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  FI-­‐R  combines  minimal  mass  and  maximum  stability  • Innovation  for  performance-­‐oriented  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   FI-­‐R   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  ultra-­‐lightweight  forged  wheels.  Innovative  material  wrapped  in  a  sporty  design  of  five  distinctive  Y-­‐spokes:  Forged  out  of  alloys   from   aerospace   engineering,   the   FI-­‐R   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  FI-­‐R.  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  FI-­‐R  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   FI-­‐R   design,   premium  wheel  manufacturer   BBS  mainly   has   performance-­‐oriented   sports   car  drivers  in  mind.  Applications  are  therefore  first  the  Porsche  991  GT3  as  well  as  the  BMW  models  M3  and  M4.   The   FI-­‐R   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  well-­‐known   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.    

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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

       

   Pole  position  for  new  lightweight  made  by  BBS    

• Wheel  design  FI-­‐R  combines  minimal  mass  and  maximum  stability  • Innovation  for  performance-­‐oriented  sports  car  drivers  • 9  x  20  inch  version  weighs  only  7.9  kg  

                                               

             

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  Krauchenwies-­‐Ablach,  Germany  Email:  presse@mediatel.biz,  Tel.  +49  (0)  7576-­‐9616-­‐12