A digital CAD (computer-aided design) rendering of the next-gen Chevrolet Corvette C8 V8 engine, known as the LT7, has surfaced online, showing some details of a twin-turbo layout. The rendering was posted on Twitter, with the poster saying it is the C8 Corvette engine. It features double overhead camshafts (DOHC), […]
Brett Davis
Brett is the editor and founder of PerformanceDrive. He's obsessed with driving, having played with Matchbox cars until he was tall enough to drive a real one. After initially working as a mechanic, Brett earned a degree in journalism and entered media as an editorial assistant at Top Gear Australia magazine. He then worked at CarAdvice. His dream is to live next door to the Nurburgring in Germany.
2018 SsangYong Rexton Sports revealed as new ute
A new SsangYong ute has been launched in South Korea, called the Rexton Sports. It comes in as an intermediate ute, below the Actyon Sports that’s offered in Australia. SsangYong has previously announced it is planning to launch a number of all-new models in the near future, and this is […]
2018 Kia Cee’d spotted in full, previews new Cerato?
The 2018 Kia Cee’d has been spotted in South Korea, revealing the full production body design for the first time. This could come in as the new Kia Cerato in Australia. Thanks to these images, first published by Korean website Motorgraph, we get a good look at the next-gen design […]
2018 Volkswagen Touareg confirmed for second quarter
Volkswagen has officially confirmed the all-new, 2018 Volkswagen Touareg will debut in the first half of the New Year. It’s set to be inspired by the T-Prime concept car unveiled in 2016. The troubled German carmaker is still dealing with the massive dieselgate scandal that first broke in 2015. However, […]
2018 Mercedes A-Class completes extreme winter testing (video)
Mercedes-Benz is getting closer to unveiling the all-new A-Class, and has just sent out another teaser to build some anticipation. The teaser shows us what sort of testing is involved in the development process. The all-new hatch is set to push a few benchmarks in the compact premium car class […]
2019 Hyundai Veloster previewed again in LED light show (video)
Another teaser of the incoming second-gen Hyundai Veloster has been released, giving us a preview of the new model’s new-age flair via an LED light show. The body design is pretty much revealed, at least from the side profile view, as LEDs are sprayed over the panels as part of […]
Koenigsegg celebrates 1 million followers with smashing video
Supercars are usually exempt from crash testing purely due to the sheer costs involved. However, some level of safety testing is usually done in-house, as demonstrated by Swedish carmaker Koenigsegg. A video was recently posted by Koenigsegg on Instagram, showing the Regera hypercar undergoing some torturous crash testing. Well, when we […]
Suzuki XBEE production version launches in Japan
Following the reveal of a concept version earlier this year, Suzuki has just launched the unique new XBEE (pronounced cross-bee) for the Japanese market. Think of it as a cross between a van and SUV, with a dash of city car thrown in for good measure. Suzuki calls it a […]