British Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has starred in AMG’s latest high-production teaser for the upcoming AMG GT R. The clip throws Hamilton deep in the jungle, alongside a small group of armed companions. The group is stalked by the roars of a distant monster, as they soon uncover a […]
Month: June 2016
Volkswagen Group could cut up to 40 models – reports
Volkswagen may be planning a massive model restructure, including the potential axing of 40 models from its lineup, according to reports. German newspaper Handelsblatt is reporting Volkswagen Group will begin trimming the fat within its lineup, with 40 models out of 340 set to face redundancy across all of VW […]
Aston Martin DB11 lands in Australia, priced from $428,032
Aston Martin’s latest and most powerful DB, the DB11, has made its official Australian debut in Sydney. The latest in a long line of stunners bearing the DB moniker, the DB11 arrives on the market here in Australia late this year, with a starting price of $428,032 (plus on-roads). The […]
LiquidPiston creates revolutionary ultra-compact rotary engine
LiquidPiston, a start-up company based in the US state of Connecticut, has installed a 70cc prototype X mini engine into a go-kart. The revolutionary new engine, which weighs just 18kg and puts out 5kW, offers a power density of 3.3kW/kg. In addition, it is 30 per cent smaller than a […]
McLaren 570S Sprint previewed before Goodwood debut
McLaren is planning to introduce yet another special supercar, this time called the 570S Sprint. It will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Details on the car are pretty scarce at this stage, but it was initially announced alongside the 570S GT4 earlier this year. In fact, […]
Top 10 Wild Visions of Trucking Future
Although trucks are at the opposite spectrum of the PerformanceDrive mantra, they are still an important figure in the day-to-day lives of enthusiasts… and let’s not forget they produce massive torque. Trucks and heavy vehicles are a crucial part in keeping most developed economies ticking over and healthy. Pretty much […]
2016 Citroen C4 Cactus diesel review (video)
In a growing segment full of ‘me-toos’ and competitive one-upmanship, what a breath of fresh air the 2016 Citroen C4 Cactus is. Despite sharing classification with the likes of Mazda CX-3, Renault Captur and Ford EcoSport, it doesn’t have much in common with them, standing out as something of an […]
Land Rover Discovery Sport pulls 100-tonne train (video)
Land Rover has come up with an extravagant marketing campaign for its Discovery Sport, showing one towing no less than a 100-tonne train in Switzerland. Land Rover is no stranger to public feats of strength like this; back in 1989 a 200TDi took on a similar carriage in Plymouth, UK. […]