Wheel options for W8

One of the first and easiest modifications to a car can be to slap some larger wheels on, but what what affect does it have on acceleration and overall performance?

Unsprung mass is the total weight of every component unsupported by the vehicle’s suspension: wheels, tires, springs, shocks, linkages, brakes, and even lug nuts! A simplified equation for determining the amount of unsprung mass is the weight times the force applied. For example, the total...

We pit a sporty supermini against a big-rimmed, and theoretically more comfortable, SUV to find out