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 ...

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 ... it from punctures and road imperfections.

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

A spare tire is a helpful safety net, but most are not meant to replace your flat tire indefinitely. Not all spare tir ...

"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.

I didn’t either and the etymology of the word was the furthest thought from my mind as I crawled under the back of my pickup ...