Articles by Darren Cassey
Funny
08/10/15
This hilarious video pokes fun at what it's like to have a female passenger. Anyone who's taken a girl out in their car will relate to this!
Tuning
08/10/15
John Hennessey was taking his Z/28 for a spin, and pulled enough g-forces to initiate an OnStar emergency call. Once he hangs up, you can enjoy the glorious LS7's glorious bark
Fails
08/10/15
After cops in Perth, Australia, chased this guy onto a beach, he made a bold bid for freedom by driving straight into the water. Spoiler alert: it doesn't go well for him

Opinion
06/10/15
You can buy these luxury barges for pocket change and cruise around in style for the price of a ratty old hatchback. Just try and put the fact that they have the running costs of a small country to the back of your mind...
Quizzes
06/10/15
We always discuss what we think of our cars, but have you stopped to ask what your car might think of you? Take our fun quiz to find out if your car loves you, hates you, or just wishes you'd clean up after yourself!
Wins
06/10/15
The Tesla has two electric motors, all-wheel drive, and insane mode, but the V8 supercar has more than 650bhp and weighs less than a shoe - can it get hooked up quickly enough to show up the heavy EV?
Funny
05/10/15
This little Maltese chihuahua jumped in the driver's seat of its owner's toy car and went for a cruise in the sunshine

Opinion
05/10/15
When you pull a sick burnout or epic drift, you're not actually creating thick plumes of 'smoke' behind you... but you are burning rubber
Movies
05/10/15
James Bond is back on the big screen with Spectre, and the latest trailer proves it's going to be as action packed as ever

Opinion
02/10/15
If you believe everything you read online you'd think that front-wheel drive is wrong-wheel drive, but that's definitely not the case. Open your eyes to a whole new world of automotive awesomeness...

Wins
02/10/15
Carwow did a survey of UK car owners to find out what they called their car - it appears we like to give our cars names that haven't been popular for decades!
Bikes
02/10/15
Chris Harris dons some leather and jumps on a motorised bicycle, specifically the new Ducati Scrambler, a retro-inspired bike made for cruising along looking cool
Japanese
02/10/15
The new MX-5 shares similar performance to the first generation car, so how much of a difference does two decades of technological advancements really make?
Opinion
30/09/15
The relationship between cops and petrolheads is often rather fractious, but it doesn't have to be that way. These good guy cops make us realise that sometimes the law is on our side

Opinion
29/09/15
The 90s might just be the golden era for performance cars, with technology evolving to the point where cars were fast, reliable, and more engaging to drive than any of today's motors could dream of
Gaming
29/09/15
This new Need For Speed trailer gives us our best look yet at the in-depth customisation programme in the game
Fails
29/09/15
Nitrous is great when it gives you big power for your drag run, but when things go wrong the result can be quite fiery
Tuning
29/09/15
Marty and Moog are back in this feature length video, in which they take a small, underpowered car and turn it into the ultimate sleeper

Car Throttle
28/09/15
Last weekend we hosted the second Car Throttle Meet, and it was absolutely massive! With hundreds of cars and nearly a thousand people on site, it was a fantastic evening - here are some of the highlights

News
28/09/15
As the fallout from the VW emissions scandal continues, Audi has now confirmed more than 2m of its cars have been fitted with defeat devices

News
25/09/15
Following the departure of Martin Winterkorn following VW's emissions scandal, Porsche boss Muller has taken control
Wins
25/09/15
A jet from a Typhoon fighter, rockets that burn hotter than a volcano, and the combined equivalent of 135,000bhp make the 1000mph Bloodhound SSC a fascinating engineering project - it'll cover a mile in 3.6 seconds!
Wins
25/09/15
Red Dwarf legend Robert Llewellyn recently bought a Tesla Model S and made a video about picking it up. It's interesting to see an owner talked through their new purchase, and the joy of picking up a new car is infectious!

Opinion
24/09/15
With the average university student now owing in excess of £40,000, we took a look at exactly what petrolheads could buy with all that money