One week ago, we brought you a report about Mercedes-AMG preparing a world-beating hypercar powered by a hybrid Formula 1 engine. The car is set to celebrate AMG’s 50th anniversary, and could be called the ‘R50’. New details have come to light from Automobile Mag, with “AMG insiders” allegedly confirming […]
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.
Genesis to open first dedicated showroom, in South Korea
Although Hyundai Australia has gone on record saying the Genesis brand will still be sold through its existing Hyundai dealer network, the first stand-alone Genesis Studio showroom will open on September 9 near South Korea’s capital, Seoul. Genesis currently fields two models internationally; the G90 (formerly Hyundai Equus) and G80 […]
2017 Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo on sale in Australia from $23,490
The Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo is back, sitting at the top of the Fabia hatch and wagon range priced from $23,490 and $24,640, respectively (excluding on-roads). The previous-gen Fabia Monte Carlo was a succesful model here, accounting for 40 per cent of Fabia sales. Building on the already generous standard […]
US-spec Volkswagen Passat to switch to MQB platform
The next-generation of the American-spec Volkswagen Passat is set to benefit from the MQB transverse matrix which also underpins the global model (including in Australia), as well as the upcoming Teramont SUV to be manufactured in the same Chattanooga, Tennesee factory as the Passat. This is according to a company […]
2018 Volkswagen Touareg spotted, adopts MLB platform (video)
Volkswagen is very busy with its post-dieselgate product plans, which includes a lot of electrification, including a 400km-plus range people’s car by the end of the decade. One vehicle that might not have suffered too much from the scandal is the next-generation Touareg, seen here undergoing European testing in this […]
2016 Lexus RC 200t review (video)
Lexus’s LF-A supercar-inspired RC coupe is something of a bitsa. Developed using a combination of GS (front-end), last-gen IS hardtop convertible for the floorplan (sharing 2730mm wheelbase) and rear-end module from the current IS mid-size executive sedan, you could be forgiven for thinking the RC is a bit of a […]
Honda Gienia debuts at Chengdu motor show
Ever walked into a Honda dealership and thought, ‘Hmm the City is too small and sedan-like, but the Civic is too big and not hatchy enough’? Well, Honda’s newest small car might be your Goldilocks zone, if you live in China that is. The Gienia is a realisation of the […]
Jaguar to work on EVs, Land Rover focus on hybrid – report
The chief of Jaguar Land Rover’s German branch, Peter Modelhart, has revealed to a local media outlet that fully electric Jaguars are in the works, while Land Rover models will concentrate on hybrid power, at least initially. Modelhart told Rhein Zeitung that, in regards to Land Rover, “a hybrid system […]