If both cars are traveling at the same speed(mph), would the size of its wheel effect which one has advanced faster, or would both car be traveling the same speed?"
2007-12-28 05:01:59 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Both cars would be traveling at the same speed, but the wheels would be turning slower on the car with the larger wheels, because each rotation would cover more ground.
2007-12-28 05:06:36 · answer #1 · answered by righteousjohnson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both cars are traveling at the same speed.
The wheels of the car that has the smaller ones, travel faster (go around more often [RPM-revolutions per minute]) to travel the same distance.
The transmission on the car and the gearing on the speedometer gauge compensate for the differences of tire circumference, making the speeds equal as two cars with different tire sizes travel side by side.
2007-12-28 05:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They would be traveling at the same speed. I think the question you want to ask is if the cars have different wheel sizes, and the wheels were doing X rpms, would the car with a larger wheel advance faster.
Which I would think yes.
2007-12-28 05:06:18 · answer #3 · answered by IJToomer 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You said that both cars are traveling the same speed. One of the cars may have the engine turning at a slower speed but not necessarily. It will depend on the gearing of the transmission and the rear end.
So it is really an unknown. But basically they are about the same.
2007-12-28 05:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IF speed was to be affected it would i think come from the matter of the wheels not the actual size because an Acura may be faster than a Ford Tacoma and the other way around without of course looking at the horsepower which is totally different issue
2007-12-28 05:06:41 · answer #5 · answered by Praiser in the storm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They would still be traveling the same speed. Now if you are talking about momentum and not speed from a car engine, like rolling down a hill, the size of the wheel would matter.
2007-12-28 05:05:45 · answer #6 · answered by Arrica H 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You already answered your own question. If they are driving the same MPH then, they are driving the SAME SPEED. However, if you were to count the tire rotations... The vehicle with the larger tires can travel longer distances at the same tire rotations per minute.
2007-12-28 05:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by dragon_saver8 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if they are both going the same speed, then the car with larger wheels will have its wheels spinning slower than the car with the smaller wheels,
this is one of the reasons that large trucks have big wheels, because they are rotating slower at the same speed, and this makes them last longer.
2007-12-28 05:07:19 · answer #8 · answered by sweety_atspacecase0 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think the weight of the car would effect the speed even if traveling the same miles per hour.
2007-12-28 05:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In most cases I'm pretty sure the only difference tire size has is your fuel usage. The wider the tire the more friction so the more it takes to pull or push it along. If the tires are just have a greater circumference than it shouldn't make a difference because they are going the same speed.
2007-12-28 05:08:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