How Long Can An Alloy Wheel Survive With Most Of Its Spokes Hacked Off?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you cut through a bunch of your alloy wheel’s spokes? Probably not, but regardless, we now want to know the answer, which can be found…in Russia.

YouTube channel Garage 54 - notable for memorable videos that have involved feats like running a car with one tyre swapped for 3000 nails and crashing an old Skoda through a kilometre of plastic wrap - decided to find out, with some interesting results.

Granted, the tests aren’t exactly scientific, but they make for weirdly compelling viewing. We found ourselves rooting for the poor, battered wheels, which lasted a lot longer than you’d expect…