Low-Profile Tires Are Ruining Modern Cars

https://jalopnik.com/low-profile-tires-are-ruining-modern-cars-1836309462

The Volkswagen Up GTI I had in France last summer was a dream. It also had 17-inch wheels and low-profile tires. Off the coast, I ran over what seemed to be an innocuous small rock in the road. I knew something was wrong in about the next 10 seconds.

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FaizalR@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It's bad for a bumpy road.

snooggums@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

So, bad for a road.

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Article is from 2019. But I suppose it still matters.