Big wheels cost more, decrease gas mileage, provide a harsher ride and can be harder to replace if damaged.
Choosing big wheels for your new car — or buying larger rims for your daily driver — will cost more, decrease gas mileage, provide a harsher ride and be harder to replace if damaged. Why would anyone want them?
“It’s mainly fashion,” says Mark Holthoff, senior editor at online used-car retailer Carvana. CVNA “There is a small performance gain that the average driver wouldn’t really notice — but a lot of downsides that you would notice.” Whether you’re choosing options for your new car, or thinking of “plus-sizing” the wheels on your car or off-road vehicle, there are a lot of trade-offs to consider.
In electric vehicles, the effect of larger wheels is more dramatic. The 2022 Tesla TSLA Model S Plaid with 19-inch wheels delivers 396 miles of range, and the same car with 21-inch wheels provides 348 miles of range. That’s more than a 12% reduction for an option that costs $4,500. Going off road Buying special tires to explore the outdoors usually means buying larger, heavier sizes that are puncture resistant and have deeper tread. But if off-roaders choose a tire size bigger than the manufacturer’s recommendation, it can drastically affect fuel economy and make the speedometer and odometer readings inaccurate.
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