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
14/10/24
Only seen now in older cars, the overdrive system was the precursor to transmissions with over four gears
13/10/24
The Toyota Prius is a car you’ll have been driven in more than you drive, but this new one is quite desirable too
11/10/24
The world’s biggest brake company has bought one of the world’s biggest suspension manufacturers in a £310m deal
11/10/24
This photorealistic ‘remaster’ of GTA IV footage is an interesting visual, but we’re still seemingly some way from AI properly improving games
11/10/24
Three drift versions of the ‘Stang are coming to the game for free next week
10/10/24
EA took the unusual decision to release the 2024 WRC season as an expansion pack rather than a whole new game. Creative Director Matthew Battison tells us why
09/10/24
Looking to expand your collection of games or hardware this Prime Day? We’ve picked out some of the best deals
09/10/24
Dacia’s largest car to date is here, with a name to suit, and it’s refreshingly gimmick-free
08/10/24
A 542bhp RB26, an ATTESA AWD system and… mid-engined? What a delightful recipe
05/10/24
To celebrate 20 years of the MX-5, Mazda built a one-off Superlight which may be the best driver’s car never made
04/10/24
Gran Turismo 7’s 1.52 update brought two JDM legends and… a van. Guess which one has been the most fun?
04/10/24
Nismo is celebrating its 40th by reproducing several old-school mods for Skyline GT-Rs, largely focused on the R32
03/10/24
The game’s first major patch was supposed to steer things on the right track, but it’s only derailed any remaining enthusiasm
03/10/24
A dearth of GT7 updates has ended, with two JDM performance cars and a van arriving in the game
01/10/24
Mid-life refreshes can often be a good thing, but not always. Here are 10 times they made things worse
01/10/24
It seems you can find literally anything on eBay, and this carbon tub is just one of many supercar treats from an Australian seller
30/09/24
Hot V turbo engines aren’t all too uncommon in modern performance cars, but how do they work and what’s the advantage?
29/09/24
Nismo almost turned the hateful Nissan Pulsar into something truly special, and we’re still not sure why it never happened
28/09/24
Don’t know your 1s from your 6s? Your crests from cuts? This guide should help
27/09/24
The iconic orange A80 looks to be in line for a full-blown Technic set in 2025
27/09/24
Rally Poland and Latvia will join the list of locations, with the Rally2 Toyota GR Yaris making its debut
26/09/24
Golden Lap has arrived, throwing the motorsport management genre back to ‘70s F1. We’ve been trying it out
26/09/24
Looking to make the leap into sim racing? The G923 is the perfect starting point, and it’s now at its lowest price yet
24/09/24
With the R35 in its dying days, we don’t think the GT-R is ever going to be more affordable than it is right now