Watch This Nickel-Coated Tesla Mannequin X With Monster Tires Run Over A Limo

A Tesla Mannequin 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 now we have 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 complete physique of an electrical automobile? Nicely, for starters that is simply bizarre. Secondly, it weighs lots. 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 suppose 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 motive to place monster wheels on any roadgoing automobile, however hey, you probably have the means and wish to give it a shot then we can’t choose. It seems freakin’ loopy cool, too.

The YouTube merely explains the addition of these large 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 Mannequin 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 dimension and weight of the wheels and tires, we’re really fairly shocked that the X may even transfer. And let’s not neglect how badass it seems.

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 inserting over $1,500 price of nickels on the X was all for a superb trigger.