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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A flat tire is always a bummer, but having a spare tire can help get you back on the road quickly if you have a spare tire. Consumer Reports says safety comes first if you get a ...

If you've bought a newer vehicle in the last several years, chances are you opened the cargo area expecting a spare tire-and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A flat tire is always a bummer, but having a spare tire can help get you back on the road quickly… If you have a spare tire… and if you do have one, it might not be ready or ...

Before cars powered by massive battery packs were considered feasible, automakers faced a major challenge with carbon dioxide emissions. They had to tackle the three pillars of fuel efficiency: ...

If you get stuck with a flat tire, don’t just assume there's a spare in your trunk. Tisha Owens recently learned the hard way that her brand-new Toyota Prius didn’t come with a spare. "It was an ...

Imagine loading the car with presents on the way to grandma's house, only to get a flat tire. Then, after pulling off the highway, you discover another surprise: the spare tire you thought was in the ...

No one likes changing a flat tire. In fact, just storing the spare can be a problem: if it's inside the vehicle, it can take up valuable cargo space, and if it's kept outside, it may prevent you from ...

Spare tires may be a thing of the past as automakers are increasingly eliminating them in new vehicles and replacing them with lighter tire inflator kits. About 36 percent – or more than one-in-three ...

Nearly four in 10 new cars are sold without a most basic feature – the spare tire. A study by the American Automobile Assn., or AAA, found that 36% of 2015 models come with run-flat tires or tire ...