BBS GmbH Tel.: +49 7836 52-0 Managing Director Commercial Register No. 741148 Raiffeisenlandesbank Upper Austria Welschdorf 220 Fax: +49 7836 52-1365 Jürgen Lohmann District Court Stuttgart South Germany Subsidiary, Passau D-77761 Schiltach www.bbs.com Tobias Schleicher Tax ID No. 15050/12793 Bank Routing No.: 740 201 00 VAT ID No. DE 281925661 Acct.No. 8 7015 91 IBAN: DE52 7402 0100 0008 7015 91 Swift/BIC RZOODE77 PRESS INFORMATION June 2015 Pole position for new lightweight made by BBS • Wheel design FIR combines minimal mass and maximum stability • Innovation for performanceoriented sports car drivers • 9 x 20 inch version weighs only 7.9 kg Minimum mass, maximum stability: That's what sports car drivers want. And the new BBS wheel design named FIR brings along these qualities. With its world premiere, the premium wheel manufacturer from Schiltach in the Black Forest once again sets an exclamation mark in the field of ultralightweight forged wheels. Innovative material wrapped in a sporty design of five distinctive Yspokes: Forged out of alloys from aerospace engineering, the FIR wheel from the BBS Forged Line represents a further development of the FI design. Flow forming ensures an optimization of the internal well of the FIR. In addition, unnecessary materials are removed completely during back milling. An additional weight saving is achieved by breakthroughs in the spokes. The special recesses in the spokes are at the same time a design element that make this wheel a BBS innovation on the market. Lightness and rigidity therefore characterize the youngest member of the BBS family. Figures that speak for themselves: An FIR wheel for the Porsche 991 GT3, mounted on the front axle in the dimension 9 x 20 inches, weighs in at just around 7.9 kilograms. The counterpart in 12 x 20 inches for the rear axle weighs only 9.2 kilograms with a wheel load of 620 kilograms. With its FIR design, premium wheel manufacturer BBS mainly has performanceoriented sports car drivers in mind. Applications are therefore first the Porsche 991 GT3 as well as the BMW models M3 and M4. The FIR wheel with TÜV certificate is available in platinum silver and satin black as well as polished ceramic as an option in the following dimensions: 9.5 x 19, 10.5 x 19, 9.5 x 20 and 10.5 x 20 inches as well as 9.0 x 20 and 12 x 20 inches with centre lock. Compatibility with the current tire pressure monitoring systems is provided. Prices start at 1963.50 Euro. About BBS: BBS is the world's most wellknown brand for light alloy wheels. This is confirmed by awards from leading German and international automotive trade magazines. Careful controls guarantee the quality of the products made by BBS, beginning with the heat treatment up to the surface finish. Each wheel produced is artificially aged. This is crucial for the strength of the aluminum. BBS only uses environmentally friendly coatings. The coating method guarantees the OE quality of leading premium car manufacturers. For more information on the BBS wheel portfolio, visit www.bbs.com. Reprint free of charge * Copy requested This press release is also available at www.tuningpress.com/8654 Press contact and address for copies: MediaTel PR Agency, Haldenweg 2, 72505 KrauchenwiesAblach, Germany Email: [email protected], Tel. +49 (0) 7576961612