It’s time to say goodbye to normal street shoes and start wearing trendy sneakers again – footwear fashion for spring has a chic and sporty air to it. And the same is true of cars when the time comes to switch back to summer tyres: attractive light-alloy wheels from Mercedes-Benz Accessories enhance the appearance of any vehicle while lending an added touch of sportiness and elegance. The trend for the summer 2015: big wheels with fine details.
From fleeting fashion to lasting trend: even compact-class models such as the Mercedes-Benz A-Class are now riding on 18-inch wheels, while the range of sizes extends to as large as 21 inches on SUV vehicles like the new Mercedes GLE.
Big wheels are in, according to the Mercedes-Benz designers, but they are shown off to particularly striking effect by fine details such as rim flanges painted in a different colour. Two-tone finishes continue to be popular, as do high-sheen light-alloy wheels, whose special appeal stems from the contrast between the seemingly bare metal and the painted surfaces.
A selection of new Mercedes-Benz light-alloy wheels
Mercedes-Benz light Alloy Wheels: 5-twin-spoke wheel, 45.7 cm (18-inch) for the A-Class.
A-Class (also suitable for CLA and B-Class)
- 5-twin-spoke wheel, 45.7 cm (18-inch)
- Surface: black, rim flange: red
- Wheel size: 7.5 J x 18 ET 52
- Article number A24640106009Y23
Mercedes-Benz light Alloy Wheels: 5-twin-spoke wheel, 45.7 cm (18-inch) for the CLA-Class.
CLA Shooting Brake (also suitable for A- and B-Class and CLA Coupé)
- 5-twin-spoke wheel, 45.7 cm (18-inch)
- Surface: black, rim flange: high-sheen
- Wheel size: 7.5 J x 18 ET 52
- Article number A24640106007X72
GLA
- 5-spoke wheel, 48.3 cm (19-inch)
- Surface: matt black, rim flange: red
- Wheel size: 8 J x 19 ET 43.5
- Article number A15640104009Y22
C-Class
- 5-spoke wheel, 45.7 cm (18-inch)
- Surface: matt black
- Wheel size: 7.5 J x 18 ET 44
- Article number A20540106007X35
C-Class
- 10-spoke wheel, 48.3 cm (19-inch)
- Surface: black, rim flange: high-sheen
- Wheel size: 7.5 J x 19 ET 44
- Article number A20540129007X72
E-Class
- 5-twin-spoke wheel, 48.3 cm (19-inch)
- Surface: matt black, high-sheen finish
- Wheel size: 8.5 J x 19 ET 48
- Article number A21240148027X36
GLE (also suitable for M-Class)
- 10-spoke wheel, 50.8 cm (20-inch)
- Surface: matt black, high-sheen finish
- Wheel size: 9 J x 20 ET 57
- Article number A16640116007X36
GLE (also suitable for M-Class)
- 10-spoke wheel, 53.3 cm (21-inch)
- Surface: black, high-sheen finish
- Wheel size: 9 J x 21 ET 53
- Article number A16640117007X23
S-Class
- 10-spoke wheel, 50.8 cm (20-inch)
- Surface: palladium silver
- Wheel size: 9.5 J x 20 ET 43.5
- Article number A22240128027X19
SL-Class
- Multi-spoke wheel, 48.3 cm (19-inch)
- Surface: palladium silver, high-sheen finish
- Wheel size: 8.5 J x 19 ET 35.5
- Article number A23140127027X19
Mercedes-Benz light Alloy Wheels: 10-twin-spoke wheel, 45.7 cm (18-inch) for the V-Class.
V-Class
- 10-twin-spoke wheel, 45.7 cm (18-inch)
- Surface: black, high-sheen finish
- Wheel size: 7.5 J x 18 ET 52
- Article number A44740137007X23
With the help of the accessories configurator on the www.mercedes-benz.de website, suitable wheels and the correct tyre size can be found for practically any Mercedes-Benz. In addition to this, when configuring the vehicle, the appropriate complete summer or winter wheels can also be ordered and then requested from any authorised Mercedes-Benz dealer in Germany when the seasons change.
