We’ve seen various prototypes – even a prototype shooting brake wagon – and we’ve seen supposedly leaked images. Now, Porsche is officially kicking of the teaser train for the all-new 2017 Porsche Panamera. Aside from what we already know about the upcoming model, including the fact it will ride on […]
Month: June 2016
VW Group gets approval to fix another 1.1 million dieselgate cars
Volkswagen has announced the approval of a proposed fix for a further 1.1 million vehicles, bringing the total approved fixes to 2.5 million units out of around 11 million. Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) officially gave Volkswagen the go-ahead for a further 1.1 million units to be replaced in […]
Novitec turns up the turbo on the Ferrari 488 GTB
The Ferrari 488 GTB has received a power makeover from our friends over at Novitec Rosso, pushing output up to megacar-like 568kW. Engineers managed to extract another 76kW and 132Nm from the stock 488 GTB’s 492kW/760Nm twin-turbocharged 3.9-litre V8, with figures standing at a total of 892Nm of torque, and […]
DeLorean revival planned; limited production, double the power
The only well-known stainless-steel car thanks to the Back to the Future movie franchise, the DeLorean DMC-12, will go back into low volume production thanks to a Texas-based entrepreneur. The car still enjoys a very healthy following today, despite only 9000 ever being made. Thus, a limited run, built from […]
Mercedes to unveil concept Tesla Model X rival at Paris show – report
Mercedes-Benz will preview one of its upcoming electric cars – one of four the company has said it will produce before the end of the decade – at the Paris Motor Show in September. In terms of size and range, the car will be a direct competitor for the Tesla […]
McLaren Special Operations creates bespoke 675LT: Carbon Series
McLaren’s skunkworks, McLaren Special Operations (MSO), has just unveiled its latest creation; a 675LT dressed in more carbon fibre than ever thought possible. MSO’s 675LT actually features 40 per cent more shiny strong stuff over the stock 675LT Spider, and features a new set of carbon fibre panels that can’t […]
2016 Mazda CX-9 Australian specs & features confirmed: EXCLUSIVE
Sources have confirmed with PerformanceDrive almost all of the specs and features for the all-new 2016 Mazda CX-9. The new model is expected to properly shake up the seven-seat SUV market when it arrives later this year. As already revealed, the biggest news for the new CX-9 is the introduction […]
Polestar announces upgrades for new Volvo S90 & V90
Volvo has barely stamped out a handful of its sexy new executive S90 and V90 models, but in-house tuning arm Polestar is already offering power upgrades for the diesel-engined D5 variants. The 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel already belts out 175kW and 354 Thor-hammering Newton metres. The Polestar Optimisation Program brings that […]