2023 Taycan GTS Sport Turismo w/ 22" Turbo Design wheels from 9YB Cayenne Coupe

[bwherry]

Hey all!

So I got new wheels on the whip - and I loooooove them! Scroll down for photos. Here's the full story.

I never really loved any of the Taycan's factory wheel options. My car came with the 21" RS Spyder Design wheels which are probably the ones I would have chosen if I had been spec'ing my own build. They look pretty good when clean, but once the satin black finish gets a bit dusty, they're pretty dull. It's like they almost disappear entirely. So I had been looking for something else for a little while... Full-on custom forged aftermarket wheels tend to be the opposite - they attract a ton of attention to themselves, and the rest of the car kinda takes a back seat. (plus they're $$$) I like sort of an OEM+ look. The TECHART Formula VI wheels caught my eye, but at close to $12K a set, that's a no-go.

After seeing @bking1306's cross turismo w/ HRE FlowForm wheels that were meant for the Cayenne Coupe looking GREAT, I wondered to myself, "What about factory Cayenne Coupe wheels?" I looked at various 22" wheel styles in the configurator for the current-generation Cayenne Coupe, as well as the previous (9YB) generation. The sizes of nearly all of the Cayenne Coupe 22" wheels are the same: the fronts are 22x10" ET48 and the rears are 22x11.5" ET52. (for the non-coupe Cayennes the fronts are the same, but the rears have a 61mm offset, so they don't poke out quite as much as the Coupe ones) It's a pretty aggressive size/offset - puts the outsides of the wheels/tires pretty flush with the fenders, pretty similar to when I had 15mm spacers all around on the 21" RS Spyder wheels. ...but with 22" wheels and 285/30/R22 front tires and 335/25/R22 rear tires (the seemingly go-to tire sizes for 22" wheels on the Taycan) the tires are more "square" on the wheels - so much less stretch, and that fills the fender wells nicely. Also since the outer diameter of those tire sizes is actually just a wee bit larger than the stock 21" tire sizes, there's a teeny tiny amount of additional ground clearance below the car and a tiny amount less fender gap without any lowering! Win win!

I did very crude mockups of different Porsche factory 22" Cayenne Coupe wheel designs on images of a Neptune Blue Taycan GTS ST like mine from the configurator, using Cayenne Coupe wheel images grabbed from the current-generation configurator and whatever configurator-generated images I could find of the older wheel designs. I'll post those later in this thread for folks to see. Plenty of good options - maybe one of y'all will try one of the other designs? Ultimately I ended up getting a used-but-great-condition set of the 22" 911 Turbo IV Design wheels from the 9YB Cayenne Coupe on eBay. That was my favorite look based on the mockups, and they were also the cheapest & most readily available. Bulletproof Auto Spa got 'em all polished & protected and Bulletproof Automotive mounted 'em up on the tires (Michelin Pilot Sport 4S) w/ new TPMS sensors from TPMS.com. Bulletproof also did a 4-wheel alignment for good measure.

Full specs:

Wheels:

• 22" 911 Turbo IV Design wheels from the 9YB Cayenne Coupe (Suncoast Parts link)
• Front: 10J x 22" ET48 (part number 9Y0.601.025.BR)
• Rear: 11.5J x 22" ET52 (part number 9Y3.601.025.AJ)

Tires:

• Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
• Front: 285/30/R22 (101Y XL)
• Rear: 335/25/R22 (105Y XL)

Other:

• TPMS sensors are HUF RDE047V21 433 MHz (link)

And finally.... THE PHOTOS!!! (note: all of these were taken with the suspention height at "low" - stock air suspension)

(that ^^^ fitment is perfection!!!)

I'll take some more/better photos (without the sunshade in the windshield and mirros folded up doh!) next time I can/when the car is clean. Just wanted to share some ASAP!

Oh, I haven't driven it a whole lot with this setup, but I haven't heard or felt any rubbing yet - and I did some full-lock turning in "low" mode. (and my car does have the rear-wheel steering) @bking1306 didn't have rubbing problems with the Cayenne-fitment 22" HRE FF10 wheels, and those are pushed out 3mm more in front and 1mm more in rear than these, so I'm not too worried about rubbing problems.

Thanks for reading/viewing! More photos to come...

