Nearly 4 in 10 new cars are sold without a most basic feature - the spare tire. A study by the American Automobile Association, or AAA, found that 36 percent of 2015 models come with run-flat tires or ...

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.

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 ...

Q. I was stunned to discover that my new car doesn’t have a spare tire. Was I ripped off? A. Not really. As automakers strive to cut production costs and reduce vehicle weight to aid fuel economy, ...

Automakers have gotten out of the business of providing many new cars with spare tires. Reasons for not offering them vary but are largely the same and include cost and vehicle design. There was a ...

Ira Newlander of West Los Angeles has been thinking about replacing his 1997 Ford Explorer with a hybrid or fully electric car, but there’s something bugging him about the market these days. Like many ...