You get a flat, and under the carpet in the trunk is one of those “donut” (or “temporary”) spare tires – skinnier than the tires on your car, with a prominent warning about maximum speed on the side.

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It feels like the spare tire is going extinct. From packaging concerns to the sheer weight reduction of a tire inflator kit ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

A truck hauls eight new Teslas equipped with a total of zero spare tires out of the Tesla plant in Fremont, Calif., in 2020. (Ben Margot / Associated Press) Ira Newlander of West Los Angeles has been ...

Britain has reinvented the wheel. Well, at least how to attach one. The Automobile Association (The United Kingdom’s answer to AAA) is currently road testing a universal spare wheel/tire combo that ...

You're driving along when you hear the thump, thump of a flat tire. You go back to get the spare tire only to discover your car didn't come with one. That's not a mistake. In a quest to cut weight and ...

Changing a flat tire is something most of us have done at least once, and it usually involves nothing more than putting the spare wheel on and driving off. Unfortunately, modern cars come with a donut ...

Knowing how long new tires should last is incredibly important, regardless of how often you drive your car. Those who cover a lot of miles are likely to wear their tires down, and will change them ...

As with anything that touches so many people’s lives, cars inspire strong opinions and generate their fair share of controversy. The latest bone that many people have to pick is that quite a few new ...

Planning a road trip over President's Day weekend or this spring, you may want to take a moment to see if your car has a spare tire or is one of millions these days that don't have one. When Courtney ...