The only absolutely reliable proof for larger wheels / tires is they... just flat out cost more the bigger you go.

Quantitatively is literally the wrong word.

Is a problem when the adjective “quantitatively” is used in the title and then the article is pretty much all conjecture

Regardless if whether any of us agree or disagree with his opinion, Bubba is correct that this is a very poorly (non-existently) cited article. It reads as more of a rant or opinion piece. And throwing ad hominem insults about him (Bubba) and his choice of cars is lazy and a poor excuse for debate.

And must explain to everyone how he is right and they are wrong.

Seriously...but at least we now know he has a “vette” and knows statistic words which was probably the whole point

I read it perfectly fine. The only paragraph in which you provide anything resembling numbers gets caught, as I said, in the “correlation does not equal causation” trap.

“For one, they’re aerodynamically inefficient. If you opt for the largest wheel on a Tesla Model X, your range is reduced by about 10%. This is true…

“Production cars often imitate design elements of race cars to make them look sportier, but fat sidewalls have ruled in the top levels of stock car and open-wheel racing for decades.“

Yes, because the rules limited those particular classes to a small diameter wheel. Large diameter wheels have been used in every other…

Russian roadworthiness restrictions:

Spec Miata has entered the chat.

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Wow, thank you so much for posting this!

Trust me, I thought about it already. However, the real issues with big block swaps in Panteras are the torque thru the ZF transaxle and the length of the engine. The ZF transaxle is very expensive to rebuild and can develop problems somewhere above 500 lb-ft of torque. The length of most big blocks (looks like the…

And yet you seemed to fit very comfortably in a 2-D pane of glass with a couple other people, Zod. Get over it.

Honestly man if they can have some sucker pay $500 for .05lbs weight reduction, go for it. Means they have the $$$ to shove a flat 6 into a Cayman for 2020. 

Porsche people can be insufferable, but at least the brand acknowledges their rich racing heritage, and builds on it. 

Agreed on the awesome article, this is good jalop.

Now fix the rest of it.

Quickie hachet job with a 22-year-old image editor.

I’ve loved every Geely-era Volvo I’ve driven. Excellent cars, just too expensive. We looked at a V90 before we bought our Tour X