Ryan Hirons
Ryan is Car Throttle's News and Features Editor, landing here in 2023. When he’s not writing cars, you’ll find Ryan pretending to drive them on Gran Turismo or playing with radio-controlled ones.
Articles by Ryan Hirons
Features
27/02/24
We head to Finland to test the new Toyota GR Yaris back-to-back with the original on the best surface of all - snow
Gaming
23/02/24
Le Mans Ultimate is the official game of the World Endurance Championship and has been released through Steam Early Access. Here’s everything you need to know
News
22/02/24
The Kimera Evo38 is here with all-wheel drive – offering up a taste of what could’ve been had Lancia’s Group B project taken a different route
Japanese
22/02/24
Back in 1994, the A80 Toyota Supra would make its debut in JGTC - but before that, TRD had a crack at making a road-legal version
News
22/02/24
Mansory has never been associated with taste, but the Urus-based Venatus S could be the most stomach-churning of the lot
Engines
17/02/24
Volkswagen’s unusual VR6 engine has had some unusual homes during its long lifespan. We pick out some you may not have known about…
Gaming
16/02/24
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Gaming
14/02/24
iRacing’s long-awaited weather system is finally arriving next month, and is promised to be ‘unlike anything else’ in the genre
Movies
12/02/24
Letty’s Nissan 240SX from The Fast and Furious wasn’t all that memorable, but the ending of the car used on-set is sad nonetheless
Videos
12/02/24
It’s almost time for Super Bowl LVIII, which means a flurry of new car adverts inbound. We’ve wrapped all those confirmed
Videos
12/02/24
It’s been a long time since we last did anything with our Volvo 940. A long, long time - September 2022 in fact. Back then, it was wheeled out for a dyno run to see if our cheap fixes could restore the power it had lost over the years. Since then, it’s done a whole lot of nothing. Now is finally the time for us to revisit the 940 and see if we can get it back on the road, or if our neglect has created another project car to work on.
Concept Cars
10/02/24
Back in 1994, Porsche had the opportunity to make China’s ‘people’s car’ and turn its fortunes around. As history tells us, the C88 didn’t quite turn out how it hoped
News
09/02/24
Looking to get yourself into a brand-new Volkswagen Polo? Consider this second-hand Arteon, instead
Gaming
08/02/24
Forza Motorsport’s ‘car-PG’ level-based upgrade system has been a sore point in the community, and now it’s being completely overhauled
News
07/02/24
We didn’t want to believe it, as much as we knew it would happen, but Toyota has reiterated the GR86 is set to leave Europe this year
News
07/02/24
Months of teasers have finally led to the reveal of the new BMW 5-series Touring, arriving with the largest boot yet seen with the nameplate
Features
06/02/24
F.A.T Ice Race brings an eclectic collection of cars to a remote, frozen airport in the heart of Austria’s skiing country. We take a trip…
Videos
05/02/24
For the last few months, Jack, Ethan and Edwin have been restoring the cheapest Porsche 924 they could find. As you’d expect, it was in quite a state - and the boys have been doing important things like, err, supercharging it. However, it’s finally time to put some elbow grease into making it roadworthy once again. There’s an MOT planned, but will it pass?
News
05/02/24
The final Mini Clubman has rolled off the production line, marking the end of 17 years of the modern car and 55 years of the nameplate
Concept Cars
03/02/24
What happens when you mash together parts from a Lamborghini and Bentley into a Golf? The best hot hatch never to happen
Gaming
31/01/24
Stellar Entertainment, the studio responsible for remastering Burnout Paradise and offering a helping hand with Need For Speed, has teased a new AAA arcade racing title
Japanese
31/01/24
Some would say the ‘90s was the golden age for the hot hatch. For all the greats, though, one Japanese homologation special lays forgotten…
News
31/01/24
Despite its Supra stablemate having a manual for a fair amount of time now, it seemed the Z4 M40i had been overlooked for a six-speed. Until now.
Japanese
30/01/24
Based on the R32 GTS-T, the Tommy Kaira M30 features an RB30DE with 276bhp on tap. It could be yours