yay! 40 mpg! Chevy Aveo :)

[baldlobo]

ron+mon/2=aki

98+88/2=93

mon is 8-10 points lower than ron

or 4-5 points lower then ron
97-98

we only have 91 in winterpeg

[JPD]

Hi everyone, I know this is an old thread but I've got an Aveo and I wanted to know whether alloy wheels could improve my fuel economy. I'm on 14" steel rims with 175/65R14 Michelin's - I'll need to buy new tires soon anyway so I just wondered whether replacing my wheels with 14" alloys would make any difference, or what brand of LRR tire is rated highly at present.
On the subject I read an article at caranddriver.com about how larger alloy wheels onto a VW Golf worsened fuel economy, is the opposite true? Could I fit 13" alloys onto my Aveo or would this just be stupid, hoping someone on here could tell me, thanks.

[nbleak21]

I haven't touched an Aveo in years, but I'm pretty positive you can get 13's on the rear, not sure about front. Be mindful of changing the revolutions per mile if you go that route though.

Alloys vs steelies: if you can get a set of miata Daisey wheels on there (I believe they are both 4x100) you'll have a decent weight savings, and then just pizza pan them (or the steelies) for added aero gains.

I'm unsure of the best LRR tires out there now, but I know when I switched over from some stickies (falken azenies) to a used set of Michelin harmony's I noticed a 2-3mpg improvement, but I also noted crap poor rain performance too.

[Daox]

New wheels will never pay for themselves if saving money is your goal. I'd probably just stick with the steelies and get a good set of LRR tires. Tirerack seems to have a good selection of tires as well as articles compairing the different tires out there. However, a quick search finds only 1 LRR they offer in the stock size, and its a snow tire. You might have to mess around with the size to get something that works for you.