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My 16" rims on the Insight bring a sharpness to the steering that I have not experienced before.
My narrow winter tires on 15" steel rims were much less defined, though raising the pressure improved it somewhat. The FE on the 16" wasn't bad either, given that the Insight was still breaking in when I had them on, and I was fairly new to the game at the time. See my fuel log.
The 16" may give you 80% of the handling improvement that the 17" would yield compared to the 15"es at only 20% of their FE loss.
You just need to find the right tires for that rim.
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
  lifetime FE over 0.2 Gmeter or 0.13 Mmile.
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Last edited by RedDevil; 04-03-2013 at 05:18 PM..
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