Wheels or Rims?

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by RedTele58

Wheels.

And on a similar topic...

it's an engine, not a motor...

engine sports?

Originally Posted by golonaus

rims are rims
rims and tires = wheels

When I hear someone refer to the wheel rim, I take that to mean that a rim is a part of a wheel and not the whole unit. Also, plenty of online companies like TireRack specialize in selling "tire and wheel" packages.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/wtpack.jsp?camefrom=wtpack

I love semantics!

incidentally, I listened to an interview with Dr. P at Porsche discussing the 918 and he reffered to the wheels as rims. That's what prompted this poll, typically it seems to me that I hear Europeans refer to wheels as alloys.

[Jamesp]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

engine sports?



When I hear someone refer to the wheel rim, I take that to mean that a rim is a part of a wheel and not the whole unit. Also, plenty of online companies like TireRack specialize in selling "tire and wheel" packages.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/wtpack.jsp?camefrom=wtpack

I love semantics!

incidentally, I listened to an interview with Dr. P at Porsche discussing the 918 and he reffered to the wheels as rims. That's what prompted this poll, typically it seems to me that I hear Europeans refer to wheels as alloys.

wheels = rims + tires (for no Reason I can support)

Motor = electric

Engine = combustion

And why do we drive on a parkway, and park on a driveway?