The Official Mk8 Wheel Thread

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Another Nullbar based car - these are MB Design wheels, I believe a variation of the VR3.2 (itself a 2 piece version of the VR3) with a custom MB centrelock style cap:

Confirming 20" with another view:

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Ahh, now we are talking. OZ Superturismo LMs with a drop on H&R springs:

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Attention VWOz - this doesn't count as a new colour offering on the Mk8 if it's on the cards.

Sparco Assetto Gara and KW V3:

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"Ultra lightweight" 18" (x 10? - width and branding tbc) on the new Mk8 TCR:

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Wagon Wednesday Mk8 style - admittedly on a sad looking set of small stock wheels. Unfortunately the search for practicality, aka space, has resulted in a more challenging looking design for Mk8, akin to the Mk7 days, unlike the relatively attractive Mk7 effort.



I suspect in a better spec, lower ride and different colour it will still be a decent looking thing.

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A Mk8 showing off some of the new Oettinger bodywork additions.. albeit on 18" Pretorias.

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The How Deep? crew also got in on the act early with Airlift and Rotiform CVT 20 x 8.5:

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Then the car got wrapped and looked a bit more scene familiar:

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A few more angles on the features Mk8s to date:

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Might be a wait for the Mk8s to really kick off..

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At the risk of dredging up the worst Mk7 segment invented (caught by the Tigs), Tuesday towbar:

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Kudos to the VW engineers getting in early for lowered/OZ Wagon Wednesday.

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Mk8 on Pretorias:

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All these lowered cars look awful imo. I can’t stand the look of the top of the wheels being covered. It’s deformed & impractical.

I’m also very fussy with wheels & tend to think VW do a great job with their selections (GTI/R).

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It is definitely not to everyone's tastes.

Keep in mind most of these are on air rather than static, so practicality is not compromised - and a lot are only sitting this low for show/pics.

With all the Mk8 delays viz electric gremlins and pandemics very few people have actually modified the new cars thus far. IMO the Mk8 has continued VW's trend of OEM wheel design getting worse and worse.. if I jump to a Mk8 one day I will almost certainly be carrying my OZ over.

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A couple more shots on Pretorias: