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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes
Tires are all too-big 215/45-17s.
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? This is a sports car and you think 215's are too wide? My Cruze Eco has 215/55-17's... a much taller tire for sure but still a 215, and it's an eco-machine. Since my Cruze uses the same size wheel as the FR-S (17x7), my tires are actually wider when measured at their widest point. The Cruze Eco's wheels are much lighter though.
The first thing this car needs for better fuel economy is a taller top gear (or a 7th gear), not narrower tires... a manual FR-S is only rated at 30 MPG highway, and a Corvette is rated at 26!
I suppose you could replace those 215's with 185/65-15's and take all the "sports" out of the "car"... assuming a 15" wheel even fits over the brake calipers.
