It’s new versus old. Grandfather versus grandson. Here we’re pitching the newest mid-size premium SUV on the market, the Jaguar F-PACE, against the oldest mid-size premium SUV, the BMW X3. And to make it interesting, they are both the most powerful diesel versions you can get; 30d versus 30d (in […]
Day: 1 November 2016
Insane Toyota 86 with F136 V8 Ferrari 458 engine now drives (video)
The crew over at HMS Motorsport have completed work on the awesomely insane ‘GT4586’, a Toyota 86 that underwent a pretty serious Ferrari V8 engine conversion. We reported back in July that Ryan Tuerck and HMS Motorsport were well underway on the radical engine swap, now though, we’ve got eyes […]
2017 Chevrolet Camaro COPO drag package previewed for SEMA
Chevrolet is headed to the 2016 SEMA show in Las Vegas with an example from the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program known as the 2017 COPO Camaro. For those unaware, COPO (Central Office Production Order) is Chevrolet’s hardcore skunkworks, that in recent years was resurrected and has since has […]
Fisker EMotion revealed as Henrik’s new EV
Henrik Fisker’s new EV, the Fisker EMotion, is the famed designer’s latest tilt at the green energy market following the somewhat ill-fated Karma plug-in hybrid. A shadowy teaser was shown last week, with the sedan demonstrating its butterfly front and rear doors, plus its aggressive front end treatment. Promising an […]
2017 Honda Civic Type R prototype to debut at SEMA
Honda has chosen the 2017 SEMA show in Las Vegas to drop the hotly anticipated 2017 Civic Type R, in prototype form, with a very menacing matte black coat and angry, edgy wings. Based on the hatchback bodystyle that debuted at the Paris Motor Show last month, just as its […]
Lego Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 is the ultimate retro toy?
Here at PerformanceDrive we are big kids at heart. We love video games like GTA V and Forza: Horizon 3 as much as playing with LEGO creations such as the Ferrari F40 and amazing British Racing Green Mini Cooper we’ve featured. There’s just something fun about putting together a 3D […]
Faraday Future previews all-new electric SUV, to target Model X (video)
One year after it shocked and perplexed onlookers with the FZERO1 electric supercar ‘technological showcase’, Faraday Future will show something altogether more rational in the form of a production-ready SUV next year. The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will be the venue of choice once again. The latest […]
Mercedes announces new engine family, inline six revival
Mercedes-Benz’s transition back to the inline-six configuration from its current V6 format has taken another tangible leap forward with the roll out of four new engines that will be introduced across the lineup, starting next year with the facelifted S-Class. Starting with a thumping new V8, the M176 (above), this […]