But the conclusion of the article is pretty unambiguous nonetheless:
> Rotating tires regularly can also help. But ultimately, there’s no getting around the fact that you’re driving something that weighs as much as three Miatas.
I know you didn’t write this but what an idiotic take. How many Miatas exist? It’s a very uncommon car. At best it carries two people. Who cares about the weight difference between a Camry and a Diablo? Micro weight isn’t the problem macro environmental externalities are.
I don't even know what a Miatas is, but in fairness this monster weights as much as three Dacia Sandero which is the most common car in Europe and is a five-seater your can go on vacations with, so very much not a micro car.
In fact I'm in the street in France right now, in vacation, and now that I checked at least half of the cars of the other tourists around me are around three times lighter than the “car” we're talking about…
Over a million Miatas have been sold throughout its lifetime. It's definitely the most popular two-seat sports car and probably the most popular convertible in history.
> But there’s more going on here than the fact that the R1T is heavy.
> As it turns out, this excessive front tire wear can likely be tied back to Rivian’s “Conserve” drive mode.