Greetings. This is my first post. I just bought a 2008 C300 Sport 4Matic in Iridium Silver with P2, Multimedia, iPod adapter and Panoramic roof. It's still on the boat, but I hope to have it by month's end.
I would like to know whether anyone definitively knows the reason the 18" AMG wheels are not offered as an option on the 2008 C300 Sport 4Matic. The wheels come on the C350 and are available as an option on the C300 Sport RWD, but not on the C300 Sport 4Matic.
I've done some research online and have seen various theories proposed. One person suggested that the front and rear wheels are not offset (that is, that the front and rear wheels are the same width) as required on all 4Matic models. I think that theory is wrong, however, since I looked at both 4Matic and non-4Matic models at the dealership today and the C300 Sport and C300 Sport 4Matic had the exact same size of wheels on them - both had 17" wheels with staggered width.
I also shopped Tire Rack and saw that the same size wheels are available for both the C300 Sport and C300 Sport 4Matic, with no apparent limitation on wheel availability for the 4Matic version.
Therefore, my theory (which I am hoping to have confirmed or refuted here) is that M-B simply doesn't offer the 18" AMG wheel option when purchasing the 4Matic because the type of tires they put on the AMG wheels are performance rather than all-season tires, and would not work well on snow, despite the capability of the all wheel drive feature of the 4Matic. Just because this may be logical, however, does not mean it is the real reason M-B does not make the 18" AMG wheel option available when buying a C300 Sport 4Matic.
Any information would be helpful.
I would like to know whether anyone definitively knows the reason the 18" AMG wheels are not offered as an option on the 2008 C300 Sport 4Matic. The wheels come on the C350 and are available as an option on the C300 Sport RWD, but not on the C300 Sport 4Matic.
I've done some research online and have seen various theories proposed. One person suggested that the front and rear wheels are not offset (that is, that the front and rear wheels are the same width) as required on all 4Matic models. I think that theory is wrong, however, since I looked at both 4Matic and non-4Matic models at the dealership today and the C300 Sport and C300 Sport 4Matic had the exact same size of wheels on them - both had 17" wheels with staggered width.
I also shopped Tire Rack and saw that the same size wheels are available for both the C300 Sport and C300 Sport 4Matic, with no apparent limitation on wheel availability for the 4Matic version.
Therefore, my theory (which I am hoping to have confirmed or refuted here) is that M-B simply doesn't offer the 18" AMG wheel option when purchasing the 4Matic because the type of tires they put on the AMG wheels are performance rather than all-season tires, and would not work well on snow, despite the capability of the all wheel drive feature of the 4Matic. Just because this may be logical, however, does not mean it is the real reason M-B does not make the 18" AMG wheel option available when buying a C300 Sport 4Matic.
Any information would be helpful.