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stephen wilson · 07-10-2012, 08:37 AM

As usual for a magazine test, they cocked it all up! They increased the radius almost 1 Inch by going to a 18" wheel. Had they gone wider, but kept the same rolling radius, the results would have favored the wider tire. They also chose an under-powered car to help prove their point.

Magazines rarely do an apples-to-apples test to answer a question. They start with the results they want to prove, and arrange a test to make it so.

Ah, you beat me to it!

07-10-2012, 08:37 AM	#4
stephen wilson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern New jersey Posts: 1,054	As usual for a magazine test, they cocked it all up! They increased the radius almost 1 Inch by going to a 18" wheel. Had they gone wider, but kept the same rolling radius, the results would have favored the wider tire. They also chose an under-powered car to help prove their point. Magazines rarely do an apples-to-apples test to answer a question. They start with the results they want to prove, and arrange a test to make it so. Ah, you beat me to it! Last edited by stephen wilson; 07-10-2012 at 12:18 PM.