Cars during this era were pushing the envelope in style, power and presence. Whether it was Porsche continuing their tradition of crazy shades like Rubystone Red and Maritime Blue, or pure performance from the Lamborghini Diablo, the 90s helped to inspire the cars we see on the road today. It might seem obvious, but all of the iconic vehicles we think of from this era have one thing in common… they have wheels.
Many of the wheel designs from the nineties are incredible, though, complementing the car’s lines perfectly. Wheels such as AMG’s Aero 2 Monoblocks, and Porsche’s Turbo Twists often found on the 993 are just a few standouts for us here at Classic Driver. In fact, while writing this article, we found something we’d never heard of before. One of BMW’s best wheel designs, the Style 21s or ‘Throwing Stars’ often seen on early 90s M5s and 850is, are actually hubcaps?!
If you feel lied to, that's totally fine (so do we), but that does mean a Style 21 owner can swap out the caps and fit the equally-cool turbines without ever having to purchase new wheels. After that massive revelation, we think we need a lie down...
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