Tesla Model 3 19-Inch UP-05 Wheel and Winter Tire Package

Half the Year Deserves Better Than a Winter Beater Set

Run the numbers on a real winter climate and the winter set is on the car from roughly November through late March. That is five months, close to 40 percent of the year, and for many owners it is the stretch with the most daily driving because summer weekends are when the car sits.

Which makes the standard approach, cheap wheels you do not care about, harder to justify than it looks. You spend more time looking at your winter set than you might think.

The UP-05 19-Inch Wheel and Winter Tire Package is built on the premise that a winter wheel should be a wheel you chose, not a wheel you settled for. It is a forged, lightweight, hypercar-designed wheel that happens to be strong enough and well-sized for winter service.

Hypercar DNA, Forged and Light

The UP-05 came out of a collaboration between Unplugged Performance and Sasha Selipanov, a designer whose work has shaped some of the most recognizable hypercars of the last decade. His signature is on every wheel. The design was intended to merge elegance with aggressive performance rather than pick a side, and on a Model 3 in 19×9 +25 it reads as both.

Underneath the design is a wheel forged from 6061-T6 aluminum, coming in from as little as 19 pounds. That is lighter than most of the factory wheels it replaces, and unsprung weight is one of the few places where a few pounds genuinely changes how a car behaves. Less unsprung mass means the suspension controls the wheel more precisely over broken surfaces, which is exactly what a winter road is.

The wheels were validated through track testing to confirm they hold up under the harshest conditions for both track use and daily driving, and they are engineered to work with Tesla’s OEM center caps, lug nuts, and TPMS sensors.

Fits Every Tesla Model 3, With Near-Factory Diameter

This package fits all Tesla Model 3 years and trims, including cars that came on 18-, 19-, or 20-inch factory wheels. The 19×9 +25 with a 245/40R19 winter tire lands within roughly one percent of factory overall diameter, keeping speedometer, odometer, and efficiency readouts accurate.

Coming from factory 20-inch wheels, the move to 19 gives you additional sidewall right when you want it. Winter pavement is worse pavement, and more rubber between the rim and the road is the simplest protection available. Coming from factory 19s, the 9-inch width and +25 offset give you a fitment that fills the arches better than stock while staying on a proper winter tire.

Forged Construction Against Winter Impacts

Cast wheels are made by pouring molten aluminum into a mold. The metal solidifies with no directional grain structure, and under a sharp impact it tends to crack. Forged wheels are formed under extreme pressure, which compresses and aligns the grain, producing a wheel that resists impact and deforms before it fractures.

Winter driving is defined by sharp impacts. Freeze-thaw cycling opens potholes in days. Plows leave ridges and expose seams. Curbs vanish under snow and reappear as an unpleasant surprise. The forged construction of the UP-05 is what keeps a hard hit in January from becoming a wheel replacement in February.

Square Fitment for Rotation

The 19×9 +25 fitment is square, identical at all four corners, so tires rotate front to rear on a normal schedule.

That matters most on a winter set, because winter tires are the most expensive tires per usable mile that most owners buy. They only work for part of the year, and their softer compounds wear faster under the constant torque and regenerative braking loads a Model 3 applies. Rotating spreads that wear across all four tires and can be the difference between replacing them after three winters or after four.

Tire Options for the UP-05 19-Inch Wheel and Winter Tire Package

Both tires are offered in 245/40R19. Every package includes four UP-05 forged wheels, four tires, four TPMS sensors, and mount and balance labor.

Vredestein Wintrac Pro Wheel and Winter Tire Package

Includes:

• 4 UP-05 19×9 +25 forged wheels in Gloss Black, Satin Black, Satin Bronze, or Satin Titanium
• 4 Vredestein Wintrac Pro winter tires in 245/40R19
• 4 TPMS sensors
• Mount and balance labor

Best for: Drivers who want winter capability without the car feeling dulled. The Wintrac Pro is an ultra-high-performance winter tire designed for 17-inch and larger wheels, rated to 300 km/h, and it scores strongly for dry grip, wet braking, and steering feel alongside its snow performance. It is the right tire for a winter that is mostly cold and wet with periodic snow, and for a driver who does not want to spend five months in a car that feels numb.

Michelin X-Ice Snow Wheel and Winter Tire Package

Includes:

• 4 UP-05 19×9 +25 forged wheels in Gloss Black, Satin Black, Satin Bronze, or Satin Titanium
• 4 Michelin X-Ice Snow winter tires in 245/40R19
• 4 TPMS sensors
• Mount and balance labor

Best for: Drivers who need maximum grip on ice and packed snow. The X-Ice Snow is a studless winter specialist using a full silica-based compound that stays flexible in severe cold, plus a rigid polymer inclusion in the tread for added bite. Michelin cites ice braking up to 2.7 meters shorter than a leading competitor. Choose this when the conditions you are planning for are the worst ones, not the average ones.

Better Value, Season After Season

A dedicated winter set on its own wheels stops the annual dismount and remount cycle, which saves fees and spares your tire beads and wheel finishes. It keeps your summer wheels out of salt and brine for five months. It lets each set of tires operate only in the temperature band it was engineered for, which extends the life of both.

Then add a wheel that is lighter than the OEM piece, forged rather than cast, designed by one of the most respected names in automotive design, and available in Gloss Black, Satin Black, Satin Bronze, or Satin Titanium to match how you built the car. That is not a winter compromise. That is a second set of wheels you will look forward to putting on.