Articles by Darren Cassey
Wins
29/10/15
This Uber driver was cruising along at 45mph, when a car pulled across his path. He claims he was watching the stationary traffic and didn't touch the brakes, with the Autopilot feature saving him from a smash
Gaming
28/10/15
Wondering how tuning works in the new NFS? This awesome video shows exactly how to tune your car for handling
Gaming
28/10/15
Here's some extended gameplay from the new Need For Speed. Join an AE86 drift build from the beginning, then take to the touge in the hills above Ventura Bay
Funny
28/10/15
This family of bears has sussed exactly how to open car doors, much to the hilarious frustration of the woman who owns this particular vehicle
Fails
28/10/15
When this moped gets a green light, its rider accelerates through the junction. Unfortunately, an inattentive jogger runs right out in front of him
News
27/10/15
Honda has taken lessons learned from its EV Pikes Peak racer to build an all-electric sports car, with a target of 350bhp and 250-mile range
Wins
27/10/15
The driver of this van is clearly not paying attention to what's happening in front of him, only noticing the stranded Vauxhall Astra at the very last second. Somehow he avoids a collision, and carries on his merry way
Wins
27/10/15
This is the Bulldog 4x4 Extreme Brush Truck, a huge off-road vehicle that can carry 2000 gallons of water pretty much anywhere it's needed, and can put out fires without anyone ever needing to leave the cabin
Opinion
27/10/15
Now that I've ticked driving around the Nordschleife (in real life) off my bucket list, I've decided to put together a list of the things that are different IRL compared to how it seems in a video game
Drift
27/10/15
The Lamborghini Murcielago is driven by Daigo Saito, with its original V12 now powering just the rear wheels. The Lexus LFA packs a Nascar V8, because of course it does...
News
27/10/15
Mazda's answering our prayers by introducing a new generation rotary engine, which will be called SkyActiv-R. It'll debut in a sports car concept at the Tokyo motor show
Funny
27/10/15
Next time you order pizza, it might turn up in this converted Chevrolet Spark EV - it has a pizza oven, compartments for dipping sauce and other condiments, and room for 80 pizzas!
Motorsport
27/10/15
Matt Brabham must've thought it was race over as he landed on the sidewalls of his Super Truck's beefy tyres, his body snapping to the side under impact. But incredibly his truck bounces back onto four wheels. It doesn't quite survive completely unharmed, though...
Fails
27/10/15
The Nurburgring GP track's first corner is an incredibly tight hairpin following a high speed straight, and it appears this BMW M235i had some kind of mechanical failure as it miraculously avoids wiping out the camera car
Movies
26/10/15
We've seen Spectre, the latest film to follow James Bond as he bids to rid the world of evil. Here's our view on the (annoyingly limited) car scenes...
Movies
26/10/15
The new James Bond film Spectre is released today, so naturally (for us) the cars are taking centre stage. Here's the lowdown on Bond's Aston Martin and the bad guy's sleek Jaguar C-X75
Features
26/10/15
Out in the searing heat of Abu Dhabi, Gran Turismo racers from countries all over Europe battled it out to win a Nismo racing contract. I joined the final three to find out what really happens at race camp
Japanese
26/10/15
Journalists have been driving the new Honda NSX, and the embargo for first drive impressions has lifted! We're collating the reviews as they come in
Funny
23/10/15
The always awesome Rory Reid has shaken up car reviews yet again with this brilliant rap about the luxury Roller
Opinion
22/10/15
You'd think fitting a manual shifter to one of the coolest sports cars around would result in automotive nirvana, but I experienced the complete opposite in the manual F-Type. Fortunately, a stint in an auto-shifting V8 R with all-wheel drive reminded me why this car is so damn epic
Opinion
21/10/15
After covering more than 1000 miles and four countries over one weekend in a Land Rover Discovery, I learned many things about using the big Disco to transport humans, camera equipment, and an assorted variety of other things
Funny
21/10/15
With quotes like "it whines like a self-satisfied cat" and "it's silky smooth like a baby's behind," Boris Johnson (everyone's favourite posh buffoon and Mayor of London) shows that a career in motoring journalism could be just around the corner
News
21/10/15
Police in Wales have discovered a counterfeit racing harness operation that sold fake belts branded as Sparco, Sabelt and Takata