Originally Posted by
wai
Exactly. What determines consumption is how much mass you are trying to move at what speed and how you accelerate to that speed. The change in wheel size might reduce engine speed, however you will be squirting more fuel into the engine to get it to drive at the same speed or accelerate at the same rate.
A change of wheel diameter will not affect gearing. A change of tyre diameter will.
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