Articles by Darren Cassey
Opinion
14/08/15
Road trips are the ultimate petrolhead pasttime, but sometimes a simple cruise with your mates isn't enough. Here are nine road trips that'll test you and your car to breaking point
Gaming
14/08/15
New Need For Speed footage is emerging, and this video highlights what goes into creating a 'grip' car in the game
Gaming
14/08/15
Need For Speed was unleashed to the public at Gamescom in Germany last week, and now we have access to some direct gameplay footage of modifying a Nissan 180SX, before entering it into drift competitions and running from cops
Supercars and Hypercars
13/08/15
Chris Harris got his lucky hands on Aston's mad, stripped back V12 monster. After getting to know it on Welsh roads, he caned it around a soaking wet race track
News
13/08/15
Tianjin was rocked yesterday by a devastating explosion in a toxic waste warehouse. This terrifying dashcam footage shows the moment it erupted, sending a shockwave through the Chinese city
Opinion
13/08/15
Earlier this month I embarked on an epic road trip around Europe in CT's trusty Skoda Octavia vRS longtermer - seven countries, 2134 miles, and some epic scenery later, I'd give anything to get back on the road
Opinion
13/08/15
Everything's better in slow motion, that's just a fact. We've collected some of the coolest drifts, jumps and explosions we could find, all in glorious slow mo
Tuning
13/08/15
This '86 Vantage' body kit from DAMD is designed to give your GT86 a distinctly 'Aston Martin' look, thanks to a new grille, redesigned bumpers, and a leather-swathed interior
Opinion
12/08/15
With so many people now owning dashcams in cars, and with many bikers attaching GoPros to their helmets on every ride, some crazy antics have been caught on camera. Here's our roundup of the wildest
Used Cars
12/08/15
From time to time a delivery mileage classic pops up and the internet cheers gleefully in unison, but bear in mind it might have been sat still for decades with its internals festering away... buyer beware
Muscle
12/08/15
If you're thinking about buying a Dodge Challenger or Charger in the near future, do yourself and everyone around you a favour by having your new car daubed in this wicked 1970s-inspired purple paint
News
11/08/15
This dashcam footage was shot during Typhoon Soudelor, which recently hit Taiwan. A car is picked up by a mini tornado and completely disappears from view
Euro
11/08/15
Legendary Porsche collector and epic beard owner Magnus Walker took time out of promoting Need For Speed at Gamescom to chat to us on the phone. We asked you what you wanted to know, here are the answers!
Gaming
10/08/15
We ran a poll recently asking you guys to vote on the aspects of driving games you enjoy the most. The results are in, so here is the perfect driving game, as designed by you!
Bikes
09/08/15
Robbie Maddison took his specially adapted dirt bike out onto the water in Tahiti - watching a dirt bike ride the waves is an incredible sight!
Off-roading
08/08/15
This RZR buggy hits the final jump, nosedives into the dirt, completes a roll and launches through the finish line to claim one of the greatest race finishes of all time
Fails
08/08/15
This Lancia lost control in wet weather, and careened into cars at a petrol station. Fortunately none of the pumps were damaged, and everyone walked away uninjured
Gaming
08/08/15
This direct gameplay footage gives us our first chance to see what drifting in Forza 6 will look like - just check out how realistic that smoke looks
Fails
08/08/15
The Porsche 911 apparently belongs to controversial Czech musician Daniel Landa, and the guy who was caught damaging it on CCTV still hasn't been found by police
Japanese
08/08/15
The 300ZX has gone on to become something of a cult classic in the JDM car scene, but what did American motoring journalists make of the car 25 years ago?
Tuning
07/08/15
The Fasterproms C7 Z06 has recorded a 9.87sec 1/4-mile time, and now it's taking its unrelenting pace to the streets. The Lambo's all-wheel drive traction gives it an edge, but once the Corvette's hooked up it just flies
Wins
07/08/15
Ryan Tuerck and Chris Forsberg chained their cars together and pulled a pair of huge burnouts, filling the air with thick tyre smoke and many chunks of rubber
Gaming
07/08/15
The Forza team have been showcasing the franchise's sixth instalment at Gamescom in Germany using these incredible motion simulators