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2. Spare tire - Wikipedia

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   Spare tire. A Stepney rim. An early approach to providing a car with a spare tire. A spare tire (or stepney in some countries [1]) is an additional tire (or tyre - see spelling differences) carried in a motor vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat, has a blowout, or has another emergency. Spare tire is generally a misnomer, as almost ...

3. Tire - Wikipedia

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   The word tire is a short form of attire, from the idea that a wheel with a tire is a dressed wheel. [3][4] Tyre is the oldest spelling, [5] and both tyre and tire were used during the 15th and 16th centuries. During the 17th and 18th centuries, tire became more common in print.

4. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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   Spare tires (sometimes called "doughnuts") for modern cars are smaller than regular tires (to save trunk space, weight and cost) and should not be used to drive very far before replacement with a full-size tire. A few vehicle models use conventional size spare tires. Jacks and lug wrenches for emergency replacement of a flat tire with a spare ...

5. Why your new electric car won't have a spare tire. And why ...

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   Few electric cars include spare tires, and manufacturers cite a wide variety of reasons — space, cost, even safety. But the main factor may be drivers who won't change a tire.

6. Continental tire - Wikipedia

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   Continental tire. A continental tire or a continental kit is the common U.S. term for an upright externally-mounted spare tire behind an automobile's trunk. These were available as factory-installed or aftermarket "kits" with full-sized spare wheels. The term is also applied to a cosmetic accessory designed to give the impression of an exposed ...

7. Run-flat tire - Wikipedia

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   A run-flat tire is a pneumatic vehicle tire designed to resist the effects of deflation when punctured, allowing the vehicle to continue to be driven at reduced speeds for limited distances. First developed by tire manufacturer Michelin in the 1930s, run-flat tires were introduced to the public market in the 1980s.