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Old 06-17-2012, 07:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by F8L View Post
I'm still on the fence regarding wheel weight and mpg. In theory it should make a big impact but in the Prius world it doesn't seem have much of and effect on mpg. I'd be curious to see how they work for you. Hopefully you will use the same exact tires to rule out any variables there.
Maybe it's that the light wheel reduces the amount of energy that can be had from regen braking. I know a couple people on priuschat have done a lot of testing with 17s and shown the heavy weight made a fuel economy hit.


OP where did you get them and in what size? I'm also looking for a light pair of wheels and like these.
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