Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Birmingham’s latest mystery has not yet been reduced to cinders, but it has certainly managed to collect its fair share of dirt nevertheless. Talk of the town is a poor Mercedes C-Class, ruthlessly left behind in Broadway Plaza Car Park for the last three […]
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.
Bugatti opens first fashion store in London, more planned
The London district of Knightsbridge is unquestionably a shopper’s Shangri-La. The mighty towers of Harrods overlook this big spenders’ walk of fame, where myriad British pounds are traded for the most exclusive goods on the market. And just recently, Brompton Road welcomed a new fancy resident. Lavishly emptying your purse […]
Land Rover explores new marketing with ‘The Vanishing Game’ novel
Enter the wedding bells! After all, Land Rover’s latest commercial campaign is plainly a marriage, albeit a polygamous one. Numerous multimedia platforms intertwine in The Vanishing Game, a Tumblr mini-novel that the British car brand has just published in order to laud the self-proclaimed adventurous character of its product line. […]
World record 333km/h rocket bicycle beats Ferrari 430 (video)
On the Paul Ricard circuit in the French commune Le Castellet, daredevil François Gissy has broken his own speed record for a rocket bicycle. While the French rider accomplished a top velocity of 285 km/h in 6.7 seconds last year, his GPS now peaked at an astonishing 333km/h after barely […]
Top Gear France confirmed, presenters announced
After eagerly angling in an applicant pool of 2000 hungry fish, BBC Worldwide Productions France has finally revealed who will host the earlier reported French version of the Top Gear TV show. From next spring, fans of the immensely popular TV show with some proficiency in the language of Molière […]
Local Motors assembles 3D-printed Strati EV live at SEMA
If the Beatles released their hit single ‘Drive My Car’ today instead of in 1965, the iconic chorus could be ‘Baby, you can print my car’. For that is exactly what US company Local Motors has done at the SEMA show in Las Vegas; 3D-printing the separate parts of its […]
Ferrari 458 ruined by angry girlfriend in Forgiato ad (video)
“Our wheels survive even a woman’s wrath.” That seems to be the message that American luxury wheel maker Forgiato wants to convey with its latest commercial video. The short clip stars two ravishing redheads; a gorgeous girl with fiery mane and a splendid Ferrari 458 Italia. Caution: Emotional car-lovers better […]
LEGO Speed Champions coming, first-ever McLaren F1 car
Picture yourself in the following scene: an expression of hopeless longing flashes across your face as you press it against the window of a Ferrari/McLaren/Porsche dealer – encircle your favourite(s). A couple of feet below your hungry eyes are those of your kids, equally mesmerised and desperately wondering why mummy […]