Former Top Gear presenter and well-known Porsche aficionado James May is putting his 1984 911 Carrera up for auction at the upcoming Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale. The car in question features the iconic 3.2-litre, naturally aspirated flat-six engine, good for around 170kW, with a moderate 88,513km on the […]
Alexi Falson
Alexi is an automotive road tester and news editor at PerformanceDrive. He appreciates the complexity of modern vehicle engineering and loves to keep his hands greasy working on motorbikes and cars. He prefers wagons over SUVs, vans over utes and reads more news than your Grandma.
Koenigsegg One:1 breaks world record 0-300-0km/h run (video)
Koenigsegg has broken its own world record for the fastest 0-300-0km/h run in a production car, with the almighty One:1 megacar. Koenigsegg’s test driver, Robert Serwanski, was at the steering wheel for the run, where he covered the sprint to 300km/h and back to a standstill in an almost unimaginable […]
BMW planning super-efficient model, 0.4L/100km – report
BMW apparently has an ultra-efficient model currently in the works, with reports claiming economy figures of just 0.4L/100km. Automotive publication Automobilwoche is citing sources close to BMW, detailing a new four-seater with an extremely low drag coefficient, carbon fiber reinforced plastic body, and a kerb weight as low as 1200kg. […]
Piecha Design creates styling kit for Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
Tuning house Piecha Design has released its latest cosmetic kit for the Jaguar F-Type R Coupe, boosting the already high sexual appeal of the stunning sports car. The German firm recently unveiled its special tweaks for the V6 Coupe and V8 Convertible models, and has now turned its attention to […]
Volkswagen Group to divide into four holding companies
The times are a changing at Volkswagen Group, with the auto giant about to embark on a wide-scale corporate restructuring plan. German publication Handelsblatt is citing sources within Volkswagen that have spoken of a new decentralised management system with four separate holding companies. The move is purportedly due to the […]
Peugeot 308 ‘GTi’ confirmed in latest preview video
Peugeot’s UK branch has released the first short teaser of its upcoming 308 hot hatch, now confirmed to be called the GTi. The GTi is set to be powered by a tuned version of the current 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder unit installed in the GT, also shared with the RCZ R. […]
BRABUS Rocket 900 takes new Mercedes-Maybach to extreme
The mentally unstable ladies and gents at BRABUS have worked their magic on the new Mercedes-Maybach S 600, and the results are insane. We’ll give you a hint, it’s called the Rocket 900. Far from just a few cosmetic tweaks, BRABUS has increased the capacity of the V12 powerhouse, up […]
Potts Point car parking space sells at auction for AU$264,000
A single car parking space in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Potts Point has been sold at auction for an astronomical $264,000. Following a tense bidding war between six potential buyers, the winner stretched as far as a quarter of a million for the prized car park. The car park, on […]