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Originally Posted by Phase
Idk why you’re putting me in the same category as Wayne. He’s the one claiming big wheels rob fuel. I’m
The one who’s been asking why. I even made a dedicated thread asking why.
He did two identical steady state tests with the new Prius. No wind. Flat roads. Almost same temps outside. The smaller wheels gave better mpg. This isn’t the only time it’s happened. He’s compared countless cars with the same tests. From the Ioniq hybrid with 17 versus 15 inch wheels. Electric car range tester in Kia and Audi EVs. Also niro hybrid. The list goes on of him testing the same car models with different wheel sizes. You can’t deny the evidence. There hasn’t been a single case tested with bigger tires giving better gas mileage.
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You still don't understand that, when you refer to 'smaller' wheels being the only criteria for the observed improvement in fuel economy that, you're tasked with answering the 'six' questions related to the 'smaller' wheels which would be necessary to 'explain' the observed phenomena.
You could not be over-simplifying the comparison any more than if it had been your intention to do so.