Cremona 20" Alloy Wheel - Where are they?

I have been discussing ordering a new Jaguar XKR with my local dealer
and while going through the options I was told that the Cremona 20"
Alloy Wheels were not currently available. When pressed he implied
that there was a safety issue with them which Jaguar were looking into.

Anybody know what is going on with these wheels and why they are being
withheld?

This has disappointed me as these are far nicer (IMO) than the Senta
20" alloys which every new XK and XKR seem to be sporting.

I don't mind the Jupiter 19" wheels that come as standard on the XKR
but due to Jaguar's insistance that XKR's ordered in the first couple
of months of its release come with specified options means that I
haven't yet seen these wheels on an XKR as buyers are being forced to
choose the Senta's. Why are Jaguar doing this? I wonder if they are
also having problems with the Jupiter alloys!

As you can probably tell I am a wheel man and I think for a £70K car
the current selection of wheels for the XKR is extremely poor and I am
planning to hold my order until Jaguar sort this out and offer some
choice.

Milleniumaire.

They only list;
Venus 18"
Carelia 19"
Senta 20""

"Milleniumaire" <milleniumaire DeleteThis @hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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I have been discussing ordering a new Jaguar XKR with my local dealer
and while going through the options I was told that the Cremona 20"
Alloy Wheels were not currently available. When pressed he implied
that there was a safety issue with them which Jaguar were looking into.

Anybody know what is going on with these wheels and why they are being
withheld?

This has disappointed me as these are far nicer (IMO) than the Senta
20" alloys which every new XK and XKR seem to be sporting.

I don't mind the Jupiter 19" wheels that come as standard on the XKR
but due to Jaguar's insistance that XKR's ordered in the first couple
of months of its release come with specified options means that I
haven't yet seen these wheels on an XKR as buyers are being forced to
choose the Senta's. Why are Jaguar doing this? I wonder if they are
also having problems with the Jupiter alloys!

As you can probably tell I am a wheel man and I think for a £70K car
the current selection of wheels for the XKR is extremely poor and I am
planning to hold my order until Jaguar sort this out and offer some
choice.

Milleniumaire.