Continental tire
Externally-mounted spare tire behind an automobile's trunk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the method of storing a spare tire. For "Continental Tire", the German corporation, see Continental AG.
A continental tire or a continental kit is a term used in the United States for an upright externally-mounted spare tire located behind an automobile's trunk, made popular by the Continental Mark Series, which carried a simulated continental tire until 1998.
The term also describes a non-functional bulge stamped into the trunk lid or a cosmetic accessory to the rear of the car giving the impression of a spare tire mount.