Articles by Darren Cassey
Euro
20/11/15
Seat is under pressure from VAG bosses to grow up, but the funky Spaniards are at their best when allowed to go a bit wild. The Ibiza Cupra's a great car, but it's a little bit too much like its Polo brother
Japanese
18/11/15
Noriyaro has gone for a drifty drive of Ebisu, taking in every course configuration of this iconic circuit
Fails
18/11/15
The 20-year-old driver of this stolen Porsche Boxster GTS had broken into a house, taken the keys, and driven the car off the driveway. He was caught after a chase through Sussex, England, and sentenced to six years in jail
Opinion
18/11/15
The Internet makes it so easy to find photos of any car you could think of, that we can become desensitised to coolness. Sometimes, though, seeing the car in real life reminds you these are incredibly evocative machines. We asked you which cars you didn't like until you saw them in the metal...
News
17/11/15
What appears to be a leaked document showing the engines available for the new Giulia has appeared online, showing three engine types or varying power outputs to be made available
Supercars and Hypercars
17/11/15
Lamborghini has ripped out the Huracan's all-wheel drive system and routed power through the rear wheels to transform the baby Bull's character
Funny
17/11/15
Josh Hood is the manager of a car wash in Louisiana, and he recently became entangled in a large brush while cleaning the equipment. Unfortunately for him, the whole thing was caught on CCTV for our amusement
News
17/11/15
Wiesmann went out of business last year, and has been searching for new investors. Now, two Brits have bought the rights to the brand, planting the seeds for these brilliantly mad cars to return to the road
Japanese
16/11/15
The car world is a brilliantly diverse place, with scenes to suit all tastes. Everyone has their own reasons for liking what they do, so I decided to lay out what it is about Japanese cars that I love so much
Gaming
16/11/15
It's fair to say NFS has received mixed reviews, and a patch has been announced that'll address a few of the problems identified by users. Unfortunately, we don't reckon it goes far enough
Features
04/11/15
Audi has achieved the impossible with the new R8, by injecting it with monstrous 'because racecar' DNA while making it easier than ever to live with
News
02/11/15
Edward Caban, an Uber driver in California, pulled over and told his passenger to get out as "you're too drunk to give me directions." The end result is a shocking act of violence
Funny
02/11/15
Vines, those seven-second videos that often pop up in your social feeds, have their own unique sense of humour. We scoured all Vines associated with cars to find the coolest, funniest, and downright weirdest clips online
Gaming
02/11/15
Since we have a full copy of NFS, we asked you guys what you wanted to know about the game. After hundreds of comments, here are the most popular questions answered
News
01/11/15
When Elon Musk announced Autopilot, he said that every time someone uses the system it will make it better for everyone else. The car learns the road and remembers any inputs drivers have had to make so the next person to use that road will see the benefit
Fails
31/10/15
Kerry Packer was driving through floodwater when his car was swept away. He was carried in the water for half a mile, before he jumped out a window and climbed a tree, calling a local TV station to chat about his ordeal
Supercars and Hypercars
31/10/15
It's been a while since we heard about London's supercars causing a scene, but with a huge crowd assembled and blocking the road, this Aventador bounces off the limiter and spits huge flames, setting off car alarms in the progress
Supercars and Hypercars
31/10/15
BMW test driver Bill Auberlen manhandles this F1 around the circuit at Mid Ohio, his lightning fast heel-and-toe downshifts a particular highlight
Opinion
30/10/15
Fashions come and go, and technology quickly goes out of date, so it'll be interesting to see exactly what our future selves will look back on and laugh at...
Gaming
30/10/15
We've been given exclusive access to Need For Speed, and have spent many hours hooning around Ventura Bay - here are our first impressions
Gaming
29/10/15
With a week to go until Need For Speed is released, EA has published the official launch trailer - if this doesn't get you excited for 5 November, nothing will
Top Gear
29/10/15
Judges in Argentina have reopened the case looking into Jeremy Clarkson's number plate, which locals claim mocked the Falklands War