In SA, cosmetics trumps common sense in the quest for wicked-looking wheels
Big wheels with low profile tyres might look great, but don’t make good friends with potholes. Picture: DENNIS DROPPA
The popularity of SUVs is also driven by the belief that, because of their higher ground clearance, they’re more suited to SA’s potholed tar.You don’t need an elevated ride height to deal with potholes; you need high-profile tyres. But our roads are populated by a growing number of SUVs fitted with low-profile tyres that not only provide a less comfortable ride, but also puncture more easily and more readily lead to bent wheel rims if subjected to potholes or stony gravel roads.
But don’t try driving that SUV onto kerbs or attempt any kind of offroading, because the larger the wheel size, the lower the profile of the tyre must be.
High-powered sports SUVs are even more of an enigma. Build a heavy, high-riding SUV, stick in a monster engine, fit low-profile tyres and drop the suspensionvoila, you have a duck-billed platypus: a mishmash of a thing that makes no sense. It can’t go offroad unless you want to damage those expensive 22-inch tyres and rims, and on the road it doesn’t handle as well as a regular car.
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