Jim, my understanding was that they were first available on the 1990 190E EVO II, next on the 500SL Special Edition and finally on the 1994 E500 Limited. The EVO II tire size was 245/40ZR17, so the rims would have to be the same 17x8.25 as the V8 cars.

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