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Originally Posted by Faust
Low rolling resistance I guess.
Btw, I am under the impression it was the VED that's featured in MI4 not the i8 but I might be wrong.
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Originally Posted by lasovan
for efficient dynamics purposes mainly. there are virtually no downsides having narrow tires compared to wide ones providing that the diameter is big enough. the contact surface can be the same or greater compared with wide tires with smaller diameter thus the road holding is not in jeopardy here. the upsides are lower rolling resistance, lower aerodynamic drag and lower up-force presumably, aquaplaning is less likely to occur as well. Decreased non suspended and rotational masses are also a benefit of that solution. There are packaging benefits too.
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Originally Posted by southlight
For efficiency reasons.
Best regards,
south
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Thanks! That's good to know. I didn't realize that the contact surface would stay the same.