Brian

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[bwherry]

Few bonus photos:

Inside Bulletproof Auto Spa before I picked it up:

Parked outside Bulletproof Auto Spa when I got there and first saw it - snapped some shots of the fitment/flushness:

 

[bwherry]

The crude mockups I did w/ these wheels beforehand. (rear/side view wheel images are highest resolution ones I could find womp womp)

 

[bwherry]

Crude mockups I did with the 22" RS Spyder Design wheels from the current generation Cayenne Coupe (Suncoast Parts link):

These look pretty wicked IMHO. Hopefully someone will put these on a Taycan! Part numbers are 9Y3.601.025.BH front, 9Y3.601.025.BJ rear).

 

[bwherry]

Crude mockups I did of the 22" 911 Turbo Design wheels from the current generation Cayenne Coupe (Suncoast Parts link):

Part numbers are 9Y0.601.025.DR front, 9Y3.601.025.CA rear.

 

[bwherry]

And finally, here are the crude mockups I did with the 22" RS Spyder Design wheels from the previous-generation Cayenne Coupe:

Part numbers are 9Y3.601.025.AL front, 9Y3.601.025.AM rear.

 

[nischalr]

Amazing setup, looks great and thanks for all the details! I will be venturing into upsizing the tires on my OEM 21" wheels that currently have 15mm spacers all around to Pilot Sport S5 ND0 tires that are standard fitment on the new Panamera in 275 front and 325 rear widths. wish me luck.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...odel=Panamera GTS&autoModClar=Standard Brakes

 

[Vision]

Nice choice and very flush!.

 

[lemans]

Nice! They definitely fit the car well. I agree on the Taycan rim options being quite poor. The ones on my car are probably my favorite from the bunch.

 

[Fantasmos]

To each their own but in my opinion they look out of place on the car. Way too many spokes clutter the visual of a car that already has a lot of nice curves. Wheels grab all the attention which I personally don't like. Maybe if they were a darker tone it would have been better but again, what's important is the owner to look back when they park the car

 

[Paint_To_Sample]

Would love to get your feedback on how this impacted your range (wider tires and wheels that were not designed with drag considerations in mind).

My understanding is that the new 21” Aero Design wheels (which also come with narrower 285 rear tires) have been shown to increase range by something like 20 miles. Unclear if the RS Spyder Design wheels are actually aero-efficient in any way, but at very least, with you going to 325 in the rear, I would expect some incremental rolling resistance that will impact your range.

What range does your car display now (assume it will take a few cycles to adapt) at 80/90% charge or whatever level you default to when you charge?

 

[bwherry]

Thanks for the note, @Paint_To_Sample . I have been keeping an eye on range, and so far, it's nearly the same as before (with the 21" RS Spyder wheels and all-season tires). Before my estimated range would be between 194 and 202 miles estimated (normal mode) after a charge to 80%, and the two times I charged up since installing the new wheels the estimates have been 188 and 192 miles at 80%, so only very slightly less range estimated with this new setup. This was with driving consisting of 75mph cruising and very slow stop-and-go traffic, and not much else - so probably worst-case-for-range as far as driving behavior. Also, just this morning I noticed that the tires weren't inflated quite up to factory spec of 41psi front, 45psi rear (they were around 39psi front and 44psi rear), so I corrected that this morning - will report back if the 80% range estimates change at all.

I think the GTS range takes quite a hit when going from the stock 20" GTS aero wheels (pictured here) to the 21" RS Spyder wheels, mostly due to the open design of the RS Spyder wheels not being great for aerodynamics. I figured the "more spokey" design of these wheels might be a little better on aerodynamics, but the stickier and wider rubber would be a little worse on rolling resistance & aero, so in the end it might be a wash. Seems like that's just about the case. I'll continue to monitor and report back... But even if it ends up resulting in a slight decrease in range, having the increased grip from the PS4S tires is worth it in my book (shorter stopping distance etc.).

HTH!

Brian

 

[Paint_To_Sample]

Appreciate the input! Range really isn’t a consideration for me as I will happily sacrifice it for looks/performance, but was just curious what you were seeing and how sensitive these cars really are to different wheel/tire setups

 

[BjörnfromHamburg]

Them wheels look awesome!
I would love to have that look, if there wouldn't be that many disadvantages.

Now you need PCCB's instead of those "toys" behind the spokes.

 

[bwherry]

My previous wheels (21" RS Spyder design) and 15mm spacer setup are for now sale! Links below.

FS: 21" RS Spyder Design wheels & all-season tires from 2023 Taycan GTS

FS: 15mm H&R TRAK+ wheel spacers w/ Rennline extended bolts

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