cons of doing this. The inability to rotate on a staggered set up doesn't help with tire longevity.

Considering Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 for an improvement in tread life over the summer tires. I don't drive in a sporty or aggressive manner so thinking the all seasons would be ok. Interested in any feedback.

 

[AlignTrex]

Performance!

Better braking and handling. This is a heavy car and the braking distance is long on this car.

Google search comes up with the benefits of a staggered setup.

 

[terrycs]

Has anyone with 20 inch tires switched to a non-staggered set up? I'd like to understand the pros and cons of doing this. The inability to rotate on a staggered set up doesn't help with tire longevity.

If tire longevity is the metric you are considering, you're probably thinking about the pros and cons of replacing all 4 tires at once or replacing 2 at a time? If you are rotating all 4 tires, they should theoretically all need replacing at the same time. If you are running a staggard set up, only 2 might need replacing at any given time and then you'd only need to spend half the money to do so. At the end of the day ... tire longevity under normal driving conditions between either set up likely comes down to whether or not your alignment is within spec.

 

[lsbuffs]

If tire longevity is the metric you are considering, you're probably thinking about the pros and cons of replacing all 4 tires at once or replacing 2 at a time? If you are rotating all 4 tires, they should theoretically all need replacing at the same time. If you are running a staggard set up, only 2 might need replacing at any given time and then you'd only need to spend half the money to do so. At the end of the day ... tire longevity under normal driving conditions between either set up likely comes down to whether or not your alignment is within spec.

Good point. Yes, only the front two are in need of replacement now, but I was considering doing all four at one time.

Perhaps I'll split the difference and replace all four with Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, which should last a bit longer than the summer tires, but maintain the staggered set up.

Regarding alignment, that was done as part of my one year service last week. As an aside, was surprised it was included in the annual service fee; no separate charge for the alignment.

 

[terrycs]

Good point. Yes, only the front two are in need of replacement now, but I was considering doing all four at one time.

Perhaps I'll split the difference and replace all four with Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, which should last a bit longer than the summer tires, but maintain the staggered set up.

Regarding alignment, that was done as part of my one year service last week. As an aside, was surprised it was included in the annual service fee; no separate charge for the alignment.

Sure .. just replace one pair at a time. Replacing all 4 at this time with the Michelins is more for the performance aspect. Even though I don't track my car, I expect manufacturers to design the suspension to best manage over or understeer for either a square set up or a staggard set up so I usually don't switch from one to the other.