Put about 500 miles on the tires so far, and I really like them (very quiet so far!) except for one odd thing: I lost 2mpg.
To make the situation even more strange, is that these were put on my Toyota Matrix that were toting 225/45/17 tires on 17" aftermarket wheels, that I swapped out for 16" Corolla S wheels, wrapping them in the Cooper CS5's in a 205/55/16 size; the OEM size.
I went from averaging 31mpg (mixed driving) to a recent 29mpg.
Has anyone else experienced a significan MPG loss by going to a smaller sized tire? I feel like something is amiss here, but the car is running great overall.
To make the situation even more strange, is that these were put on my Toyota Matrix that were toting 225/45/17 tires on 17" aftermarket wheels, that I swapped out for 16" Corolla S wheels, wrapping them in the Cooper CS5's in a 205/55/16 size; the OEM size.
I went from averaging 31mpg (mixed driving) to a recent 29mpg.
Has anyone else experienced a significan MPG loss by going to a smaller sized tire? I feel like something is amiss here, but the car is running great overall.