New sport wheels

[steve184]

Don't suppose anyone found some decent pictures of these yet??? Not sure whether to stick with the original sport wheels (call be stupid but i quite liked these on my old car) and am a bit worried about ordering a car with wheels that i havent eve seen yet - bit dangerous don't you think - could look awful

I've got a new pricelist that the dealer printed in black and white for me but the picture is tiny and not really enough to make a judgement on

I suspect we are not going to start seeing this wheel on cars until january....

 

[cdb2]

What are the wheels like then mate, not seen any pics at all? Presumably 5 spoke?

 

[steve184]

yeh but much more spindley/thinner spoke than before - you can see a tiny pic of them in the new price list on the audi website but its tiny and you can't easily make a judgement on a pic that small with no ref to how they look on a car

 

[killbill]

If you download the latest price list there is a bigger picture in the pdf document which should help you make your mind up. IMHO the old wheels look better, but until you see them the car I guess it is difficult to decide.

 

[Vertigo1]

Here you go, from the latest price list PDF. Have to say I prefer the original ones.

 

[vagman]

Here you go, from the latest price list PDF. Have to say I prefer the original ones.

Oh dear.....

 

[tibbs]

Manky wheels

 

[Vertigo1]

Well at least you get a good selection. For no extra charge you can have the original Sport wheels, the new 16-spoke ones from the SE, the 5-arm parabolic, the 5-spoke star or the 9-spoke.

Alternatively you can have the S-Line RS6s for £400 extra.

 

[marriedblonde]

Those wheels look pretty similar to the RS6's...

 

[Herby1]

oh my..........whats going on???..

 

[cdb2]

They look like a cross between the S Line wheels and the 5 Spoke Stars.

 

[steve184]

would the 18" s-line wheels still look ok on a sport tho? Won't it look like its on stilts??

 

[Vertigo1]

S-Line is only 10mm lower than the Sport, less than half an inch which wouldn't make that much difference IMO.

 

[Granny]

less than half an inch which wouldn't make that much difference IMO.

That's what my girlfriend said - phnar phnar

 

[Vertigo1]

Hmm, is it just me or do these wheels on a US model look suspiciously like the new Sport ones?

http://forums.audiworld.com/a3/msgs/74578.phtml

 

[vagman]

Hmm, is it just me or do these wheels on a US model look suspiciously like the new Sport ones?

http://forums.audiworld.com/a3/msgs/74578.phtml

Well spotted, Vert.

 

[steve184]

hmmmm tempted to go for the 18" S-lines now...... damn more money!!!! worried about spoiling a £27k car tho!! gotta be right at that money!

 

[vagman]

hmmmm tempted to go for the 18" S-lines now...... damn more money!!!! worried about spoiling a £27k car tho!! gotta be right at that money!

Yep..........horrible wheels can really spoil a car and consequently your enjoyment of it.

 

[steve184]

well think everyone is in agreement that the new sport wheels are not very good! so two options are have original sport wheels or pay extra 400 and get s-line 18's