That showroom 45 looks really nice.
I actually like the wheels. They look to be lightweight and they don’t have that annoying (to clean) trench behind the spokes that most VW wheels have. 
I also like the wheels, and I’m not usually a fan of black alloys. I even like the red stripe around the rim - something that was pretty much universally disliked by forum members on the optional anthracite Seville alloys on the mk7.5 GTI (I liked them

).
The ED45 needed a few visual cues to set it apart from the standard Clubsport model and IMO a different set of alloys is the obvious choice for VW to achieve this. Unless you’re an enthusiast, you might not immediately spot other ED45 specific design elements such as the 45 decals, black door mirror caps and roof and Akrapovic exhaust, but you are likely to spot the different alloys.