An Honest Comparison | Apex Wheels VS-5 vs Apex Wheels VS-5RS

There's nothing more confusing than wheel names and one of the best examples of that are two identical wheels from the same company; Apex Wheels. The VS-5 and VS-5RS look identical, albeit one looks "thicker" and slightly less concave, but what're the actual differences? Why is one 60% cheaper and is it worth saving your dollars, or are you looking to get the best of the best?

This comparison answers exactly that. At MartiniWorks, we test, review, and push everything we sell to the absolute limit; which means we've seen when rotary forged wheels like the VS-5 win over forged counterparts. We've also seen forged variants get overstated and are never used for their intended purpose, like the VS-5RS. Let's jump in!

The Apex line of wheels focuses on delivering different solutions that are entirely based on one key thing; budget. Your budget will be the deciding factor between deciding that a fully forged VS-5RS has a bigger improvement over the flow formed VS-5 counterpart.

I could tell you different, but i'd be lying. The 2.8lbs of savings per corner from a 18x10 ET25 comparison between the two wheels is enough to make a difference on the track, but not off.

Our take? If pushing your budget here prevents you from buying properly good tires, get the VS-5's. If you can swallow the larger bill for the forged wheels and you have enough saved up to package them with good tires like Continental or Michelin's AND you plan to utilize your car as a driver's car, then the VS5-RS is for you.

For us, we recommend packaging tires with both options right here at MartiniWorks so you can save up to $300 in mounting, balance, and shipping fees. Plus, you can save up to $70 when you check out with Katapult. Is that a plug? Absolutely. Is it an honest savings? Also yes.