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Old 11-19-2014, 01:48 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I think that the weight of tires sorta' "counts twice" since it is part of the overall vehicle weight that has to move forward and it has to be rotationally accelerated.

All weight takes a toll during acceleration. With tires, there are other factors, as well. Rolling resistance is probably the biggest one. And larger diameter tires have lower rolling resistance, all else being equal.
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