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winkosmosis · 12-05-2009, 02:27 AM

I'm skeptical about the impact of wider tires on fuel use. A wider tire with the same contact patch as a narrower one is also deforming less, which has to count for something.

12-05-2009, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
winkosmosis Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 813 Thanks: 5 Thanked 34 Times in 26 Posts	I'm skeptical about the impact of wider tires on fuel use. A wider tire with the same contact patch as a narrower one is also deforming less, which has to count for something.