The alloy wheels the car rolled on measured just 15 inches in diameter in front (16's at the rear) to lower the bonnet line and reduce footwell intrusion.
Rolling on tasteful 17 - inch
alloy wheels the car looks neat and tidy but the exterior design of the hatch is neither here nor there to my eyes, and to be honest I think the sedan has infinitely more aesthetic appeal.
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ALLOY WHEELS THIS CAR HAS BEEN HAND PICKED BY STEBBINGS, FULLY VALETED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD!
Not exact matches
Upgrades to the special - edition
car include leather interior trim, black - coated 17 - inch
alloy wheels and door mirrors, an STI spoiler, a blacked - out grille, and unique badging.
Firstly, it shows that the
car sits on a set of OZ Ultraleggera forged
alloy wheels, suggesting weight saving has remained a priority.
The main exterior changes to the Persona Series
car include 17 - inch dark metallic
alloy wheels, a special Persona badge on the rear, and comes in either Absolutely Red or Blizzard Pearl ($ 395 extra) paint colors.
The base
car, the SE, gets a limited slip differential, 17in
alloy wheels and a six - speed manual gearbox as standard.
Our test
car's options list included the adaptive suspension, touch - screen navigation, Fender premium audio and 19 - inch
alloy wheels, which raised the as - tested price to $ 39,910.
Each
car gets forged, 20 - inch
alloy wheels of a unique design.
The DStyle gets 16 - inch «Ashera»
alloy wheels in either black or white with red centre caps, as well as Citroën's «Connect Signature» pack as standard — which includes an improved in
car entertainment system.
Our tester's base sticker was $ 34,100, but the
car was loaded with some six thousand dollars in options, including a $ 2300 premium package (moonroof, stereo upgrade, iPod interface, seat memory, Bluetooth, etc.); a $ 1100 sport package (magnesium paddle shifters, 18 - inch
alloy wheels, sport seats, special exterior trim); and a $ 2150 navigation package.
With a 1997
car, it'll be harder to find a decent set of
alloys than it will steel
wheels.
This particular
car, kindly loaned to us by evo reader Steve Davies, is a Lux model, which adds satnav, more leather, xenon headlights, cruise, and a set of distinctive 19in Alpina Dynamic
alloy wheels to the Roadster S inventory.
The profile is wedgier than probably any other new
car on sale today, and such is the drama that you don't immediately notice how unfashionably small are the 16in
alloys (17in
wheels of a similar design are an option).
The major
car makers have a pretty good strike rate in styling
alloy wheels for the
cars that matter.
It has the proper 17 - inch (sounds tiny these days) ten - spoke Enkei
alloy wheels too - in white, naturally - and looks temptingly tidy for a
car with 92,000 miles on the clock.
The key figure is up to 49.6 mpg combined for the 215bhp
car, provided you stick with the standard 18 - inch
alloy wheels.
Adaptive dampers also come standard and an optional Performance package adds an electronically controlled mechanical limited - slip differential and 19 - inch
alloy wheels shod in Pirelli P - Zero summer performance tires specific to Hyundai's N
cars.
The BAC Mono and new Fisker EMotion electric
car are using the Dymag Boxstrom with their own bespoke forged
alloy centrepieces, but the barrel and rim unit are designed in such a way that it's relatively easy for other OEMs — and other aftermarket
wheel makers — to create their own centrepieces.
Celebrating... well, you can probably guess, the new anniversary
car features frozen red paintwork and gold
alloy wheels.
Today, Porsche is the only mainstream automaker developing one - piece carbon - fiber
wheels in - house, and there's just one supplier, Carbon Revolution, manufacturing them for production
cars, including the Ford GT, Mustang GT350R, and several upcoming models from other brands — though there are a number of other outfits making «hybrid» carbon /
alloy wheels for the aftermarket.
The 2015 Volkswagen GTI S comes standard with a touchscreen audio system, a leather - wrapped steering
wheel, 18 - inch
alloy wheels, LED foglights, heated front seats, Bluetooth, and the VW
Car - Net connectivity system.
New five - spoke forged
alloy wheels (Satin black on the yellow
cars, High Power Silver on the black ones) are a slightly wider diameter to accommodate slick tyres, for those who don't feel the standard fit Yokohama AO48s provide enough trackday grip.
The
car's
alloy wheels are inspired by those of the 1960s race
cars, and finished gloss black.
Standard equipment on UK
cars includes parking sensors, heated front seats, Adaptive M Suspension and 19in
alloy wheels.
The aggressive silhouette was enhanced by my test
car's optional 20 - inch anthracite forged -
alloy wheels and 255/30 summer - performance tires, part of the $ 1,750 Black Optic package.
