Nicest "factory spec" wheels ever...

[teen_cerbera]

Im not sure about you, but my wheel "taste" has altered over the years, I used to think that five spokes were the nicest style wheel for most cars, I would have said back in the day the F360 5 spokes were amongst the nicest available and I probably would have gone weak at the knees with those huge 5 spokes fitted to the 458.

Nowadays Im not fussed on five spokes & prefer a more multi spoked wheel, favourites being the Challenge Stradale and the BMW M3 CSL wheels. Question is, whats your favourite wheel ever fitted to a road car at the factory??

[kambites]

From purely a aesthetic standpoint, I think mine would be the old W113 SL steel wheels. The ones with body-coloured hubcaps in the centre.

[zakelwe]

TVR have done some fine wheels in the past.

Ford seem to have gone downhill, they used to have a lot of different designs all which looked good, from 4 spoke Fiesta to cheese hole Capri and XR2, to the nice multispoke on the Escort RS turbo mk1.

Now they have those garish Y ones .. urgh

Andy

[hombrepaulo]

Corrado Speedlines for me

[rob1234]

hombrepaulo said:

Corrado Speedlines for me

+1, pref in anthracite...

[phil1979]

Close the thread.

I vote mine:



Or these, on the GTV:



Biased, moi?

[Xavier259]

VW starlites for me - just because they suit the lupo perfectly

[xPOW]

used to like E36 M3s and though these were the best factory alloys. Looked better in the more matt finish over the chrome versions:



better than these IMHO:

[petrolsniffer]

I quite like rs7's



What did they come on from the factory? as now they're mostly found on mk4 escorts or sierra cosworths

[pmanson]

The wheels on the Alfa 159Ti are very nice

Saab 3 spokes always seem to suit the car well

[Mactheknife]

How about these?
Look better with the center caps on mind.

[Leicesterdave]

The 997 turbos are lovely.

[xPOW]

[daveco]

The standard 19" examples on the E46 M3 look great, especially in the sunshine

[evenflow]

teen_cerbera said:

Im not sure about you, but my wheel "taste" has altered over the years, I used to think that five spokes were the nicest style wheel for most cars, I would have said back in the day the F360 5 spokes were amongst the nicest available and I probably would have gone weak at the knees with those huge 5 spokes fitted to the 458.

Nowadays Im not fussed on five spokes & prefer a more multi spoked wheel, favourites being the Challenge Stradale and the BMW M3 CSL wheels. Question is, whats your favourite wheel ever fitted to a road car at the factory??

I'm exactly the same - used to think 5 spokes were awesome but prefer slightly more intricate designs now, specifically the two you mention: 360CS and M3CSL.

[robsco]

Escort Cosworth wheels are one of my personal favourites.

[monthefish]

Can I nominate 3?


(although perhaps a bit common nowadays)






But The winner is.....

[groomi]

205 GTI 1.9 Speedline

So simple. So right.

[bga]

It has to be the Ronal Teddies, not sure if they qualify though as I believe they were dealer fit rather than factory fit

[Snoop Bagg]

Ford Speedline:


Fiesta Zetec S:


Not Forgetting Porsche:

Fuchs (As someone else said):


Porsche 18" Cup Split Rims:


I always considered Ferrari rims to be a little bland, yet Lambo on the other hand: