Abstract: The present invention comprises vehicle wheels wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the wheel includes a pattern simulating animal skins. The animal skin pattern on the wheel may not necessarily cause a consumer to believe that the wheel is actually made of, or covered by animal skins, but it preferably includes a series of painted or etched markings, or indentations and/or imprints similar to those of animal skins. According to certain embodiments disclosed herein, the simulated animal skin surface of the wheel can be configured to resemble crocodile/alligator skins, zebra skins, tiger skins, cheetah skins, lizard skins and/or ostrich skins.