Wheels always finish the design of a car. I've seen pics of of the new A6 with the standard 17" wheels that come up short in this regard and I'm embarrassed for them. If you can afford a 50k car, pony up a few extra $$ and get the rims that complete the look. Check out the new demo A6 V8 at Niello here in Sacramento. Regardless of whether or not you like the style of the new design, you have to admit it's complete with the 18" rims.

A direct comptetitor to the A6, the Acura RL was coming and I was somewhat interested until the production car was available. All the press pics that were put out included the car with 20" rims which really made the car look just right. The production car comes with 17" rims that don't do anything to accentuate the design of the car. On their website, the original wheels seen in the press pics aren't even available to purchase.

I'm not for pimpin' your ride with gold spokes or 22" spinners. But design doesn't stop at the body of the car. I know manufacturers just want extra money by offering upgraded wheels but trust me, it's worth it.

Floman
02 A4 1.8T CVT S<ul><li><a href="http://audi.niello.com/cgi/details/2004101214164893">Niello's 2005 A6 4.2 Demo</a></li></ul>

the car down a little bit depending on the weight difference.

A small weight difference between tire and wheel of only 4 or 5 lbs per wheel will make a difference i nthe way the car feels because you are adding 16 to 20 lbs of unladen weight

It would be great if some people out there would weigh their wheels but I doubt that is going to happen.

The 18's in my eye's makes the look of the A6 perfect but I am getting used to the look of the 17's

I agree with you that great looking 18" wheels
would add a wonderful touch to the new A6, particularly the 4.2 model.

But, given that the 4.2's standard 17" wheels are ET 45,and its optional 18" wheels are ET 48, there
seems (at least initially) to be a dirth of other
(18") wheel choices.

For example, Audi's just released Fall/Winter 2004
accessories catalog doesn't even indicate that the very popular RS4 style 9-spoke wheel will fit the new A6. And, while Tirerack's page for the '05
A8 shows over 40 alternate wheel choices, their page for the new A6 shows only 6 (none of which are by BBS)!!!!

The above accessory catalog does show a beautiful
Calita 2-piece wheel by BBS that'll fit the new A6, but its cost is $811.

It would be helpful if someone could determine if at least the RS4 style 9-spoke wheel (ET 43) that fits the '05 A8 (cost: $524 and part #4EO-601-025-AB-1H7) will fit on the 2006 A6.

TIA.

... I went straight to the dealer and gave them a deposit. Now that the production model has arrived with 17" you can see the impact the 20s had. Acura is offering an 18" rim as a dealer installed option ($1,500 I think), but they looked a bit to "bling bling" for my taste.