Redesigning the wheel - Tires and wheels set the stance and proportion of the vehicle. They're a big deal for designers - really

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LOS ANGELES - Ben Ebel had a dream job. He worked at Mercedes' advanced design center in Irvine, Calif., for three years and helped create the Mercedes-Benz F 700 research car, a big four-door sedan that was shown at the 2007 Frankfurt show and previewed Mercedes' future design direction. But not only did Ebel leave sunny California and Mercedes in the summer of 2008; he left to go to South Carolina to design tires for Michelin North America Inc.