Its name stands for Touring Evolution—a nod to the touring cars that ran the ... how good it can look, with spokes that reach to the edge of the rim to make the wheels look even larger.

One wheel can take up to 12 hours to complete. The placement of every spoke is carefully calculated to support the wheel under the weight of a car. More from Transportation ...

Wire wheels, particularly of the small-diameter 100-spoke variety, have long been a staple of cars that bounce up and down on ...