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Rolling Sculpture: The 10 Sexiest Wheels
A short history of the wheel, that annular enabler of travel, commerce, and posturing:

3500 B.C.: First documented use of wheels on chariots
2000 B.C.: Spoked wheels used on Andronovan chariots
1000 B.C.: Celtic chariots feature iron rims
1887 A.D.: Dunlop develops the first pneumatic tire
1924 A.D.: Ettore Bugatti uses aluminum wheels on the Type 35
2005 A.D.: Human folly manifested in 34-inch chrome wheels

Despite much evidence to the contrary, wheels do more than just collect brake dust. Wheels are highly functional and critical in ensuring a vehicle’s sex appeal, which ultimately sells most of the cars on this list. Sometimes wheel designs can be more iconic than the cars they carry, such as those found on the AMG Hammer from the late 1980s. Consumers look to wheels as a way of personalizing their vehicles, and manufacturers offer an abundance of different wheel styles per vehicle at a premium, as do aftermarket companies that move billions of dollars in wheels every year.
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Rolling Sculpture: The 10 Sexiest Wheels



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SSP350SSP350 - 7/12/2008 3:41:14 PM
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I like the list, except, I would take away the Volkwagen GTI and the Lotus Exige S. Personally, the Lotus, to me, is very ugly and buggish looking. And the GTI is just a regular looking Volkswagen car that can't be described as 'sexy'.

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SSP350SSP350 - 7/12/2008 3:44:04 PM
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Sorry, I thought the article was "sex on wheels". My mistake.
So, my second take on it is, the A5 has the ugliest wheels. The rest of the list looks pretty nice.


kthorkthor - 7/12/2008 10:32:28 PM
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Like my wife said, "What a stupid list. Are they serious?" She's right.


daytonavioletdaytonaviolet - 7/12/2008 3:52:03 PM
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I'm not surprised that AUDI has 2 wheels on the list, they've got some great wheel design going on. But the S6 wheels really should have made the list.

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FerrarisR4meFerrarisR4me - 7/12/2008 4:45:50 PM
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Don't really like the S5 rims, most of the other ones I'm on board with. I'd have to say the Alpha's are the best. I love the Lotus as well. Kinda surprised the F430's made the top spot. Not their best wheel work.

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tattedtwicetattedtwice - 7/12/2008 5:01:51 PM
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Nothing sexy about the GTI's wheels; it's 'groovy' plaid seats have more appeal.

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528i528i - 7/12/2008 6:21:56 PMView My AgentSpace
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RS4 or M6 wheels should be in there.

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S30GTRS30GTR - 7/12/2008 8:09:10 PM
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i did not see any sexy wheels here. just a bunch of look alikes. i like good looking wheels. none of this cars have good looking wheels. sorry, just my point of view.

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daytonavioletdaytonaviolet - 7/12/2008 9:18:02 PM
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That's fine. What would be on your list?



Tour18Tour18 - 7/14/2008 1:07:14 AM
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I agree. Everything is the same. It reflects the car culture these days. If you want to see a good looking wheel, just go back to any Lemans winning wheel...


EL34EL34 - 7/12/2008 8:37:32 PM
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Give the Infiniti wheel the boot and get more Ferrari wheels.

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0to600to60 - 7/12/2008 10:34:09 PM
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yea, I would take the G37 rims off and add the G35 Sport 18" rims.


AutoSuPLIESAutoSuPLIES - 7/12/2008 9:10:12 PM
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How about the Lamborghini reventon rims? They looked very cool in my opinion.

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investor27investor27 - 7/13/2008 12:57:52 AM
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I'm surprised not seeing the Porsche Turbo's wheels on that list.

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M53RM53R - 7/13/2008 8:47:15 AMView My AgentSpace
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The M5 has sexy wheels. I also like the wheels on the Aston Martin DB9.

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PerformanceGuyPerformanceGuy - 7/13/2008 11:48:15 AM
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Nice list, those Infiniti wheels look awesome!!

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goochgooch - 7/14/2008 9:29:45 AM
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The R8's wheels are incredible. Why did they put the GTI's 17s in there instead of the 18s? The 17s look average but the 18s bring that design to life.

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