Articles by Alex Kersten
Features
26/01/17
On a wet track in December, we put three similar but also very different cars on track to find out which is fastest...
DIY
26/01/17
This video - shot in the 1930s - is the only tutorial you need to understand the basics of how a differential works!
News
26/01/17
Driving around with five tonnes-worth (exaggeration alert!) of snow in the back of your truck looks impressive, but is a stupid thing to do. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he pulled over after this vid to clear it all out...
News
15/01/17
When the Mustang driver beaches his car on the train tracks (presumably because he was taking it very easy), four awesome guys run over to push the car to freedom just in time!
DIY
15/01/17
Watching this Australian workforce construct a road is one of the most satisfying things you'll see today!
News
30/12/16
During maintenance work on a parking brake module (which requires exhaust removal), the car was fired up to unleash the car's V12 bark. This is what it sounds like!
News
29/12/16
This plucky MX-5 has undergone one hell of a transformation from daily driver to something that's lapped the Nurburgring multiple times, as well as taking part in 24 Hours of Ascari!
News
29/12/16
We've taken some of the world's most recognisable cars and have reimagined them as winter beaters!
News
29/12/16
In Japan's Joypolis gaming centre, you will find the best arcade ever, featuring Initial D cars with shifters, force-feedback steering, full interiors and gauges!
Top Gear
27/12/16
The second season of the new NEW Top Gear looks like it'll hit the mark with us car lovers if this funny trailer is anything to go by! I for one am excited...
News
24/12/16
Can a Model S 90D out-accelerate the similarly-priced 2017 GT-R? CarWow finds out with a selection of interesting tests!
News
21/12/16
It's the oldest trick in the book, but that didn't stop this scumbag from duping an old lady into thinking her car was leaking fluid, before getting into it, ramming her out of the way and driving off...
The Grand Tour
21/12/16
Richard Hammond in a Mustang, Clarkson in a Focus RS and James May talking us through the battle between Ford and Ferrari for Le Mans supremacy in the 1960s. Plus, some last minute Christmas gift ideas!
Opinion
15/12/16
This week, I moved a crappy old Mercedes C180 30 seconds from a parking spot on the road to a spot on my driveway. The throttle on the car stuck open en-route and scared the crap out of me...
News
04/12/16
This four-rotor RX-7 owner explains what life is like with one of the best sounding cars you have ever heard...This is the dream!
Nürburgring
04/12/16
The Nurburgring took many victims in 2016. Here were some of the worst crashes and driver fails this year!
News
04/12/16
Rental cars get a lot of abuse, but this new Dodge Charger's massive damage to the chassis will make you wonder how the hell it got this this bad!
Bikes
30/11/16
After being cut up by a cretin in a Hyundai i20, the biker sees that the man has left his wallet on the car's roof. When this falls off, the biker chases him down to hand it back. That's when the car driver seals his own fate with the biker...
Bikes
30/11/16
While riding through horrendous rain, this biker unknowingly heads straight through three feet of flood water while keeping pretty damn cool about it!
News
30/11/16
The owners of two SUVs - a Toyota Rav4 and a BMW X3 - use their cars as battering rams in a parking lot. The video ends in a hilarious hydrant smash, but begins with five seconds of physical violence that some people may find disturbing!
Bikes
29/11/16
Both the biker and the Chrysler driver have no right to be on the road, but the actions of the minivan driver early on in the video clearly make the biker's blood boil to the point of smashing his window with a rock!
News
29/11/16
Ford has released the first image of its refreshed Fiesta ahead of the car's official reveal in Cologne later. What do you think of the redesign?
Nürburgring
29/11/16
During Touristenfahrten at the world-famous Nurburgring, you get all sorts of drivers, from novices to racers, grip fiends to those who just love to go sideways! Here's a celebration of the latter group from 2016
News
29/11/16
Safety legislation in the U.S. differs greatly from those in Mexico. Here's what that looks like in practice...