Should you get a portable, automated tire inflator? I test the VIAIR EVC31 PRO: it's a compact, capable tire Inflator tested ...

The portable tire inflators tested here rely on one of four power sources: a built-in rechargeable battery, 12 volts by ...

The bare minimum of equipment you need in your car for emergencies is a tire inflator and a jump starter. I could list another 10 things you should probably have as well. But we’ll just start with ...

In the meantime, if you're comfortable working with alligator clips to your battery and repeatedly double-checking your tire pressure, the Viair 88P is affordable, small enough to stash in the car, ...

I’ve been carrying a VIAIR compressor in my cars for the past 15 years or so. When I was doing instrumented vehicle testing, before any car turned a wheel in anger, we’d get corner weights, torque the ...

There are also very good inflators that plug into your vehicle’s 12v power (cigarette lighter). The best ones are made by a company called Viair. Shown here is the Viair 84P. Viair/TNS A reader wrote ...

Portable tire inflators have exploded in popularity over the last few years, and they've only gotten smaller, faster, and easier to use. Many are extremely similar to one another, so telling them ...

Editor’s Note: We test and review every product we recommend.Read how MotorTrend tests products here. Don’t let a dead battery suck the juice out of your morning. With a little bit of preparation, you ...

The AirMoto portable inflator comes with several attachments to inflate all your tires and even inflatable mattresses and toys. (AirMoto/TNS) AirMoto / TNS A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about ...

Overall, tire inflators are typically only used in emergencies, and we feel the portability of this device outweighs its quality-of-life drawbacks. If you're short on space, this is the inflator to ...