Articles by Ben Custard

Audi RS3 Saloon Gets Faster With Massive ABT Power Upgrade
German tuner ABT Sportsline has turned the wick up on the RS3's 2.5-litre inline-five

Test Your Car Trivia Knowledge With Our Quiz Of The Year
How much car trivia can you remember from 2017? Take our quiz and post your results below!

Dodge Durango SRT Costs Almost As Much As A Hellcat
Want a full-size SUV that can go down a quarter-mile in 12.9 seconds? You'll need over $60k

A Lamborghini Aventador SV With Porsche 918 Paint Is Weirdly Awesome
This is the last Lamborghini Aventador SV to leave the production line. Oh, and it has the same kind of paint you'd find on a Porsche 918...

Even The Slowest Versions Of The Tesla Model S Are Now Seriously Fast
There really is no such thing as a slow Model S - the base 75 now does 0-60 in just 4.3 seconds
Here's The Hot Hyundai i30 N Getting A Thrashing At The Nurburgring
We have high hopes for the first real hot hatch to come out of Korea, and this video shows why
The BMW i8 Roadster Will Be On Our Planet Next Year And It'll Look Amazing
This teaser video shows that the i8 Roadster won't lose any of its styling when it arrives in 2018
Rob Dahm's Mazda RX-7 Has Broken The Rotary Half-Mile Record
Dahm's 835whp RX-7 hit 177mph in just half a mile, and left a Nissan GT-R for dead

The Trailer For Series Two Of The Grand Tour Comes Out Next Week
We don't have long to wait for the first proper footage of the new series - the teaser is released on 11 July for Amazon Prime members
Yes, The New Audi A8 Will Actually Massage Your Feet
This teaser video shows off one of the Audi A8’s newest features – a foot massager to relieve stress, and, it seems, to relax Spiderman’s enemies before a battle. Whose side is Audi on?

10 High-Mileage Used Car Heroes From The Classifieds
We've cherry-picked some of the most interesting high-milers from the classifieds
This Mad Opel Kadett Has A Flat-Plane-Converted Chevy V8 Under The Bonnet
The LT5 engine in this Kadett was taken from a C4 Corvette, and now produces upwards of 650bhp and revs to nearly 10,000rpm
Any Guesses On How Quick The Camaro ZL1 1LE Will Be Round The 'Ring?
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE has been spotted testing at the 'Ring, and there's now a teaser video
How Much Horsepower Does A 20-Year-Old Dodge Viper Make Now?
Doug DeMuro takes his 1997 Viper GTS on the dyno to see how much power it still has after two decades, and the result might not be what you'd expect...

The 2018 Ford Mustang Will Rev Its V8 Heart Out All The Way To 7500rpm
Revisions to the 5.0-litre Mustang GT model include a higher redline, as revealed by a spy photo
This Is What A Subaru Impreza With $250,000 Of Modifications Looks Like
This 'Bugeye' Impreza has had the price of a house invested in it, and it's won Best in Show at quite a few exhibitions

A Tesla Model S Has Managed 900km On A Single Charge
A Model S has proven electric cars can finally compete with conventionally-powered motors for range, but speed is a big factor...

Dodge Is Trying To Stop Customers Paying Too Much For The Demon
Examples of Dodge's monster 840bhp Challenger SRT Demon will be allocated to dealers that won't sell for above list price
Joining Three Ladas Together Doesn't Make A Great Fidget Spinner
Forget your normal fidget spinners, this video of three conjoined Ladas is probably the only fidgety video you need to watch today

It's Official: Polestar Will Build Its Own Performance EVs, Without A Volvo Badge In Sight
Polestar is now a standalone firm, and its electric performance cars will use Volvo architecture but be designed separately
Three Los Angeles Police Cars Were Stolen And Then Crashed By Teenage Cadets
LAPD's cadet programme has come under scrutiny after three teens used the details of a sergeant to steal three police vehicles

The New Honda Accord Looks Like An NSX And That's No Bad Thing
We've only got this teaser to go off, but the new US-spec Accord should be the best looking and driving one ever
Super Truck Founder Banned From Competing In Australia After Doing Donuts On A Public Road
Former Nascar driver Robby Gordon has been indefinitely banned from competing in Australia and had to go to court after doing doughnuts on a public street in his Stadium Super Truck

New Kia Stonic Crossover Is Like A Nissan Juke But Less Ugly
Kia hopes this new crossover will be one of its best sellers, as the compact crossover market looks set to double in the next three years