For those of you who like to peer through the windows of Rolls-Royce’s showroom in Berkeley Square, London, try not to scream as you suddenly come across a bear. Indeed, our highly unusual advice for this encounter says ‘Admire it, and look for its friends’. Although these words most likely […]
Frances Van de Vel
Frances is a contributing journalist at PerformanceDrive, from Antwerp in Belgium. She recently ventured over to Australia to expand her journalism skills and to do a bit of travelling. She is an expert in cultural reporting and can write in three different languages. Her ideal car is a dark blue MINI Cooper S with a Union Jack flag on the roof.
Raiders rob Red Bull F1 team of more than 60 trophies
The high and mighty shelves of the Red Bull trophy room, once filled with many brilliant reminders of victory and honour, now look gloomily empty. Last Friday night, approximately six men used a silver 4×4 and a dark Mercedes with foreign licence plates in order to brutally raid the Formula […]
Meet Tiny Heirloom, literally a house on wheels
When the call of the wild becomes too strong, we like to leave our earthbound homes in style. Naturally, you can once more cross the countryside in that veteran caravan that has been residing, just slightly ivy-encased, in your backyard since ages. Or you can consider travelling in an intellectual […]
Man seeks Jeremy Clarkson’s attention, will sell BMW for charity
‘Think before thy tweetest, for it may cost thee thy car’. A certain man from Johannesburg in South Africa should consider carving that fictional yet functional statement in stone and hanging this self-made wisdom plaque in a clearly visible salon spot. After all, his remarkable request for a retweet or […]
Porsche releases gift line, including AU$200 push 911 Carrera 4S
O come all ye Porsche-faithful, for your favourite German car brand has recently launched a new merchandising line that is bound to conquer your Christmas wish list. Having agreed to supply Santa with enticing titbits at various prices, Porsche deliberately shoots its sharpened marketing arrows at every possible age group. […]
Virtual tours of Skoda Museum now on Google Maps
The most ardent fuel freaks among us presumably know that they don’t have to buy wallet-hijacking plane tickets in order to visit the Lamborghini Museum (Italy) and the Honda Collection Hall (Japan). After all, good ol’ Google Maps offers virtual tours of them – 24/7, free and perfectly accessible from […]
For Sale: First original DC Comics Batmobile from 1963
It could very well be the synopsis of a charming automotive fairy-tale. After several years of outright abandonment, the first officially licensed Batmobile is ready to return to eternal glory. Thanks to intensive restoration, the Gotham knight’s bolide has cast off the heavy cloak of desolation and once more donned […]
Man falls 11 storeys, crash-lands on Toyota Camry, survives
A swift streak of blue and a dull thud, followed by a sparkling shower of glass droplets. That was what the astonished eyewitnesses heard and saw when a man washing windows fell down a San Francisco building last Friday. His terrible scream rent the air as Death sinisterly lurked around […]