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by enragedcacti 498 days ago
This Engineering Explained video seems pretty thorough. The short of it is that your intuition is in the right direction, its definitely not to the fourth power of weight. Vehicle weight does contribute to wear but according to Continental its less important than driving style and road curviness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvIcVmSzSEg