If you know wheels, cars, or even car movies, you know and have seen BBS wheels. Those wheels have driven many champions to victory in motorsports. Their durability, lightweight, and intricacies without complication seared their name into both motorsports and car enthusiasts history. They set the trends for enthusiasts, with many copying their designs even today because these designs aged perfectly.
But car enthusiasts can mean different things for different people. For some, people imagine modified porsches and BMWs at car meets. However, others see rock crawling trucks, offroad racing, trail ready and everyday trucks or SUVS. Now the latter is finally getting the BBS treatment of heritage and performance with the new BBS TS lineup. Launching with four wheels, the TS lineup is made to fit almost any build for cars that enjoy the roads less paved.
TS-C: The Modern Classic
The TS-C plays off the brand's heritage. It takes the classic BBS design, but reworks it for modern trucks and SUVs. While it will not scream that the car loves the dirt, it will look clean, familiar, and memorable. On the cleaner off-road vehicles, this will make the car feel more enthusiast driven then driven to soccer practice.
TS-P: Street and Trail Performance
The TS-P is where this series starts to lean more towards the dirt. BBS describes it as the around performance on street and off-road, where many SUVs and trucks do most of their commutes. These are for those who don’t take their car up the hardest rock crawling trail, but also not just the paved roads either. It's a wheel built for work that balances function and attitude so you can still go to a car meet with pride.
TS-M: Motorsport
The TS-M is without a doubt the biggest swing for BBS. This wheel was designed for offroad motorsport, leaning harder into the offroading look and fit the growing segment of offroad enthusiasts. This is for those who’s “build” is taking dirt rocks and jumps at usually wheel snapping speed. If BBS’s success in motorsport thus far is any indication of this one’s performance, then not even the dirt roads are safe from the BBS takeover.
TS-R: Built for the Unpredictable
Then there is the TS-R. This one feels like the adventure wheel of the group. The messaging says it clearly: where the road ends, it begins.
Whether you are going for that off the beaten path trailhead, a remote campsite, the desert road, or a mountain pass this is where the TS-R thrives. This is more focused on the non motorsports offroading, its for the exploring and side quests while still carrying the BBS heritage and style.
Fitment That Covers the Big Names
The early application guide points to 17, 18, and 20-inch sizing across the lineup, with common 6-lug truck patterns like 6x135 and 6x139.7. That opens the door for major platforms from Ford, Chevy, GMC, Ram, Toyota, Lexus, Nissan, and Infiniti.
Think F-150, Bronco, Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Yukon, Tacoma, Tundra, 4Runner, GX, Titan, QX80, and more. Some 20-inch TS-M and TS-R fitments also reach into performance SUV territory, including select BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, and Honda applications.
The Takeaway
There was already a high amount of options available for 4x4 and truck owners when it came to wheels. BBS enters this market by translating the BBS identity into a space where style still matters, but function has to earn its place.
Whether it's dirt, rocks, boulders, or gravel, BBS is coming for all roads now.
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