986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post - What is the deal with all these big 19 and 20 inch wheels on roadsters and coupes?

ekam · 10-21-2011, 10:02 AM

Pure marketing. I believe engineers at Porsche wanted to stay with 18"s on 997 but the marketing dept insisted they make the car have optional 19"s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Glkf4jwkM

10-21-2011, 10:02 AM	#5
ekam Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,656	Pure marketing. I believe engineers at Porsche wanted to stay with 18"s on 997 but the marketing dept insisted they make the car have optional 19"s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Glkf4jwkM Last edited by ekam; 10-21-2011 at 10:15 AM.