Here’s something you probably didn’t know you needed: dynamic center caps for your alloy wheels. Well, VW has thought about it already and is offering a solution to this First World problem.
Released by Volkswagen UK, the dynamic center caps are described as “deluxe items” that add “a touch of super-luxury to compatible models.” Officially known as Dynamic Volkswagen Hub Caps, the alloy wheel center caps feature self-leveling VW badges that pop in and out when the wheel needs to be removed and replaced.
Suitable for most VW alloy wheels, new and older, this accessory ensures that the Volkswagen roundel remains level at all times, much like the one in Rolls-Royce models. Do VW owners really need that? Well, do Mercedes-Benz owners need the illuminated three-pointed star? Of course not – yet they can have it.
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According to VW, the self-leveling function of the center caps allow the Volkswagen badge “to stand freely within the item, meaning that the roundel is always the correct way up, no matter the speed of the car or the position of the wheel.” Essential stuff indeed, particularly for OCD-prone customers.
A full set of four caps retails at £156 (approximately $194) and is compatible with vehicles whose alloy wheels are able to accept the standard-fit 5G0601171XQI hub caps. Ironically, this means the self-leveling center caps are not compatible with high-end VW models such as the Touareg SUV and Phaeton luxury sedan. Owners of Up!, Polo, Lupo, and T-Cross models can’t use them either.
Customers can order the Dynamic Volkswagen Hub Caps through local retailers across the Volkswagen Retailer Network. It’s the first time such an option has been produced by VW.
“If you’re after a touch of that super-expensive segment on your Volkswagen, or if you just want to quell the niggling irritation of badges pointing in different directions to one another, being upside-down or not being perfectly horizontal when parked, then these are definitely for you,” explains James Woolfe, Accessories and Merchandise Product Manager at Volkswagen UK.
