Ever been trackside at a race and wondered why car racing isn’t more catered to tradies? Well, Australia’s Supercars today confirmed diesel dual-cab utes will be hitting the racetrack in 2017 in the form of SuperUtes. The series will be supplemental to the main Supercars series, much in the same […]
Mitchell Jones
Mitchell is a contributing journalist at PerformanceDrive. He has been a passionate petrol-head from a very young age. He is excited by the future of the industry, and considers himself as a bit of a fanatic when it comes to the technical aspects of cars. He is also fascinated by new cars that are popping up in developing markets.
Is this the 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup?
Pictures have emerged which appear to reveal the all-new 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck, showing a more aerodynamic and less garish design, including C-shaped LEDs. Leaked and published on Allpar.com, in addition to the Grand Wagoneer and next-gen Wrangler we saw earlier this week, the next Ram 1500 is […]
HSV is moving factories, part of 15-year Walkinshaw lease
The future of Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has been given more certainty with the announcement that parent company Walkinshaw Automotive Group is moving to a larger site as part of a 15-year deal. All companies under the umbrella of Walkinshaw including the company which imports Tata trucks, Walkinshaw’s aftermarket accessories […]
Ram 1200 ute announced for Middle East, rebadged Triton
The pickup ute sector is becoming a beehive of platform-sharing and badge engineering the world over. For example; the new Ram 1200 Truck, also known as a Mitsubishi Triton. The Nissan Navara has spawned the Renault Alaskan and a Mercedes-Benz product to be unveiled later this month. Mazda’s BT-50 successor […]
WRC-inspired Toyota Yaris hot hatch planned – report
Toyota is reportedly considering a flaming hot Yaris to capitalise on its 2017 World Rally Championship contender which was unveiled at Paris last month. A report from Auto Express says the move would make sense to translate the enthusiasm of the racing car to a road-going version. Toyota’s Euro boss, […]
Honda WR-V compact SUV previewed
Honda is circulating a rendering of an upcoming small crossover it plans to reveal at the Sao Paolo International Motor Show on November 8. Slotting below the HR-V, the WR-V utilises the basic body of the Jazz, with a more off-road oriented appearance. The front end features heavier sculpting, while […]
2018 Jeep Wagoneer & Wrangler partially revealed
A vertiable treasure trove of future Jeeps has leaked onto the internet, after a dealer presentation was covertly snapped on a smart phone. The 2018 Jeep Wrangler and 2019 Grand Wagoneer flagship sit alongside the new Compass, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, and baby, Italian-made Renegade. The first two are what […]
duPoint Registry creates Audi R8 twin-turbo package
The Audi R8 and Lamborghini Gallardo/Huracan brothers are popular among high-end tuners for consistently generating megawatts of power from the stout 5.2-litre V10. We’ve featured many different aftermarket versions of each car, with ridiculous amounts of horsepower once a few ‘hair-dryers’ are bolted on. Underground Racing are known sorcerers of […]