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I guess the point is if they can be removed for demonstrations, then they're not critical to the structure.
by cjrp 5y ago
I guess the point is if they can be removed for demonstrations, then they're not critical to the structure.
- sfe22 5y agoThey may be for real world usage, you dont want rocks or sticks getting inside
- cjrp 5y agoAbsolutely, my point was that if you can remove them for this sort of demo, then if they get damaged by a pothole then it's probably easy to replace them.
- kube-system 5y agoThe demo tires shown here don't have "removable" sidewalls. They were manufactured without them. The production tires will be one piece, like normal tires.
- bkanber 5y agoSidewalls are critical for NVH at higher speeds, as well as fuel economy. But a demo of a tire on a car going 55 mph doesn't make sense, so they are able to remove the sidewalls for these stationary photoshoots and low speed rolling tests.
- sparrish 5y agoI imagine they're critical for noise reduction.