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Old 12-17-2016, 12:07 PM
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That's exactly what I mean. I go to the dealership and look at the new C7'S and every time I see those skinny tires I wonder why not wide tires like those on the C6 GS. Maybe I'm wrong, but the car would look more badass with wider tires. I love the look of my C6 with the tires it came with. Any C7 owner feel the way i do? Just curious. And please, don't interpret this as being disrespectful.
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Must be an optical illusion then. Because, damn they look so much more narrow.
Your out-dated round tail lights make them appear larger than they actually are.
 
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Every model has a certain price point, cost and profit margin GM is aiming for.

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Skinny tires? What C7 are you looking at?
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Do these look like 10 inch tires to you?




In any case, your point is understood. Fact is that the 'skinny' tires of the 'base' C7 have been designed to equal or exceed the performance of those wider C6 Z06 tires.

Win-win.
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I never knew that the Corvair had 10 inch-wide tires. And I was there in the 60's too...

In any case, your point is understood. Fact is that the 'skinny' tires of the 'base' C7 have been designed to equal or exceed the performance of those wider C6 Z06 tires.

Win-win.
I feel the new GS would look sooooo much better with 12" tires. Just my opinion. I think my Ford Escape has 10" tires on it.
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I feel the new GS would look sooooo much better with 12" tires. Just my opinion. I think my Ford Escape has 10" tires on it.
I think the GS does in fact have 12 inch tires to fill up those wider rear-quarter panels. The base and the Z51 models have the 10 inch wheels.
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I feel the new GS would look sooooo much better with 12" tires. Just my opinion. I think my Ford Escape has 10" tires on it.
The problem you have is although the C7 has narrower tires and weighs more it happens to corner better than the C6 GS.

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Do these look like 10 inch tires to you?




In any case, your point is understood. Fact is that the 'skinny' tires of the 'base' C7 have been designed to equal or exceed the performance of those wider C6 Z06 tires.

Win-win.
Just picked the Corvair for the hell of it, being a smart ***.
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I think the GS does in fact have 12 inch tires to fill up those wider rear-quarter panels. The base and the Z51 models have the 10 inch wheels.
Haven't seen the new GS. But I did see the Z06 and the tires look like the 10" size.
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Haven't seen the new GS. But I did see the Z06 and the tires look like the 10" size.
Nope...those are definitely 12 inch tires.
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Nope...those are definitely 12 inch tires.
Then my C6 GS must have 16" tires, because they look wider than the C7 Z06 tires.
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Then my C6 GS must have 16" tires, because they look wider than the C7 Z06 tires.
Actually the C7 GS/Z06 have 335's and the C6 GS/Z06 has 325's.
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Actually the C7 GS/Z06 have 335's and the C6 GS/Z06 has 325's.
Must be an optical illusion then. Because, damn they look so much more narrow.
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The problem you have is although the C7 has narrower tires and weighs more it happens to corner better than the C6 GS.

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Actually the C7 GS/Z06 have 335's and the C6 GS/Z06 has 325's.
Pesky facts.
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When I bought my '17 GS the salesman said that the skinny 13.1" wide rear tires where engineered to slice down through the snow for excellent traction.
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different tire makers have different looks and run flats are more square so look wider in same size as standard tire
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Originally Posted by billyboy47
Must be an optical illusion then. Because, damn they look so much more narrow.
Your out-dated round tail lights make them appear larger than they actually are.
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Your out-dated round tail lights make them appear larger than they actually are.
Well your Camaro tail lights is another story for another thread.
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Originally Posted by ExRedRacer
I think the GS does in fact have 12 inch tires to fill up those wider rear-quarter panels. The base and the Z51 models have the 10 inch wheels.
12" wheels. 13.1" tires.
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