Darren Cassey

My first week with the Abarth 595 Competizione left me frustrated by a number of annoying issues, but a few more weeks with the car helped me start to see past some of its problems to find a fun, capable hot hatch underneath

The Nurburgring Nordschleife has become the stuff of legend among car nuts, but if you haven't experienced why this magical place is so perfect for petrolheads yourself, you're really missing out. Here are the key reasons why visiting the the Green Hell is almost spiritual

Sometimes manufacturers make limited run or special edition vehicles for a small number of countries, and they're often seriously cool cars we'd love to get our hands on! Here are our favourites

While attending the UK launch of the Ford Focus RS, I went out on to Silverstone's Stowe circuit for a couple of laps with a 360-degree camera in the passenger seat. Here's the brilliant video that resulted - it's like riding shotgun!

WEC is the by far the most exciting motorsport championship around today. The cars are wicked, the battles fierce, and every race is full of drama as prototypes fight through slower cars. However, after attending the 6 Hours of Silverstone race weekend, I have some suggestions to improve the experience of actually going

It had a 1990cc version of the E30 M3 S14 engine to take advantage of the tax breaks for sub-2.0-litre engines in those countries. It also got the M3’s close ratio Getrag gearbox, but the rest was pretty much standard 3-series. Still, it’s sort of a slightly detuned M3, and that’s cool!

Drift hero Chris Forsberg and Engineering Explained's Jason Fenske use a Datsun 280Z to explain in detail how to set your car up for mad skids

Technological advancements in the world of performance cars are always moving at a fast pace, so we've taken a look at some crazy tech that's not too far away, and some that we may not even see in our lifetime

When this biker pulls alongside a Ford Galaxy at a red light, he notices the young passenger admiring his ride. He gestures to wind the window down, points to his throttle, and the kid enthusiastically twists it. From the smile on his face, it's clear a future biker has been made

"With its jet fighter controls and rocket ship handling", you'll have an awesome time hooning the Rocket 69 from Fallout 4. It looks awesome and goes speeds "once reserved for army space troopers!" And best of all, it's free to download

We love it when engineers come up with innovative technologies, however, while their ideas might seem brilliant, they don't always take off. Here are the clever, bizarre and downright science fiction technologies that never went mainstream in cars

It's fascinating to watch cars transform from generation to generation, or from concept to reality. These GIFs do just that, and they're mesmerising

After Matt LeBlanc caused outcry with his Cenotaph stunt, Chris Evans blamed him for the bad PR, causing their relationship to turn 'frosty'

The BMW cut off a biker - it's unclear if deliberately or accidentally - causing an angry confrontation. It all escalates at the next red light, and the bikers punch the BMW driver to the ground. At this point, his passenger pulls out a gun...

We asked you guys to review cars using nothing more than the emojis on your phones, and the results are genuinely hilarious!

When it comes to performance cars, petrol is supposedly king, but there are some dirty oil burners out there that'd dispute that! Here are five diesels that use that epic low down torque to obliterate petrol-powered sports cars in the standing sprint

We've been scouring the comments section once more to find the funniest, wittiest and downright weirdest things you guys had to say last week! There's a healthy dose of Clarkson-isms, comedy quips and a mesmerising GIF - check out the rest here...

The driver of this Megane RS gets it wrong very early before the left-hander, and slides into the wall. The heavy impact flips the car, rips off a wheel, and sends it sliding upside down along the tarmac

I was recently talking to one of our freelancers about 1000bhp wood-chippers (as you do), and it got me wondering about other non-car things that have big-power engines. Then Brittany Ferries released a (frankly bizarre) press release boasting about how its ferries have four 12-cylinder engines making 65,000bhp, and I felt like I wanted to know more. So, what are your suggestions for cool, big engines found outside the car world?

Everyone's favourite car guys are back with a short teaser ahead of their new car show, which will air on Amazon Prime from Autumn 2016. Suggestions involve Genesis album names, bad puns, and erections...

Slamming your car might make it look cool, but there are rules you must follow when driving a car that scrapes if you want to avoid embarrassment and some very costly repairs...

In today's tech heavy car industry, we take many amazing advancements for granted. Not long ago, though, this technology was just being introduced - here are some of the cars that pushed the boundaries