Alfa Romeo is reviving a classic nameplate for the second-sportiest Giulia variant after the twin-turbo, 376kW Quadrofoglio. Introducing the Giulia Veloce. The Veloce (Italian for velocity) badge was first used on fast Alfas in the 1950s. Sitting above the Giulia and Giulia Super, the Veloce will be available exclusively with […]
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.
Last hurrah HSV GTS-R to be named ‘W1’ – report
Holden Special Vehicles’s (HSV) Australian rear-wheel drive sign-off will purportedly entail a three-prong range of GTS-based models, including an updated GTS, GTS-R and a more hardcore ‘GTS-R W1’. According to Motoring.com.au, the most powerful and fastest HSV ever will be part of the MY17 range, due in the second quarter […]
Meet the new world’s fastest Volkswagen Beetle; 330km/h Beetle LSR
Volkswagen USA has created the world’s fastest Beetle, beating the old land speed record which has been standing since 1988. With a little help from Californian tuning company THA Manufacturing, the Beetle’s 2.0-litre TSI turbo four-cylinder is wound up to 404kW and 570Nm. This helped it average an astonishing 330km/h […]
Citroen C3 WRC concept previews 2017 rally car
Citroen used a camouflaged rally mule to give us the first taste of its new Cactus-inspired C3 road car, before showing us the real thing in all of its detail a few months ago. The production version will be making its real-life debut at the Paris Motor Show next week. […]
Updated Renault ZOE EV to debut at Paris show, with 350km range?
Renault’s existing entry in the EV market, the Zoe, may be about to come in for a significant upgrade, with a 354km range possibly bowing at next week’s Paris Motor Show. This would represent a 114km boost over the current car’s 240km range, which was upgraded from 210km in 2015. […]
2016 Toyota Tarago V6 Ultima review (video)
The present, fourth-generation 2016 Toyota Tarago is getting pretty long in the tooth, having joined us in 2006. Some detail revisions this year aim to freshen it up in the face of strong competition, particularly in the form of Kia’s all-new Carnival and the Honda Odyssey. Both the Carnival and […]
2018 Renault Clio interior to debut portrait touchscreen
Renault design chief Laurens van den Acker has promised the next-generation Renault Clio, due in 2018, will kick of an interior design “revolution”. In a candid acknowledgement that the brand’s current interiors do not live up to the promise delivered by the exterior styling, van den Acker told Auto Express: […]
Next Jeep Wrangler getting aluminium body panels
More details surrounding the construction of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler have come to light, with light being the operative word thanks to the types of aluminium the car will use. It won’t be used throughout the core body structure as previously thought, but an employee of Alcoa (component supplier) has […]