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1. A wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
an inner hub portion configured to receive a vehicle axle therethrough and defining an axis of rotation at a center thereof; an outer rim portion; a plurality of wheel spoke portions extending generally between the inner hub portion and the outer rim portion; the inner hub portion, the outer rim portions, and the plurality of wheel spoke portions cooperate to form a wheel outer surface having a plurality of turbine openings; wherein each of the plurality of wheel spoke portions has an outboard side adjacent the wheel outer surface, an inboard side opposite the outboard side, a leading side surface extending generally in a direction between the inner hub portion and the outer rim portion and between the outboard side and the inboard side, and a trailing side surface extending generally in a direction between the inner hub portion and the outer rim portion and extending between the outboard side and the inboard side; a plurality of clad spokes each overlying one of the wheel spoke portions, each of the clad spokes including an outboard surface overlying the outboard side of the wheel spoke portion, a leading side surface overlying the leading side surface of the wheel spoke portion, and a trailing side surface overlying the trailing side surface of the wheel spoke portion; and at least a segment of one of the leading side and trailing side surfaces of each of the clad spokes having a non-planar shape. |
