I bought a used 2007 Nissan Maxima SE last June. I love my car! The problem is the tires. I knew nothing about “low profile” tires until after I bought the car, and now that they have been brought to ...

The Next Gen NASCAR car's altered tire wear is a direct result of its new, larger 18-inch aluminum wheels and low-profil ...

Low-profile tires are ruining modern cars, but that doesn't mean you have to live with these monstrosities. Automakers these days are simply too cowardly to not put higher-profile tires on performance ...

Low-profile tires are all the rage these days, and mostly for aesthetics, as automakers want to project "performance" or whatever. But most people, even the ones who think they are into super hyper ...

Dear Car Talk: I bought a 2019 BMW 540Xi brand new. I love the car. But here is the problem: The car comes with run-flat tires and no place for a spare or jack. I hit a pothole on the highway in the ...

Nelson Ireson November 4, 2008 Comment Now! The race for ever shorter sidewalls and ever wider contact patches is nearing the limits of what is possible with Kumho's debut of a tire with a sidewall ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You may see it and hope you're about to miss it, but when you hit a pothole, you hear it, you feel it, you know it. What do you do if you just can't avoid it? "Hold the wheel firmly ...

Tire maker Michelin believes it has a technology, called Acorus, that will protect low-profile tires and wheels from pothole damage. Acorus comprises a pair of flexible rubber flanges attached to a ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Potholes! We know them well. Not only are they jarring, but they can also do some serious damage to your car as well as your wallet. Consumer Reports explains why those pothole ...

Most of us now acknowledge there's some benefit to running low-rolling-resistance tires. They are supposed to improve fuel economy, right? That's the idea, and for the most part that's exactly what ...