VONBOTTLE

exactly, mine are about even with the outside edge of the wheel well, there's a pic in my photos

A6contem

EDIT: I assumed you guys were talking about the 9-spoke RS6 wheels. If you're talking about the 5-spokers, you can ignore my post.


If you guys are looking for the RS6 look in 17s, look at the OEM 17s that came on late-model C5 2.7t S-lines. They came as a factory option as 18s with summer performance tires or 17s with all-season tires, the 17s being 17x7.5" et43, I believe (5x112 obviously).

ZCD2.7T

I would add that 5-spoke RS6 reps are HEAVY, and that their design puts more weight at the outside of the rim than would be typical.

Not a big deal on a car with lots o'torque, but 2.8s are "torque-challenged" to begin with, so adding heavy wheels will likely make the car noticeably slower in acceleration, not to mention not helping the ride or handling at all.

I'd get something lighter and stronger, myself.

(I ran RS 6 5-spokers for a coupla years - I like my current VMR708s much better in every way. 23 lbs each vs. 29.5-30 lbs each!!)

VONBOTTLE

they definitely are heavy, my 18" rs6 5 spokes are about 10 lbs heavier with tires than my 16's with snows....not that i expected them to weigh the same, but the car does feel a touch quicker when i put the 16's back on - that being said, i'd still trade the looks of the rs6's over the quickness of the 16's!