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Is there a theory on the trend of having larger wheels and tires on a vehicle?
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<blockquote data-quote="MMT" data-source="post: 2174539" data-attributes="member: 333925"><p>Hubby and I were talking last night and he came up with a question that I had no clue. I'm the geek of the pair and used to work in the auto industry which is probably why he asked me to begin with.</p><p></p><p>There seems to be a trend towards larger wheels and tires on some vehicles. Used to be 15" was big. Now you are seeing some vehicles with as large as 21". Our new Element has 16", sister in law has a CR-V with 17" and a friends new Dodge pick up has 21"! We drove Jimmy's and Blazers for years that took 15" wheels and tires and for a long time that was considered big.</p><p></p><p>Or is it a gimmick to push the consumer towards more expensive tires? A design decision or is there something "scientific" behind it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMT, post: 2174539, member: 333925"] Hubby and I were talking last night and he came up with a question that I had no clue. I'm the geek of the pair and used to work in the auto industry which is probably why he asked me to begin with. There seems to be a trend towards larger wheels and tires on some vehicles. Used to be 15" was big. Now you are seeing some vehicles with as large as 21". Our new Element has 16", sister in law has a CR-V with 17" and a friends new Dodge pick up has 21"! We drove Jimmy's and Blazers for years that took 15" wheels and tires and for a long time that was considered big. Or is it a gimmick to push the consumer towards more expensive tires? A design decision or is there something "scientific" behind it? [/QUOTE]
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