BBS OEM Wheel For Performance Lexus

BBS of America has released its latest OEM alloy wheel fitment. The custom designed 10-spoke, 19-inch forged alloy wheels are intended for the 2008 Lexus IS F, the luxury division’s first high-performance sports sedan to carry the new F marque. “The IS F comes standard with serious performance credentials, and the BBS brand’s decades of motorsports success made it the ideal wheel partner for us,” said Brian Bolain, Lexus national engagement marketing manager. “IS F owners enjoy the car’s aggressive character, and BBS wheels ensure that performance is on complete par with style.”

The Lexus IS F’s satin-finished, dark-grey BBS wheels are up to 40 per cent lighter than cast aluminium wheels of the same size, and they are designed to meet rigorous Lexus factory performance standards as well as exceeding stringent international TUV/JWL certification requirements. The BBS engineers have focused on superior light wheel weight, balanced by exceptional strength, the result being a high-performance wheel with an good stiffness to weight ratio, which helps to absorb hard acceleration, forceful cornering and aggressive braking.

“”At BBS, we don’t just talk about track-proven performance – we prove it literally every weekend on the world’s toughest race courses,” says Craig Donnelly, director of Technical Services at BBS of America. “Every OEM wheel we design and manufacture incorporates what we’ve learned during our decades of competition victories, from LeMans, Maranello and Fuji to Indianapolis.”

The Lexus IS F arrives from the factory fitted with unidirectional BBS 19 x 8 inch wheels in the front and 19 x 9 in the rear.