If UK publication Autocar is to be believed, Mercedes-AMG is working on something outrageous to celebrate 50 years of history spannering Benzes into powerful demons. 2017 is the golden jubilee for AMG and one of the many things it is doing to celebrate that milestone is said to be the […]
Day: 4 November 2016
Last HSV Grange rolls off production line
The last ever HSV Grange has rolled off the production line, marking the beginning of the wind-down for HSV’s Australian-based offerings, and ultimately, the Australian Commodore. The last of 50 340kW LS3-powered Grange SV’s, the final example is pictured on HSV’s Facebook page alongside the workers who put it together […]
2016 Toyota Corolla Hybrid review (video)
The world famous Toyota Corolla has been Australia’s number one selling car for the last three years. It can be argued that Toyota’s popularity in the small car market can be put down to its vanilla yet reliable formula. For a number of years, being careful not to change such […]
MINI Cooper laps Nurburgring on two wheels for record (video)
A MINI has taken out a very unique Nurburgring record overnight after a driver managed to navigate the infamous circuit on just two wheels. That’s right. Chinese stuntman Han Yue piloted a MINI Cooper hatchback around the Nordschleife in 45 minutes, live-streamed via Nurburgring’s official Facebook page to over a […]
Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1, Lamborghini Veneno seized from dictator’s son
The son of an African dictator has reportedly had his quiver of supercars seized, including cars such as a Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president of Equatorial Guinea, is the son of dictator and president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who also has […]
BMW sells 100,000th ‘i’ car, confirms X3 EV variant for 2020
BMW has announced that three years after the launch of its i sub-brand, it has managed to hit the 100,000 sales milestone. More than 100,000 plug-in hybrid and all-electric models have rolled off the production line since BMW’s launch of i division in November 2013; 60,000 of which were the […]
RAM 1500 Hellfire concept hits SEMA, features 527kW Hellcat engine
The 2016 SEMA show was Fiat Chrysler’s opportunity to show off a variety of outrageous vehicles, such as this Hellcat supercharged V8-powered Ram. Now the more astute PerformanceDrive readers among you will probably remember we recently covered a similar concept with the Ram Rebel TRX – also powered by the […]
Chevrolet Colorado Hurley & Trax Active concepts debut at SEMA
GM and renowned surf apparel brand Hurley have teamed up to build a one-off Chevrolet Colorado concept for the 2016 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Dubbed the ultimate surfers’ pickup, the Z71 Hurley concept has a variety of accessories to make a surfer’s life easier, such as a special roofrack […]