# Fuchs wheel

**Section:** Vehicles featuring Fuchs Wheels as standard equipment

| Manufacturer | Model | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 911S | 1965 | A successor to the 356, Porche's first iteration of their flagship rear-engined sports car featured the first production forged Fuchs Wheels, designed in a 'cloverleaf' pattern. |
| Porsche | 914 | 1969 | A collaboration in a collaboration with Volkswagen, the 914 was Porsches entry-level, mid-engined sports car of the last 1960s. Over 120,000 models were built featuring Fuchs 4-spoke clover wheels, similar to the 911 of the era. |
| NSU | RO 80 | 1969 | An engineering marvel of the time featuring a sleek body, twin Wankel rotor engine, and Fuchs clover 5-spoke wheels, the NSU RO 80 was Europes first and last rotary car, due to its unreliability and fuel inefficiency. |
| Mercedes-Benz | S-Class | 1972 | The first of the flagship Mercedes-Benz series, the 1972 S-Class featured a new 'baroque' style by Fuchs, growing from the 'clover-style' to market their designs for more luxurious vehicles. |
| Opel | Kardett GT/E | 1975 | A sporty coupe with two-tone paint, the Opel Kardett featured multi-spoke Fuchs Wheels from the factory, which were later carried into motorsport through rally homologations of the car. |
| BMW | 7-Series | 1977 | BMW's rival to the Mercedes S-Class, the 7-Series, also gained a multi-spoke Fuchs Wheel in the late 1970s to complement its luxury design and innovative chassis technology. |
| Audi | Ur-Quattro | 1980 | The first of many models with Audi's now successful 'Quattro' all-wheel-drive technology, the Ur-quattro featured an aluminium Fuchs which was inspired by its rally pedigree. |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190 | 1982 | A 'baby brother' to the S-Class, the Mercedes-Benz 190 was released in 1982 with a new 'fan' design Fuchs Wheel', which was inspired by 'turbo-fan' racing wheels of the era. |
| Audi | A8 | 1994 | Audi's answer to the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes S-Class, the A8 saloon displayed its elegance on multi-spoke Fuchs Wheels ahead of its FAA debut in March 1994. |
| BMW | E46 M3 | 2000 | The 4th generation BMW M3 was released in 2000, featuring a 3.2l six-cylinder engine, and was the first car to feature a 'bi-colour' forged Fuchs Wheel. |
| Porsche | 997 Turbo | 2006 | Also featuring a two-tone forged Fuchs Wheel design as standard specification, the 997 generation Porsche 911 Turbo was one of the fastest cars released in 2006, with a 0-100 km/h time of 3.9 seconds. |
| Audi | R8 | 2007 | The first generation Audi R8 was released in 2007, standard with a set of forged aluminium wheels to complement its entirely aluminium construction. |
| Rolls-Royce | Phantom | 2008 | Measuring at 5.3 metres in length, the monstrous Rolls-Royce flagship, the Phantom, was set rolling on the largest Fuchs Wheels produced at the time, with a diameter of 21 inches. |
| Lamborghini | Gallardo | 2009 | A first foray into Italian super-cars, Fuchs supplied Lamborghini with the factory wheels for their first 'entry-level' car, the Gallardo. |
| BMW | i3 | 2013 | The BMW i3 is the only electric car to be manufactured with forged Fuchs Wheels, with their lightweight construction and rigidity complementing the car's carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) chassis. |
| Mini | Cooper S | 2014 | The newly redesigned Mini Cooper S features the smallest and lightest Fuchs Wheel currently in production, at only 15 inches in diameter and weighing only 4.95 kg each. |
| BMW | F82 M4 | 2015 | The first M-car of the 4-Series range, the M4 features a sporty 5-Spoke Fuchs forged wheel, available in a range of finishes including two-tone. |