You heard it here first! The press release:


The most recent aftermarket wheel from BBS is packed with technology and styling directly from our Motorsports department. Featuring a true “BBS” racing design that has backmilled spokes just like our successful racing products. The CH-R wheel also utilizes a stainless steel rim protector and the “Motorsports” lettering is laser etched to complete the look of this performance wheel.


The CH-R is a pressure cast wheel and the rim is created using our flow-forming process to deliver a wheel that has an excellent stiffness to weight ratio and is a tremendous value. The BBS “Cast and flow-formed” technology has been used as original equipment on some of the worlds finest performance vehicles from manufacturers like BMW, Ferrari and Porsche, just to name a few. Our “Cast and flow-formed” technology is not limited to road cars, this technology has also been used for several factory built race programs from Ferrari and BMW. Initial specs and offerings will be:


19X8.5 5-130 ET51 ~24.9 lbs.
19X9 5-130 ET53 ~ 24.5 lbs.
19X10 5-130 ET38 ~ unspecified by BBS at this time
19X11 5-130 ET56 ~ unspecified by BBS at this time
19X12 5-130 ET45 ~ 28.3 lbs.


Made in Germany and available approx. April 2010 in silver or black finish with stainless lip. A BBS first, the wheels will be made to accept Porsche centercaps.


The part numbers are built, so PM me for competitive pricing you have not seen from BBS in the past!

 

This is very good news...these should have been out 15 years ago !! Now they need to get TUV approval for the 20" that 997 customers want.

 

It's about time!

 

arent these already available through GMG? or is it a different wheel...looks the same to me :S

 

Very nice.

 

How much?????

 

Straight from BBS is the picture of the finished Porsche wheels. They will not have the BBS Motorsport engraving on them the original variant CH did.



PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

 

Just an FYI, I have these inbound for next week in black. Silver is not far behind.

Not many are coming in initially, so give me a call to pre-order your set!

 

Damon, do you know if they have any plans to make these in 18"?

 

Damon,
Is there a fitment for Audi R8 on the BBS CH-R

Tonny

 

Not at this time. Is a possibility for the future.

 

Not at this time.

 

Update. There are a few pictures of the wheels floating around with the Motorsport etching on them.

Here's the scoop.

BBS ordered all of the Porsche wheels for the US market without the laser etching… Germany sells the Porsche wheels in their market WITH the “Motorsport” etching.

The bigger than usual 5x130 bolt circle does not provide much room between the lug opening and the spoke area. The OE cap looks much nicer in the wheel without the etching. So, If any Porsche wheels in the US market have the writing on them, they were not purchased from BBS of America...

Here is a picture with, that a customer sent me:



And here is another without, provided to me by BBS USA:

 

 

Anyone have these on their TT yet w pics?