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Old 05-18-23, 12:02 PM
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Is it me or is the gap between the tire and fenderwell on the 500 a little too big?
anyone have pics of theirs?
looks cheesy for a luxury sports car
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Well, it's not a sports car so there's that.
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Yes rear wheel gap is massive on my 500h. Waiting for aftermarket coilovers (or air suspension) and slam the 500h to the ground. Just kidding.
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Maybe just get rid of the shocks and springs and bag it so it will raise and lower and even hop up and down at the will of the owner.



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First problem is it is not a sports car. It's not even a sports SUV. The 500H has a bit more power but in my book no where near a sport anything.

I was behind a Jaguar F-Pace SVR or something like that...This looked and sounded like a sports SUV, huge tires as well.

The RX500H has some room in the fenderwell, but nothing too excessive.

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Originally Posted by Steveg67
Is it me or is the gap between the tire and fenderwell on the 500 a little too big?
anyone have pics of theirs?
looks cheesy for a luxury sports car

I have the RX350 with 21 inch wheel and it is the same.
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Originally Posted by Steveg67
Is it me or is the gap between the tire and fenderwell on the 500 a little too big?
anyone have pics of theirs?
looks cheesy for a luxury sports car

Did your sales person sell you the SUV as a sports car?
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Dont take my words so literally
sporty is that better?
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Here you go aftermarket coilovers for the 500h
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