The major car makers have a pretty good strike rate in styling alloy wheels for the cars that matter. Think air-cooled Porsche 911s, many a Ferrari, fast BMWs galore, RS Audis, Ford Escort XR3 and ...

From the factory, the new Tata Safari is offered with 18-inch alloy wheels, which are exclusive to the top-spec trim. The base variant, on the other hand, gets a set of 16-inch steel rims.

Regular rims do the job of keeping the tyre of the car in place and are found in most base models of all hatchbacks and entry level sedans. So, why is it that alloy rims come as a standard ...

Alloy wheels and rims don't do much other than keep the tyres in place and allow you to drive forward or backwards. 15 inch alloy wheels have come a long way since their invention 3,500 years ago ...

Transwheel Corp., which describes itself as the largest alloy repair vendor in the nation, handles more than 150,000 wheel repairs annually, according to company officials.