Alex Kersten

I recently panic-bought a £500 Volkswagen Passat for a CT video. And it's bloody brilliant

After six months and 12,000 miles behind the wheel of a Mazda CX-5, I'm pleased to report it's not all bad news

My best friend Gareth recently got married, so I did what any best man would do and bought him a +200k-mile van!

I already had a tidy 986 Boxster, but I quickly sold that in favour of 944. Here's why

After seeing my old (and very broken) E46 330i Touring, a switch in my brain flicked on and demanded I buy another one...

Impressed by the off-road capability of 'my' CX-5 long-term test car, I thought I'd see how it'd fare with better tyres

At a recent off-road shoot, I showed the CX-5 some mud to see if it was any good (spoiler alert: it surprised a few people)

After giving up 'my' BMW M340d, I've swapped into a Mazda CX-5, and here's why...

After a few months with arguably the best new car on sale, I'm reflecting on M340d 'ownership'

With both of these cars ending up together on one of our video shoots, we couldn't resist comparing them

I recently spent 30 minutes behind the wheel of a PT Cruiser convertible. And it was shit.

I took to two wheels again last week in an attempt to 'find my niche'. It didn't go according to plan...

I recently moved to a house with a small, decrepit garage, and I couldn't be happier!

In a departure from unreliable shitboxes, I'm spending four months with an M340d Touring. Here's a look at the car...

After giving up fixing my girlfriend's old Mk1 Audi TT 22 BAM and replacing it with an Up, I've decided it was the perfect decision

After gifting my girlfriend a Mk1 TT 225 BAM for her 30th birthday, continuous work to keep it running has meant I've thrown in the towel

Despite the astonishing EVs we're being given by manufacturers these days, some people are still hell bent on hating what they know nothing about

I recently bought a 280,000-mile Volvo V70 for £1. Here's the story behind it...

I've now clocked 1000 miles in my E46 316i Compact. Here's what life is like with BMW's ugly duckling...

Triumph's limited-edition 765 is a razor-sharp featherweight that even a novice like me can have fun on. Over 250 miles, here's what I learnt...

We're happy to announce that the Car Throttle Podcast is being launched on Monday 8th June! Here's what you can expect...

Following test-mule spy shots of the 370Z successor late last year, Nissan has released grainy images of the all-new '400Z'

Last week, I bought yet another car, this time a BMW E39 525d that I paid only £150 for. So yes, I'd addicted to buying old cars, and I bloody love it!

The new BMW 3-series is almost identical in size and mass to the 5-series of yesteryear. Here's how they compare...