Watch This Nickel-Covered Tesla Model X With Monster Tires Run Over A Limo

A Tesla Model X with a physique lined in nickels is fitted with monster tires. Watch it drive excessive of a limousine on this loopy video.

Nonetheless, earlier than we will focus on these monster wheels we’ve to take a step again and speak about these nickels. It is a nickel-clad Mannequin X, however why?

Lithium-ion batteries comprise nickel, so why not plaster nickels over your entire physique of an electrical automobile? Properly, for starters that is simply bizarre. Secondly, it weighs so much. Near 300 kilos in nickels are caught to the physique of this Mannequin X. One of many falcon-wing doorways will not function because of the wait and the opposite wants some help to open, so maybe assume twice earlier than cladding your automobile in nickels.

As for these monster truck wheels. Why are they on the Mannequin X? As a result of…umm…why not? There is not any logical cause to place monster wheels on any roadgoing automobile, however hey, when you have the means and need to give it a shot then we can’t decide. It seems to be freakin’ loopy cool, too.

The YouTube merely explains the addition of these big wheels like this:

We put 66″ monster truck wheels and tires on the Mannequin X Nickel-A-Tesla! They Match!

With these wheels in place, the Model X, after a number of failed makes an attempt, manages to roll onto the roof of the limousine. It is no monster truck, however given the sheer measurement and weight of the wheels and tires, we’re truly fairly stunned that the X may even transfer. And let’s not neglect how badass it seems to be.

Let’s return to the nickels for a second. The Johnny B Good workforce took the Mannequin X out in public and did some challenges involving discovering sure nickels on the automobile. They gave away over $10,000 within the course of, so three weeks of putting over $1,500 price of nickels on the X was all for a superb trigger.