More photos and comprehensive details about Kia’s crucial all-new Rio have arrived and they speak of a car which has matured into a more premium, cohesive product than its predecessor. The new body was styled collaboratively in Germany and California with sign-off and input from the mothership base in Namyang, […]
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.
Volkswagen confirms EV concept for Paris, teasers included
Volkswagen has teased the harbinger of its new era, one that will propel it away from the smoggy cloud that has so dogged it in recent times. Scheduled to debut at the Paris Motor Show, the concept previews a production car scheduled for 2019, on VW’s new electric architecture (MEB). […]
2017 Mazda6 on sale, adds G-Vectoring & updated i-ACTIVSENSE
Following on from the facelifted Mazda3, it’s now the mid-size Mazda6‘s turn for a series of revisions as we head toward 2017. Adding to its i-ACTIVSENSE active safety arsenal is autonomous city braking aiming to prevent rear end collisions in dense traffic. Now between 15 and 160km/h, the Smart Brake […]
Alfa Romeo future lineup exposed in leaked timeline sheet
A purported internal document has outlined a pathway for an Alfa Romeo product assault between now and 2020. The brand’s current range are pictured, including the carbon-fibre-tubbed 4C and 4C Spider, the C-segment Giulietta, the Audi A1-rivalling Mito, and the all-new Giulia mid-size sedan. The next round of products are […]
Tickford planning a comeback? Performance Ford Ranger & Everest rumoured
Tickford, a name formerly synonymous for fast Fords throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, could be set to return in the form of some tuning packages for a select range of future Fords. A search on ABN Lookup reveals that Tickford was registered late last year and earlier this month […]
Saying goodbye to LPG with Falcon/Commodore – why isn’t it a popular fuel?
LPG is a locally-sourced fuel which is dwindling into insignificance now that the abolition of government incentives and subsidies has condemned it to sales extinction. A cursory look over the sales charts reveals total LPG vehicle sales (including passenger, SUV, light commercial) are dropping. During 2014, 2932 vehicles were sold […]
Jonny Smith’s EV could go faster, looks to partner up with carmaker
Fifth Gear host Jonny Smith has graced our website before, when his ‘Flux Capacitor’ – a heavily modified Enfield 8000 electric car – managed a 9.86-second quarter mile at 195km/h. Granted it does have some military helicopter batteries and ginormous electric motors, it is potentially the quickest accelerating street legal […]
Apple car project gone cold, workers laid off – report
If a report by the New York Times is to be believed, Apple’s electric car project codenamed Titan may have hit a serious roadblock. Apparently the Cupertino giant has laid off several of the project’s employees, working at the SixtyEight shell company. While never confirmed, Project Titan was widely accepted […]