October 7, 2026 By alex martinez
Back in the 1970s and 80s, Yokohama Tire got tired of running other companies' wheels in their racing series. So they did what any self-respecting tire company would do: they built their own wheel brand. They called it Advan, short for Advanced. And it worked. It worked so well that Advan Racing wheels are now some of the most sought-after monobloc wheels on the planet. Don't believe me? Go look at the wait times on the Advan GT Beyond.
But there's a problem. Advan has a language barrier that they doesn't seem interested in fixing. Their model names read like someone fell asleep on a keyboard (RZ-DF2, anyone?), the sizing is Japan-first, and the wait times can stretch longer than a Spirit Airlines refund. As one of the biggest Advan dealers in the US, we're here to break down every model, explain the pricing, and help you figure out if these wheels belong on your car.
Our honest take: Advan Racing is our favorite Japanese monobloc wheel brand. Yes, over the Volk Racing TE37. That's a hill we'll stand on.
The full Advan Racing lineup includes the F50, RZ-DF2, RG4, ONI II, ONI II Progressive, R6, RSII, RZII, GT, GT Premium, GT Beyond, RGIII, RS-DF, RS-DF Progressive, RT, RZ, RS-D, RS, TC-4, and TCIII. That's a lot of letters. Here's how to make sense of them.
Think of Advan less like Crumbl Cookie (where flavors rotate in and out every month) and more like Porsche. Each model update is an iteration on a core platform. The RG4 is the fourth generation of the RG (Racing Gymkhana) lineup. The TC-4 is the successor to the TCIII. The engine might be in the wrong spot on a 911, but Porsche keeps making it better. Advan does the same thing with their spoke designs.
The good news: unlike certain superhero franchise successors, the newest Advan versions are objectively better than their predecessors. Lighter, stiffer, more concavity options, better brake clearance. The catch is that Advan releases wheels in very limited sizes, colors, and volumes. Most recent releases target a specific platform need. The Advan Racing GT Premium, for example, launched in 2012 in 20" sizing built specifically for the R35 GT-R.
That platform-first approach means most Advan fitments are built for Japanese sports cars. High width combined with high offsets doesn't exist in their catalog yet. If you're running a Corvette, Mustang, or something with wide American fenders, you'll probably need spacers to make these work.
This is the question everyone asks, and Advan doesn't make it easy to figure out. Here's the breakdown.
The rough pricing math: if a forged Advan set runs you around $4,500, the flow formed equivalent will land around $2,750. The RG4, TC-4, and R6 are all about half the price of the forged lineup. Advan is expensive, but not all of their wheels cost as much as an NB Miata.
Japanese wheels always carry a premium, but the reasons differ by brand. Work Wheels are expensive because of their attention to detail and custom-sized multi-piece construction. Volk Racing is expensive because of their forging process and their stranglehold on the six-spoke design. Advan's pricing comes down to something different: molds.
Because Advan's wheels are iterations of each other and the parent company (Yokohama Wheel in Japan) is so focused on racing, the brand spends most of its money developing unique single-piece molds that can clear the ever-growing big brakes on race cars. Take the Advan GT Beyond. That five-spoke wheel has five different concavity profiles for the face alone. Every single concavity profile requires its own unique mold. Each mold costs roughly $6,000 to $10,000, and they have to replace them frequently to maintain quality output. That adds up fast.
We break the lineup into four families. Here's what lives in each one and what you need to know.
The RG-4 is the current flagship. Thin, narrow six spokes with aggressive design elements built for weight savings without losing strength. It's a flow formed, single-piece construction. The RG lineage goes back to 1995 (the original RG), with the RGII arriving in 2004, the RGIII in 2011, and the RG4 in 2021.
The RS-DF Progressive is a forged multi-spoke wheel that looks insane. The older RS models (RS-III, RS) look incredible on anything where an 18" wheel belongs: FD RX-7, 3000GT, S15, all of it. As you move through the newer RS and RZ models, you'll find that Advan made both cast and forged versions of similar designs, with various face concavities to clear big brakes up to about 400mm.
The RZ-DF2 and RZII are more modern designs with sizing that starts to cater to European platforms like Porsche and MINI. They even come in centerlock fitments for the right applications. The RGIII still has extreme concave options available if you can source them.
The TC-4 is the current flagship in this family. Flow formed, lightweight, and it hits the BRZ/FRS/GR86 market along with some European car sizing. It looks killer on those platforms.
The R6 is a mid-priced wheel with sizes between 18 and 20 inches. It looks badass on pretty much any car. If you want Advan quality without the forged price tag, the R6 and TC-4 are strong starting points.
The ONI II is a three-spoke wheel built for visual impact. It's a head-turner, but there's about a 0% chance you'll see it in motorsport. The ONI II Progressive is a more aggressive variant, but it's still a show piece. If you want something wild and different, it's there. If you want something with racing DNA, look at the other families.
The Advan GT family is the one. The GT and its sub-models (GT Premium, GT Beyond) are five-spoke forged wheels that expand upon size, fitment, and smaller engraving details with each generation. The GT Premium introduced exclusive finishes. The GT Beyond brought more aggressive concavities.
The only problem: they are hard to get. You will be waiting if you order them. But you'll love them when they arrive. The RG4, TC-4, and R6 are all incredible wheels, but the Advan GT? That's perfect.
Big brake clearance from a single-piece wheel is genuinely hard to pull off. Getting clearance on a multi-piece wheel is the easy way out (those are cheaters). Advan does it on single-piece flow formed wheels, and they do it well. You won't find another wheel with this kind of concavity, in this style, at the price their flow formed models sit.
Every Advan wheel we've unboxed has been perfect. The limited color options, the scallop shaving inside the spokes for weight reduction, the tapered spoke edges: these wheels look expensive before you even know the tech behind them. The design details speak for themselves.
Advan's approach to iteration is relentless. They keep pushing to make each wheel a tiny bit better, generation after generation. They feel like the Porsche of the wheel world. They aren't trying to be something they aren't (outside of maybe that ONI wheel), and there's a lot of respect behind that.
The biggest reason you might pass? Value. Advan's flow formed wheels are great, but they're still expensive. A flow formed Advan in a conservative size can cost the same as a Konig Forged wheel in a more aggressive size. If you're modifying a Corvette, Mustang, M3, or 335i, the fitment catalog might not serve you well either. If you're strictly looking for the best bang for your buck, you probably won't find it in the Advan lineup. But is that why anyone is buying these? No. You buy Advan because you want Advan.
If you're looking for Advan Racing wheels, or need help sourcing a set from Japan, we've got you. We carry the full lineup, we have the lowest prices guaranteed, and every order comes with a lifetime order guarantee. No BS, no pressure. Mod your car with your friends at MartiniWorks.com.
My name is Alex, or Alex Martini (Alex.Martini__) and I love building unreliable cars. From track, road, drag and drift, there really isn't a motorsport I love. PS if you're reading this, just know that we've got some WILD builds coming for MartiniWorks that we're really excited to share with you :)
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