Need opinion on these 17s for black Prius

I dislike black wheels on a black car.

 

I dislike black wheels period.

 

I've seen some black cars pull it off with black wheels, but they're typically much larger rims. The two-tone 17" wheels you're showing are going to look small relative to the Prius body.

 

Not digging them. Sorry.

 

black car + black rims + red led lights on hood =

 

Not my taste, but you should buy whyat you like. If you go to the tire rack website you can see how various wheels look on the car.

 

Well I guess Ill be the one to agree with you. I think the right black rims on the black prius look very nice and have seen some already. I dont like those ones though. The ones that look nice to me are very similar to the alloys that come underneath the plastic covers.

 

Like Smirv, I like the black rim look on a black car. But to break the monochromatic look, the rims would have to be a matte black for me. I tend to think the black color looks better on larger rims with multiple thin spokes (or a thin five spoke) and not so much with chunky spokes.
Plus, I like a rim with some "depth" to the spokes. Nothing towards the rims you picked, but that flat flush look just doesn't look proper on a 17" rim.

 

I don't like the "heavy" bulky look of the rims. I think they look kinda ghetto. But you know, just an opinion.

 

I dislike everything:

Wheel: Not my style and probably heavy, likely MPG reduction of 5-8% IMO.

Tire: Nexen N5000. Junk. Don't learn the hardway like I did. Quality tires are your best friend. Also not LRR (Low rolling resistance...which I don't even know exist in 17" anyway).

Tire size should be 215/45/17 though.

 

I didn't notice the tire part....yeah, don't get crap tires. Even if you get hit on MPG, at least be able to trade it for increased grip and handling prowess. I think a few people found the General Exclaim UHP to be pretty reasonable (and fairly cheap), but it's jsut an observation and not a recommendation.

This article (on performance summer tires) may be of some help. Long story short - don't buy cheap tires. They may look the same, but their performance is abysmal.
Tire Test: Nine Affordable Summer Tires Take On the Michelin PS2 - Comparison Tests - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver

 

The General Exclaim is a great budget tire, though relatively soft side wall, but better than Nexen and all those cheapo unknown brand manufacturers. I think General is Continential non-premium line. Tons of 3 series drivers use them.

 

I agree that Tires make a huge difference. I have 205/50R17 Continental extremecontact DWS, and I like them. Its a long wearing all season that really performs well in the rain. The sidewall is a little flexible, but that was easily fixed by pumping them up to 42psi. If budget is low, I would stick to the 15s instead of going cheap on the tires. Rims are a personal choice though, click through a few selections on tire rack with your car to get a good feel.

 

what about these. 2010 Toyota Prius III

 

I got some summer tires Hankook V12 Ventus, great bang for the buck. $90 a pop or something on my TC wheels

 

I prefer gun metal black

 

I don't like em. I think the spokes are ugly, and the bolts look cheap. And I don't like all the holes drilled to fit 4 or 5 lug configs.

 

I think you should get these......I think they start at 18" though. Depends how much you wanna spend.

But damn they're sweet!