Michael Fernie is one of motoring journalism’s best-known faces, largely thanks to his recent work with DriveTribe.
We’ll lay some claim to his fame though, if we’re being cheeky. Fernie previously worked with CarThrottle in a freelance capacity, offering detailed technical engineering content and explainer pieces. You can still check out much of his content today.
Articles by Michael Fernie
Today's community question:
What Toy Car Inspired You To Become A Young Petrolhead?
Post pictures in the comments if you still have it!

Uber Is Now Introducing Autonomous Rides For Passengers
You will now be able to use a self-driving taxi service, with early tests being under human supervision
Listen To The Ford GT's Beautiful V6 Warble And Revs
We've all heard the endurance race car screaming around the tracks of the world. So how does the road car shape up?

The 2017 Camaro ZL1 Hits 60mph In First Gear
The new Chevy Camaro is a 650bhp V8 monster with one hell of a manual gearbox. Here are the details...

Ex-BBC Director Admits He Screwed Up By Firing Clarkson
Even after punching his producer in the face, the ex-boss at the BBC says chucking Clarkson was a mistake
This Could Be The Worst Mustang Launch Of All Time
This Mustang owner doesn't seem to understand how gears work
The Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo Forgot How To Car
Watch as the one-off Bugatti concept car runs out of fuel and is then defeated by a small slope...

The New Mustang GT500 Could Have Well Over 700bhp
Ford has been caught testing a twin-turbocharged Mustang and plans to take on the SRT Hellcat
Yes, There Is Such A Thing As An RC Drift Meet
Watch this strangely mesmerising video of numerous radio-controlled drift cars doing their thing
A Tesla P90D Silently Roasts These American Muscle Cars
Electricity dominates internal combustion in this series of drag races in a pretty depressing sight for petrolheads
Figure Eight Racing Could Be The Most Dangerous Motorsport In America
As if standard stock car racing wasn't dangerous enough, these guys have taken it a step further with a truly breathtaking spectacle
Witness The 200mph F-Type SVR Take On The Mighty 911 Turbo
The hardcore SVR is the fastest car to come from Jaguar since the XJ220, so can it finally compete with the drag race king from Stuttgart?
The 2018 911 GT2 RS Has Been Spied Testing At The Nürburgring And It Sounds Savage
Porsche has been testing its future widowmaker and it's going to make the Turbo S look slow
This Young M3 Driver Almost Goes Full Mustang
This BMW M3 narrowly avoids an embarrassing drift into oncoming traffic with millimetres to spare
Watch Two JDM Legends Endlessly Drift Down A Japanese Mountain
Feast your eyes on this stunning onboard footage of a Mazda RX-7 chase an R32 Skyline GTR in a effortless showcase of drifting
See What Chris Harris Thinks Of The New Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Is Alfa's response to AMG and M-Power everything it's been hyped up to be? Chris Harris flings the new Guilia around Alfa's test track to find out
Forza Has Released Its Latest Gameplay Footage And It's Got Us Hyped
Forza has produced an extended video of new Horizon 3 gameplay and it looks sick
Turn Up The Volume For This Brutal V8 Muscle
Watch as this savage Oldsmobile Cutlass tears up the half-mile in a wave of torque and V8 roar

Feast Your Eyes Upon The Stunning New Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante
After revealing the Vanquish Zagato Coupe earlier this year, Aston Martin has gone one step further by producing a beautiful convertible that will make you wobbly at the knees
Test Your Spec Knowledge With This Strangely Difficult Torque Quiz
Most petrolheads have an encyclopedic knowledge of horsepower figures, but torque always tells a different story
This Drag Racer Completes the Quarter-Mile In A Flaming Four Seconds
This drag racer takes internal combustion to its epic maximum, creating sonic shock waves, a hellish exhaust note and big, big flames
Witness Two Nissan GTRs Hound A Pair Of 458s In This High Speed Chase
This onboard footage shows these two heavyweights of the supercar world scything through traffic

Images From The New Gran Turismo Are Here And It Looks Epic
Sony Interactive Entertainment has release screenshots from Gran Turismo Sport, the latest iteration of the legendary driving game
Watch This BMW Driver Run Out Of Drifting Talent
This dude is only concerned with drifting. Everywhere.