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Ah yes, well if you count Europe, the BMW Group sells more cars than any other luxury brands...are you saying BMW is the McDonald's of luxury cars? Would you like some fries with your lovely 3-series happy meal?

LOL, just sayin'... I personally think that when one has the sales crown, they deserve some credit, even for their shortcomings, because evidently they have a winning formula that overcomes those issues...BMW or Lexus or anyone who's #1 somewhere.

In terms of OEM wheels, I personally don't think any car make consistently produces great wheels. Most are rather forgettable and fortunately inoffensive. A big deal is whether they are easy to clean. Sometimes the better looking ones are hard to clean.

Also, times change. When I first saw the LS 430 '05 5-spoke wheels, I dismissed them as outright ugly. But after seeing them on the street, I realized that they worked well for that model...it's a design aesthetic that works on a certain flavor of car beauty.

Overall, ISICKLEX has a point. Clearly the Lexus stock wheels are fine enough (aka decent enough) that people buy the cars in record numbers. If they were indecent, or that strikingly bad...there should be some sign? I think there's room for improvement though.

 

People wonder why the GS is failing and not selling well in its class.
Those plasticky looking OEM 17'' wheels can't be helping the cause.
They are so bad I would not want to use them for a winter beater
setup.

Yeah and the SC430 pizza dishes are some of the worst OEM rims
ever.

 

Has there ever been a brand or product that did not come under scrutiny for something?

NOT all of the wheels Lexus has provided on their cars are bad. They do have the five spoke design, which I have noticed, a ton of members have aftermarket versions of.

 

^^haha good point. Also I love the 2IS xpackage rims as well!

 

I really don't see it as that big of a deal.

I guess hard core car enthusiasts may find this an issue but I'm willing to bet that 99.999% of people buy cars for their over all looks and not the wheels. This is why dealerships usually offer alternative OEM wheels. If you don't like the standard stock look.. well upgrade them. :P If you aren't buying a car due to the wheels I don't think you were ready to buy a car to begin with!

I'm happy we get wheels and not hubs! Plus its nice that the OEM 18s on the 2IS are nice lookin'. :P

 

Most lexus wheels are outright UGLY, especially the non chrome on the 2nd GEN GS.

 

LOL... Sharpest Lexus wheel...

 

In terms of value, they are.

 

How can anyone not like the GS400/430 5 spokes? The GS works well with a clean 5 spoke.

 

I agree, they're a great design. The GS 6 spoke is terrible though

 

I always though it would look good swapped onto a smaller car, like maybe a Corolla.

 

Also agree. I LOVE the previous gen GS/IS 5-Spoke rims!

 

I agree the 5 spokes on the 2GS and 1IS are nice. Most 5 spokes look good and make a car look better.

 

Pretty much all Lexus 5-spoke wheels are decent looking...

I went to the Porsche dealer to check things out and haha,
their OEM wheels kind of suck too

 

Looking for opinions on changing the wheel and tires to 19 or 20 inches on a 2012 gs 460. Will this affect the wheel wells when turning? I worry about rubbingthe well on tight turns. Any ideas, suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks