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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mazda5, but my wife had one major concern: the low-profile tires. The dealer assured us they were absolutely safe and had standard tires beat. A month after purchasing this car, we caught a hidden ...

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 middle of the ...

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 middle of the ...

Dear Tom and Ray: 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 ...