However, some run-flat tires can be as much as twice the price of comparable traditional tires. They also do not usually last as long as regular tires, so the replacement period is shorter. That’s on ...

Run-flat tires promise to remove a key travel worry—being stranded roadside. However, the ownership experience can be both expensive and frustrating, as we have heard from owners.

Our grandparents would agree that they're a modern miracle: tires that keep on turning even when they're flat. But how ...

Run-flat tires are offered on fewer than 3 percent of the vehicles in North America, said Tom Chubb, the vice president for original equipment marketing for Michelin North America, which makes ...

Even though changing a tire is an important skill, the idea of run flat tires sounds pretty handy. The added benefit of losing the weight of a spare tire and tools could help with fuel efficiency too.

A run-flat tire is specifically engineered to withstand a puncture so that a car can still be driven, even if air pressure is reduced to zero. Its reinforced sidewall ensures that a vehicle can ...

Lastly, when you do get a puncture, or lose tire pressure, it’s not quite as easy to get them repaired. While some run flat ...

We sample a run-flat replacement for standard factory tires, and find little to no compromise in ride quality. Read more at Car and Driver.

If you ever do get a flat, they can be driven on with zero tire pressure or for approximately 50-100 kilometres, which should be more than enough time for you to get to an auto repair shop.

A cross section of Bridgestone's run-flat tire shows how steel and rubber combine to keep you rolling. For 50 miles, anyway. (A) Molded fins on the outer edge draw heat from the tire so it lasts ...

It is not impossible for run-flat tires to be able to continue functioning, and Europe's FINABEL bulletproof tire rating calls for the tire to be able to function even after having the sidewall ...

Even with tougher rubber, run-flat tires do wear out quicker than regular tires. Many owners on the AutoGuide Forum Network complained that they were replacing their OEM run-flat tires within ...