Among the
car's many unique features are the hatchback body style (allegedly to better fit the drummer's gear) fender flares, a walnut dashboard, VW tail lights, a Webasto sunroof, Manx
alloy wheels, and plenty of extra gauges and lights.
Carbon - ceramic brake discs sit behind 20in
alloy wheels, and while we've only seen these sketches so far, it's fair to say this is a pretty bold looking
car.
As ever, the Mini is a nigh on infinitely customisable
car, and the temptation to feverishly tick options boxes for different colours,
alloy wheels, bonnet stripes, roof patterns and more (and that's without speaking about the interior) proves too hard to resist for many buyers.
The blacked out
alloy wheels, on the other hand, are of the same design as the ones found on the outgoing
car.
The
car's 16 - and 18 - inch
alloy wheels have been redesigned, and GT models have a new chrome beltline accent.
The current WhiteArt models (beginning from # 29,235 for the CLA 180, once again with a manual transmission) get black 18 - inch AMG
alloy wheels (19in on the CLA 250), gloss black trim elements and optional matt - finish stripes for the exterior - in either white or black on
cars painted white, and matt black on black
cars.
For a # 9000 premium, the Boxster S adds various performance upgrades, which we will go into more detail later, but also larger 19 - inch
alloy wheels in place of the standard
car's 18 - inch items, twin exhaust outlets and real leather seats.
I've fitted light - weight forged
alloys to
cars in the past, but they've never made the difference that these carbon
wheels did.
The
car's attractive 19 - inch
alloy wheels were another $ 750, while the Smoke Quartz metallic paint was $ 495.
The Performante also operates a stiffer suspension setup than the standard Huracan, while 20 - inch
alloy wheels allow the
car to run on Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres — although the Nurburgring record was set on Trofeo R tyres.
The
car comes with 19 - inch
alloy wheels shod in Pirelli P Zero Corsa Tires, has an active aerodynamic front splitter, and is available with optional carbon - ceramic brakes to better erase velocity.
Instead of the blocky, functional five - spoke
alloys that are seen on most of the company's
cars, the SCR 2018's
wheels have five twin - spokes.
The Schnitzer spring kit lowers the
car by 25 mm and 20 mm (front and rear respectively) endowing the i8 with a lower centre of gravity while Schnitzer has also fitted a set of its AC1 forged
alloy wheels.
We saved our drive in this
car — which comes with 205 / 45R -17 Bridgestone Potenzas on its own
alloy wheel design, and standard heated leather seats in black or saddle — for after lunch.
The Honda Factory Performance package adds unique 19 - inch
alloy wheels with summer tires, a stiffer suspension that lowers the
car by 0.6 inch, a trunk spoiler, a front lip, a rear lip, and side skirts, red interior ambient lighting, HFP badges, and special red HFP floor mats.
Our
car was fitted with the optional 18 - inch Y - design
alloy wheels that come as part of the # 450 Appearance Pack 2 — we think they're worth the extra cost.
Take it to a tyre centre and enlist their help... I had an
alloy fail to come off the iron centre once (they do corrode nicely together)... in the end
car was on the ramp in the tyre place a couple of guys holding a large heavy wooden plank against the inside of the
wheel and another with a 10 lb sledge hammering the plank (rather than direct on the
wheel or tyre to avoid damage)... yes, it did come off eventually but I certainly wouldn't expect it to come off by kicking from underneath and the first method didn't help, although it has worked on others.
More than 200 pounds have been excised since those early
cars, thanks in part to extensive use of carbon fiber and ultra lightweight
alloy wheels.
Despite our best efforts, the precise spec of the
cars is not otherwise identical, the manual
car (Mexico Blue) boasting Porsche Torque Vectoring, 20in Carrera S
wheels, PASM Sport suspension and PCCB brakes, while the PDK
car (Pastel Orange) has 19in Carrera
alloys, passive damping and cast - iron brakes.
The sports plus package with 18 - inch AMG
alloy wheels, with black painted pockets and Black DINAMICA seats and shift knob really makes this
car look sharp.
The 18in
alloy wheels and 225/40 Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tyres are the largest of any Ceed model, while the standard
car's adjustable electric power steering has been ditched for one, more direct setting.
The old
car's handling was already spectacular; with a stiffer body shell, new suspension, and new
alloy wheels and 20 - inch tyres, it should be no less impressive this time around.
Compared to the Launch Edition, the base Golf S includes aluminum -
alloy wheels, leatherette upholstery, a leather - wrapped shifter and parking brake, the VW
Car - Net connected car services, and a multifunction steering whe
Car - Net connected
car services, and a multifunction steering whe
car services, and a multifunction steering
wheel.
Styling differs little to the coupe, save for the gap where a roof would normally sit, though new 20 - spoke forged
alloy wheels (19in at the front, 20in at the rear) and «Solis» golden - coloured paintwork distance the
car from its fixed - roof sibling.