By the way, given that these vehicles come with Summer tires, I was looking to price a set of wheels. One can easily blow $1000 on a set of gravity-cast (among the lowest quality) wheels. If not already, it's going to be hard to find a match for the black wheels that on the 2016. So that's yet another reason to run higher pressure.
Good article. One thing I routinely point out on this subject, is that your tire pressures, more than likely spike to 100s of PSI every time one hits a bump, curb, pothole, or crater. Only very very rarely do tires blow-out anymore, in response to road hazards; and a mere 10 PSI difference won't make or break the tire under those circumstances. I only managed to blow out a tire after sliding into a high-cornered curb at 10~15mph on a downhill with the front brakes locked. (slippery surfaces - pressures were standard anyway)
This perspective would be even better if offset with the drawbacks of running higher, and the benefits (albeit few) with running standard. For *cool* wet streets and snow/slick conditions, I find that lower tire pressures improve traction. ("never" go lower than standard)
Good article. One thing I routinely point out on this subject, is that your tire pressures, more than likely spike to 100s of PSI every time one hits a bump, curb, pothole, or crater. Only very very rarely do tires blow-out anymore, in response to road hazards; and a mere 10 PSI difference won't make or break the tire under those circumstances. I only managed to blow out a tire after sliding into a high-cornered curb at 10~15mph on a downhill with the front brakes locked. (slippery surfaces - pressures were standard anyway)
This perspective would be even better if offset with the drawbacks of running higher, and the benefits (albeit few) with running standard. For *cool* wet streets and snow/slick conditions, I find that lower tire pressures improve traction. ("never" go lower than standard)
