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May 20, 2015 | 11:20 AM

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shipo

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Originally Posted by Prospector

Shipo... that is interesting. Thanks for the information. I'm wondering though, why do so many high dollar sport cars come with 19" or even 20" wheels?

Kinda hard to wrap a 15" wheel around a 15" brake rotor and a big honkin' caliper.

The F1 Grand Prix cars are a good example of ultra high performance cars taking advantage of the smaller wheel sizes. Per the latest specs, the "diameter of the front wheel rim must be between 328 (12.91") and 332 mm (13.07")".

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Originally Posted by Prospector

My 2011 EX had 17", I traded it in on this 2015 Sport which has 18"... The Sport handles much better under all conditions than the EX did, of course the 2015 has a different suspension system than the 2011 and perhaps that makes the difference. Regardless, I like the look of the 18" on this car

Most likely the suspension differences.

Last edited by shipo; May 20, 2015 at 11:32 AM.