The Vredestein Space Master has been a favorite of European car companies for decades, and it might just save the spare tire from becoming extinct as companies transition to EVs and PHEVs. Why? Because it's both smaller and lighter than a traditional spare tire. It's not without its drawbacks, but I'd rather have a spare with treads like a Converse sneaker than not have one at all.

The most space efficient spare tire goes by many names: Collapsible spare tires, expandable spare tires, space saver spare, Vredestein Space Master, Collapsable spare, and many more. It's been a favorite of the European car companies like Mercedes, Maserati, Porsche (and of course Rivian in the R1S) but it's really Volkswagen and Audi that have pushed the tech forward by dropping it into high volume models like the Audi Q5, Volkswagen Touareg, and of course the Audi Q8 eTron. Yep, Audi makes the ONLY roadfocused electric SUV with a spare tire. Outside the Q8 eTron you're looking at spares in offroad oriented SUVs like the Rivian R1S and Hummer SUV. (The R1S uses this same type however) With a footprint that's 40% smaller than the average spare tire and lighter as well, could the Space Master spare be the answer for EVs designed to road trip? I sure hope so.


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0:00 Could this save the spare tire?
0:55 How small is it?
1:19 How light is it?
2:02 How does it work?
4:11 Yep, it deflates too!