Tesla is planning the release of its enhanced Autopilot system in “about 3 weeks”, according to CEO Elon Musk. The suite is set to be joined by incremental updates on a monthly basis, downloaded via the car’s computer system via Wi-Fi. As it stands, a Tesla vehicle sold today comes […]
Month: November 2016
Volkswagen Arteon previewed as Passat CC successor
The successor to the Volkswagen Passat CC (later called CC) four-door coupe has been depicted in a sketch released by the company today. The CC name is gone, replaced by ‘Arteon’, which is the production follow-up to the Sport Coupe Concept shown at last year’s Geneva Motor Show. The same […]
Kia Australia could enter V8 Supercars racing series
Kia is believed to be in negotiations with at least one team to enter the future Virgin Australia Supercar Championship (to replace current V8 Supercars), with its entrant likely based on a rear-wheel drive ‘four-door coupe’ set to arrive in Australia next year. Based on the same platform as the […]
LEGO Land Rover Discovery 3 is perfect
If, like us, you’ve always thought the blocky Land Rover Discovery 3 has a distinctive bricky look about it like it’s been assembled from bricks like Duplo or LEGO, then you won’t be surprised to see someone has made their own on LEGO Ideas. PerformanceDrive is almost as enthusiastic about […]
HSV ‘GTS-R Maloo’ to send off ute, LS9 power – rumour
As part of its final run of GEN-F based vehicles which farewell the Australian-built range, Holden Special Vehicles is purportedly also planning an LS9-powered version of the Maloo ute, utilising the same circa-485kW/820Nm powertrain as the rumoured GTS-R and GTS-R W1 special editions. If true, this would make it the […]
Holden Commodore SV6 production ends for manual transmission
After the axe fell on the Cruze small car last month and the last HSV Grange rolled out of Clayton a few weeks ago, the latest casualty in the lead up to Holden’s local plant closure is believed to be the manual transmission SV6 Commodore and Ute. As local production […]
Fully electric McLaren P1 could be the perfect Xmas present
Keeping the theme going from the Power Wheels Smart Drive Mustang we featured yesterday, and the toy Tesla Model S further in the year, for the child with more exotic, supercar-inspired tastes we have the Ride On McLaren P1 from McLaren. The brand cruelly showcases it as a ‘pure electric […]
UK police remember the Ford RS200 days, try Focus RS
Police in the UK are the latest recipients of one of our favourite hot hatches, the all-but sold out Ford Focus RS. The loan from Ford marks 30 years since the brand offered up a RS200 for active duty, which they took a staged photograph of the RS200 in police […]