Can someone here please tell me, why in the world the automatic 350z comes with those unattractive base model 17 inch wheels & that's even on the more expensive Touring version. Personally overall i think the 18 inch wheel on the Z looks awesome, even better then Track rims.











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My guess is to offset the increased price of adding an auto tranny.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by n3z50
[B]Can someone here please tell me, why in the world the automatic 350z comes with those unattractive base model 17 inch wheels & that's even on the more expensive Touring version. Personally overall i think the 18 inch wheel on the Z looks awesome, even better then Track rims.

Personally, I think the standard 6 spoke 18" wheels are not as good looking as the 7 spoke 17" wheels. In fact, I love the 18" Rays wheels which look very similar to the 17" wheels, just one less spoke.
When I first saw the Z in the show room, not knowing the wheel sizes, I thought the standard 6 spokers would be on the cheaper models as I liked the 7 spokers and my tastes almost always dictate that I prefer the more expensive items. You can imagine how happy I was when I found out the 7 spokers were on the cheaper touring model (over the track model).