Articles by Darren Cassey
10 Hilarious Submissions To The Utterly Brilliant CT #CarWars
Earlier this week #CarWars started trending on the CT app. Submissions mashed up Star Wars memes with car culture, and the results were hilarious - here are our favourite creations so far!
Driving 100-Year-Old Cars With Aeroplane Engines Looks Like The Most Fun Ever
These awesome chaps like to drive cars from the Edwardian era, terrorising local villages with ridiculous noise and plumes of smoke. These are some awesome machines!
Can You Identify The Real Car Logos From These Fakes?
We've rearranged the logos of some of the world's top manufacturers to see how closely you've been paying attention. Can you spot the real from the fake?
Can We Guess What You Look Like Based On Your Car Habits?
With just a few simple, totally (un)scientific questions about your favourite cars, we reckon we can get a pretty good idea about what you look like!
You Can Now Summon Your Tesla From The Garage And In 2 Years It'll Drive Across The Country Alone
Elon Musk has announced that a new update available now for the Tesla Model S will allow your car to leave the garage under its own power. Furthermore, he reckons it'll only be a couple of years before you can summon your Tesla from across the country
Here's How Koenigsegg's Fascinating Camless 'Freevalve' Engine Works
This interesting video has surfaced explaining in more detail how the innovative Freevalve engines work. It gives the car full individual control of each intake and exhaust valve, allowing individual timings to increase performance or minimise fuel consumption

5 Joys Of Driving A Non-Performance Car
Having hundreds of horsepower and sick suspension setups at your disposal is obviously awesome, but sometimes you can get pleasure from blasting about in something far more humble
Apparently All You Need To Clean A Filthy Garage Is A Professional Dancer And Some Cleaning Fluid
Cillit Bang's genius new advert involves lots of dancing through a workshop and liberal spraying of stain removal fluid. This is totally an accurate representation of what mechanics get up to after hours, right?

Here's Why Top Gear's Problems Don't Mean It'll Suck
We've all seen that Chris Evans' new TG has had a rocky start, but that's exactly what happened when Clarkson and co. took over many years ago. Here's why there's hope for new Top Gear yet

The Big Boss Of Ford Performance Talks GT, Race Cars, And His Love For Mustang
Dave Pericak is the Ford Performance global director. We had the chance to sit down with the man behind the Blue Oval's performance revolution to find out about what's in store
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Ford Is "Categorically Not Working On A Fiesta RS"
During a chat with Jay Ward, Product Communications Director for Ford of Europe, he confirmed that nobody at the Blue Oval is currently working on an RS version of the Fiesta

Here Are The Drivers Who'll Be Endurance Racing The Ford GT In 2016
Two brits, one German and one Frenchman will get behind the wheel of the new Ford GT race car, as it competes in the 2016 WEC

The ND Mazda MX-5 Is A Wicked Little Roadster, But Definitely Not For Me
I recently spent a fortnight getting to know the new MX-5, and despite many miles behind the wheel I just haven't gelled with it. Sure, it's got the recipe of a great little sports car, but we'll never be friends. Here's why...

A Reckless Lexus Driver Who Crashed And Crushed A Man Is Everything That’s Wrong With Car Meets
A young man in a Lexus IS 200 was showing off to the crowds after a meet at London's Ace Cafe, when he collided with a parked car and injured a bystander
Watch An Audi R8 Drift Its Way Up A Snowy Mountain Road
This road has been covered in fresh snow, which a ballsy R8 driver takes as an invitation to get sideways

It Sounds Like The New Top Gear Is Completely Falling Apart
We haven't even seen the first episode of Chris Evans' new Top Gear, but according to reports the show is failing after being beset by fallings out, an unqualified production staff and meddling bosses
This Is What Happens When Your Lamborghini Aventador SV Is Delivered
Not many of us get to enjoy the pleasure of having a supercar delivered, so it's cool to see the process first hand. Here you can see the Aventador SV driven off the delivery truck and have its protective cladding removed

Here's Your First Look At The New Volvo V90
Images leaked to Swedish website Teknikens Varld show the new Volvo V90, which is the first wagon to wear the manufacturer's new design language
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This Is Why You Shouldn't Ride Your Sport Bike In The Snow
There are motorbikes that are made to work well in poor conditions... this is not one of them! Motovlogger Walteriffic tries taking his sport bike out in the snow and spends most of his time on his backside or getting to know strangers
This Is How To Remove Pinstripes Without Damaging Your Paintwork
If you've bought a car with 'go faster' stripes but you're not keen on how they look, here's a guide to removing them

Jeremy Clarkson Has Set The Bar Pretty Low For His New Amazon Show
During a mostly highbrow interview, Jeremy Clarkson commented on how successful his new show might be, saying "Amazon’s on the internet, and people f*** horses on the internet, so anything less than that is bound to be all right.”

The Most Interesting Car Throttle Facts From An Amazing 2015
We've had another fantastic year here at CT HQ. Over the last 12 months we've launched our new user-generated content platform, released an app, and welcomed more CTzens than ever before. Here's a rundown of our year in numbers