Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

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 ...

While the rest of the automotive market has been moving away from spare tires altogether, and others have traded in full-sized spares for compact "donut" tires, Jeep has held onto its full-sized ...