Not long ago, virtually every single new car was sold with a spare tire, a jack and a small tool kit to allow owners to swap ...

Planning a road trip over President’s weekend or this spring? You might want to take a moment to see if your car has a spare tire or if it’s now one of millions that don’t. When Courtney McKeown had a ...

You get a flat, and under the carpet in the trunk is a donut spare tire. You know, the temporary spares that are much skinnier than the tires on your car, with a prominent warning about maximum ...

Eliminating the spare lightens up the load in the car to help improve fuel efficiency, but some cars also don't have room for ...

To avoid complication of neglectful car owners, several manufacturers have ... up because it will no longer be necessary to carry a spare tire, and a boost to mileage as that dead weight is ...

"The manufacturers are eliminating the spare to lighten up the load in the car to help improve fuel efficiency," said auto safety expert Gene Peterson.

A flat tire, a reluctant spare tire and a MIA roadside repairman force Chris Hardie to take matters into his own hands.

There are significant manufacturing differences that make it clear that your spare tire is for temporary short-term use only. Your spare tire, be it a full-size non-matching spare tire or a ...

Did you know that the word tire is a short form of attire based on the idea that a wheel with a tire is dressed up?