Mercedes Accessories Launches New Wheel Collection

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In time with the change of season, Mercedes-Benz Accessories has launched their collection of new wheel designs featuring new, bichromatic wheels in a single-tone paint finish. Says Klaus Frenzel, who oversees design development for new wheel models at the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center, “Both the studies by our colleagues at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design studios throughout the world and intensive market research reveal one and the same picture. Bichromatic wheels are becoming ever more popular.”

As of March 2011, the new light-alloy wheels available are:

SLK-Class 43.2 cm (17″) Incenio 10-spoke wheel with Bichromatic palladium silver / high-sheen finish
Wheel size 7.5J x 17 ET 42 / tyre size 225/45 R17
Rear wheel option: 8.5J x 17 ET 36 / tyre size 245/40 R17

SLK-Class 45.7 cm (18″) Incenio 5-twin-spoke wheel with Bichromatic palladium silver / high-sheen finish
Wheel size 7.5J x 18 ET 42 / tyre size 225/40 R18
Rear wheel option: 8.5J x 18 ET 36 / tyre size 245/35 R18

CLS-Class 48.3 cm (19″) Incenio 10-spoke wheel with Bichromatic black or titanium silver / high-sheen finish
Wheel size 8.5J x 19 ET 34.5 / tyre size 255/35 R19
Rear wheel option: 9.5J x 19 ET 48 / tyre size 285/30 R19