Darren Cassey

American crash tests haven't changed much for a long time, but now the National Highway Traffic Association has revealed how it plans to overhaul the way it rates a car's safety, including crash prevention technology, pedestrian safety, and new crash test dummies

We've given you the tools to make brilliant blogs and features, and you've done yourselves proud! Here's a roundup of the best posts created by you guys this week...

Every sound your car makes was probably checked and refined in an anechoic chamber. But what is it, and why is it crucial?

We all know the 552bhp Audi RS6 is fast, but how do you put that pace into context? We pitted the German uber-wagon against a car that would normally be considered pretty quick to see if there is much of a difference... there most certainly is

The driver of this stolen Camaro carjacked two vehicles and shot at police during one of the most shocking chases you'll ever see. After finally cornering the suspect, police officers unloaded their weapons on the vehicle, killing the driver

NFS's second patch will be available 9th December, bringing back Eddie and Melissa from NFS Underground, as well as introducing tonnes of new customisation parts, new wraps, and a load of other improvements

As the automatic gearbox has developed into something sane people might actually consider buying, manufacturers have continued plugging more ratios into their 'boxes. With some now packing 10 gears, Mercedes has called quits at nine

The stunning electric concept - that made its debut at the Frankfurt motor show earlier this year - has today been given the green light for production, marking Porsche's first foray into the world of EVs

We've given you guys the chance to create your own long and detailed blog posts, and we've already seen some incredible posts, including living with a Nissan Skyline, what it's like driving a car with a welded differential, and even an animated infographic!

Some people are willing to drop millions on rare classics, so we decided to gather together the most expensive cars ever bought. The sum of these 10 purchases is a ridiculous £145.6m! That's $217.4m...

A week with the monstrous Audi RS6 left me wondering: at what point does performance become pointless? 552bhp in a wagon might seem like a genius idea, but does the big Audi make sense once the novelty of all that pace in such a huge package wears off?

We often hear of sports cars that steal technology from their racing counterparts, but there are a number of motorbikes that are so highly tuned that they're more at home on the track than the road. Here are some of the most extreme

We set up a new 'Roast My Car' community and invited you guys to put your cars up for abuse - some of the comments were absolutely brilliant!

The driver of this GT500 was attempting to leave a car show in style, when things went horribly wrong. He spins out, hits a Ram truck, and absolutely destroys his car - the airbags failed to deploy, and he was hospitalised as a result of the wreck

Volvo has teamed up with a Nordic delivery service and a couple of online retailers to provide a service that allows someone access to your car boot in order to place items inside

VW has announced that it is slashing budgets across the business to cover the estimated €30bn (£21bn, $32bn) costs associated with the Dieselgate scandal, but what does that mean for the company? Here are some of the losers now VW is pulling out cash

Thanks to the fact that people could work and sleep in their cars, Audi reckons the convenience afforded by self driving cars will spell the end of domestic flights and business hotels

Wearable technology, be it glasses, watches or anything else, is becoming more and more popular. For the most part they're gimmicks that add little to your life, but in the automotive world they could revolutionise driving

When one of Motor Trend's staff passed away recently, he was in the middle of swapping a 1999 Chevrolet Camaro LS1 V8 into a retro Mazda RX-7. Here, his friends get together to finish the project for him

America has been tough for Koenigsegg to crack thanks to it being complex and expensive to make a car road-legal there. Still, it's persevered, and will cover the full build of Agera RS chassis number 128, which is destined for the States

During a police chase in Utah, cops were angered when a Toyota Tacoma driver decided to join their pursuit, attempting to PIT a fleeing truck. Instead of stopping the pursuit, the fleeing car was pushed into oncoming traffic

As we hurtle towards the end of another year, I've been reflecting on what it was like to be a petrolhead in 2015. There's so much to love, but unfortunately quite a few annoying aspects of the 'scene'

Following the news that VW cars are emitting higher levels of nitrogen oxide than is permitted, the manufacturer has been working on a way to upgrade engines in order to comply with regulations. The first fix is here, but only for European cars

A full service history makes a used car much more appealing, but the owner of this Subaru takes that a little too literally by describing sexual exploits, bowel-related mistakes and his backseat maternity ward