THE TRENDY WHEELS are still growing bigger and bigger; at the leading motor shows autumn 2001 Mini’s come with 18 inch wheels, BMW 3-series with 19 inch and Mercedes-Benz even with 20 inch wheels.

Bigger, wider wheels at sports cars with close to racing-brakes is the wheel fashion 2002, we conclude into the trend-report published at sportscartesting.com today.

“Big wheels may look good, but it’s even more important that big wheels give the engineers the opportunity to choose low profile tyres, that gives sharper steering. Besides big wheels give space for big brakes”, the report concludes.

FACTS
· Wheel fashion 2002
· Bigger wheels
· Wider wheels
· Multispoke design
· ...and 5 spoke design
· Space for big breaks
· Dunlop, Continental, Michelin and Yokohama

Images:
1) This is the trendiest wheel 2002 – 20 inch multispoke from Mercedes-Benz tuner Carlsson. 2) The second trend 2002 – 5-spoke with wide-open view to big racing like brakes, this one is front wheel at Honda S2000 Special Edition. 3) This is what wheel fashion is all about: Wheels must fill up the wings; the car is Lexus IS430 with V8 engine.


FULL REPORT: YOU will find the 35 trendiest wheels right now in the article Trend: The wheels at Essen Motor Show 2001 under the menu “test & news” and again under “Motor Show Special”.