stackyFACTSTires are essentially tiny momentum vampires. As rubber squishes against the pavement and springs back, it wastes a measurable amount of forward thrust by converting it into useless heat. It is a permanent tax on your vehicle's speed, courtesy of the unavoidable reality of material deformation.
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