http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_sh.../photo_01.html


All i see is a center spindle, is this a new/different way to secure the wheels ?

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^ Concept car ... has all the bells & whistles that a production car won't have. My estimation -- no lug nuts (plural) but a single lug nut at the center of the wheel behind the 'Infiniti' center cap.

A lot of racing wheels (ie Formula-1) use just 1 giant lug to hold the rim in place. Makes changing wheels a snap! (But totally impractical for every day purposes, unless you have full-access air tools)

 

A center cover is probably held down by small hex nuts to hide the lugs.

 

yeah it does looks like there is a plate covering the lug nuts

 

or may be it is the same as the real race car, one big center lug nut. wow that will be interesting. But i don't think that will be it for normal daily drivers like us.

 

is there any benefit for the regular driver (us) with a single center nut ?

it wouldnt be too expensive for a shop to get a tool for removal... but if the shop didnt have it and you needed tires / repair... UH oh.

if you look close at the picture it looks like there ISNT enough room for the lugs to be underneath the cover.

additionally whats the deal with the front bumper? i know its a show/prototype car is it possible the bumper/front is made out of a lower weight component such as fiberglass etc ? i guess just for the show ?


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Anything is possible when a car need only spin on a turntable about it's axis!!!

 

I had a set of CEC wheels like that. It's just a center cap that covers the lug holes.

 

lol that about sums it up !

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