2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ: RideLust Review
Back in the 1970′s I truly believed that white lettered tires made a car go faster. Granted I was a kid, but that didn’t stop me from visualizing everything from Ferrari’s to Firebird’s with those raised letters. Back them everything from Nascar to Formula 1 ran them and man-o-man did that leave an impression on this little kid from Brooklyn. Today it’s a rare sight to see cars toting the raised letter look, but I’ve got to admit, I still love them. Sure it looks great on muscle cars and on cars from that era, but honestly, I still think it has a place on today’s rides. Whatcha’ think – Yay or Nay to the white roundies?
as with everything it depends on the car and on the style of the car. example a 67′ cuda fastback with steel rims ultrawide reartires and hoosier on the side is about as arousing as scarlet johansen and christina hendix **** and **** with a **** and a rubber duck.
while a honda civic with a five feet spoiler on the back and a huge bodykit with chrome alloys whith white writings on the tyre just isnt cool.
Only if the raised white letters are on a rwd and the say hoosier
Always fantastic
I went white letters out on my Jeep. I think it’s the right look for the car. But like all things, it all depends. Certain cars look even more sexy with the lettering, while some just look dumb. It’s a hit or miss.
oooh forgot about the offroaders. loooove a jeep wrangler with huge nobbly tires with cooper written on the side
Just my $0.02, but as a general rule, I don’t think they belong on modern cars. A few cars can be enhanced by them(as evidenced by the pic of the c6 with yellows) but you are still taking attention away from the body and stance of the car itself.
Old mucles and off-roaders – YAY
Newer, JDM ou euro cars – NAY
I think that if a car model was used in motorsports, then the white letter tires on the street car make it a little more menacing from the subtle link to its racecar version.
For example, my ’96 T-bird. It got blackwall tires last month after having Firehawk Indy 500′s for a while, and it’s just not the same now.
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I love RWLs but they are so hard to find now days!