HRE uses the highest quality material for our wheel production, from forgings to assembly bolts to the packaging used for shipping. This goes alongside the craftsmanship of the employees that manufacture our wheels in-house here in San Diego.
Our raw forgings, which are a proprietary design, are supplied to us by the premier forging company in the United States, Aluminum Precision Products. They are located in Southern California. This company is an OEM forging supplier for the wheels on the Koeniggsegg Agera, Pagani Huarya, Ferrari 458 Italia, Audi R8, and others, not to mention their primary customer, Boeing. We understand the importance of quality forgings and we don’t skimp here.
Currently all of our raw materials are made in the US with the exception of our titanium assembly bolts, which are made in Germany by the same supplier of titanium hardware for the Airbus A380 and Boeing aircraft. We actually don’t care which country we buy our raw materials from as long as the quality is top-notch.
There are some very fine Japanese, German, and Italian wheel companies that make high quality products and we know them well and have respect for each other. What we share in common is the commitment to proper engineering and manufacturing quality. There should be a clear distinction between unsophisticated style-only designs common in the U.S. market and designs driven by an understanding of the engineering fundamentals that are essential to proper wheel design. You may have the best material at your disposal, but it does not guarantee the best finished product without the proper engineering and attention to detail.
Feel free to come down and visit our operation. We have an open door policy. Stop by anytime. In fact we just hosted the local Porsche Club of America and BMW Club of America for a factory Open House about 1 month ago. It was great and we gave them all a private tour. It is a very informative and easy way to learn about HRE and wheels.
The P40 features a very highly engineered design. That is why the P40 style has been copied many times over. But if you put the wheels next to each other, you will notice that the replica/copy are not really the same. The ways that our engineers are able to reduce the weight of the P40/P40S and still retain high strength is an artform, this can not be easily duplicated by the cast replicas. You might notice how thick the replica spokes look in comparison to the real P40.
The wheels and tires are one of the most important parts on your car. They are what hold your vehicle to the road, it is not something you should take lightly. Many of our customers have high powered vehicles, and they do not want to risk running on wheels that they have to be worried about. This includes many different Motorsport race team. I would check to see if the wheels you are considering are load rated to TUV standards and have any track history in Motorsports.
Here's some images of cars on HRE wheels.
