Articles by Darren Cassey
18/05/15
Consumer Reports asked the owners of 350,000 new cars whether they'd buy their car again - it's interesting to see which cars are still loved and which frustrate their owners
18/05/15
Witnesses claim the driver of this Lambo appeared to be drunk when he crashed his Lamborghini Gallardo in Chicago's Grant Park, before making his escape with a sickening scrape
17/05/15
Some ingenious Kiwis have turned a Subaru Impreza into a small fishing boat, but best of all? It's up for auction!
16/05/15
After all the hype, it's finally here; the most exciting model is the 455bhp SS, featuring the 6.2-litre LT1 V8 found in the Corvette Stingray
16/05/15
On Thursday, the cop car used by a sheriff who died in the line of duty five years ago was put up for auction. The officer's son raised the cash for the car, but was outbid - fortunately the guy who won handed him the keys
15/05/15
Understeer is caused when the front wheels turn but the tyres are unable to grip adequately enough for the intended change of direction, causing them to slip and follow a straighter trajectory. Basically, the car doesn't turn, then this happens...
15/05/15
VW reckons this 395bhp Wörthersee concept is a pretty good indicator of what's to come from the Golf GTI
15/05/15
It's pretty difficult to stand out during a Gumball event, so Team46 has teamed up with a paint specialist to daub their Aston DBS in a sick glow in the dark blue
13/05/15
Rarity is often seen as something cool, but do we ever stop to think exactly why something is so hard to come by? There might not be many of these cars on the road, but that's probably a good thing...
13/05/15
Ahead of the next round of the WTCC, Loeb manhandles his Citroen C-Elysee race car around a buttock-clenchingly fast lap of The Green Hell
13/05/15
The fastest wagon at The Green Hell is no longer a B7 Audi RS4, as Seat's 276bhp load-lugger just managed to lap even faster than its hot hatch equivalent
12/05/15
With the Mad Max: Fury Road movie coming out soon, there have been plenty of marketing stunts - this one from Lotus F1 is particularly brilliant
12/05/15
Now that the whole Top Gear fracas thing has blown over, Clarkson, Hammond & May have turned their attentions to their new live show
12/05/15
Dashcam footage shows a Dodge Challenger Scat Pack flying along at high speed, with a K-9 unit in hot pursuit. Further down the road the unit had stopped another black Challenger, but it's definitely a different car
12/05/15
Manufacturers go to great lengths to make customers feel comfortable, and perceive high quality, while driving their cars. That includes making sure doors shut with a satisfying clunk, and, apparently, ensuring the interior smells nice...
11/05/15
Not many people look at the standard Viper and think, "you know what, that could do with more visual impact." But with this track-ready ACR model, Dodge has done exactly that. A perfect example of form following function
11/05/15
We tend not to promote teaser pics as they're usually rather pointless, but these new Camaro pics give us a great look at the car's aerodynamic package, as well as some awesome detail shots of important components
11/05/15
If your steering wheel fell off you'd probably just give up and accept you're not going to finish the race today. This guy doesn't know the meaning of the word defeat, and grabs the steering column to get around the rest of the course
11/05/15
The muscle car is a 'Murican symbol we can all relate to, but within that culture there are a huge variety of styles. This quiz reckons it can sum up your personality in the image of some American muscle. I'm a Shelby Cobra, what are you?
11/05/15
We've all watched Furious 7 by now, and no doubt many of us imagined ourselves in the thick of the action. Take this quiz to find out which character you'd be if you were in the gang!
09/05/15
Bruno Senna is launched into the air and very nearly rolls in a massive pileup on the first lap of this weekend's Formula E race at the historic Monaco circuit
08/05/15
YouTuber BlackPanthaa has been playing Project Cars on PlayStation 4, and he's finding it buggy as hell. Perhaps it's just a console thing, but I'm having a similar experience on Xbox One
08/05/15
This shocking footage shows the moment a driver passes out and veers off into a field - after spinning he very nearly heads into oncoming traffic before waking up
08/05/15
To be fair to the driver, he hustles this Oldsmobile impressively around the course considering it's a land yacht