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Rilakkuma rims add 16 bearpower to your car

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Generally, customizing cars is a guy thing, and most guys are into power. When it comes to aftermarket wheels, the two biggest camps are those who want performance-boosting lightweight versions, or the largest, most blinged-out set available to advertise the driver’s financial status.

Now, though, there’s a third option beyond looking sporty or wealthy: cute wheels.

Going on sale next month are these Rilakkuma wheels, featuring the adorably lazy character of the same name.

▼ Rilakkuma can’t be bothered to sit up or use a fork when he has his snacks.

These three-spokes come in either 14 or 15-inch sizes. While that may seem puny to the tuner crowd, they should fill the wheel gap nicely on the super-compact *kei (*light) cars the wheels are recommended for.

Each wheel actually features four likenesses of the laid-back bear, as Rilakkuma also stares back at you from the vale cap.

Drivers who are powered by cuteness have their choice of two colors, silver or pearl white.

The 14-inch wheels retail for 15,000 yen (US$145) each, pre-tax, while each of the larger 15-inchers will set you back 17,000 yen. While the target market is likely to be young female professionals and housewives, we can’t help but think the Rilakkuma wheels would make a great choice for building an unassuming, wolf-in-sheep’s clothing sleeper performance car.

Just don’t let yourself get so influenced by the little guy you doze off behind the wheel.

Sources: IT Media, MLJ
Images: MLJ

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