I stumbled upon this video earlier today. What I found most interesting is that different brands of tires responded differently for a given width.
You're building a straw-man out of what I'm saying. I was talking about translating similar concepts, not that all cars needed pizza cutters. The only car I even mentioned was a BRZ, so not sure how the jump was made to Corvette.
So you are stating that if you swap out the 245/45/20s on that Mach-E GT with 225/45/20s the .99 g lateral grip would remain the same? Or am I misunderstanding what your your saying?
Makes a great beater. As for proud, no, my opinion on owning it is indifferent. I'm more fond of the powerboost, but EVs are very convenient particularly with phone as a key. Hop in and within 5 seconds you can go WOT with no concern for the engine being up to temp. That was my primary reason for purchasing it as my office location and trips weren't very friendly to the 150, which due to being a hybrid, never saw the motor registering temp. Remote start won't turn on the ICE unless it's cold outside and needs the exhaust to heat up the cabin.
The question this raises for me is that the surface our vehicles use while off roading are not flat. Soil, sand, mud, whatever will behave like a concave surface and bend around the tires to a greater degree and wouldn't that mean the wider tire WILL have more contact with the surface material (hence "traction")?
I can tell you from many years of experience that narrower tires are better in snow than wider tires while driving on road. Unsure if this translates to driving on soil or not. As for sand, wider tires will do better as they will "float" over the top rather than digging in. I do not have much experience with mud, but my understanding is that one of the main factors is how well your tread pattern ejects the mud to get a good bite the next time through. My assumption is that since mud is a softer surface, that wider may be better, but I am only speculating. If so, the same logic also likely applies when driving through deep snow off road. I went with 34" x 11.5" tires on mine in hopes of getting the best of both worlds.
