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Originally Posted by somerandomguy
Barrys tire tech page says that wider tires provide better fuel efficiency, if this is so why do vehicles in fuel economy competitions have narrow tall tires?
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Because vehicles in FE competitions are designed to be light and aerodynamic, and that means those 2 properties play a larger role that in street cars - and both of those favor tall narrow tires.
Plus, ride comfort is not a consideration in a FE competition, so they inflate the crap out of those tires - and that means they can use even narrower tires.