Hyundai’s American CEO Dave Zuchowski has confirmed to Motor Trend that the Santa Cruz shown at the 2015 Detroit Motor Show has been green-lit for production in the USA. Tipped to go into production in the latter half of 2018, and enter as 2019 model year, the Santa Cruz is […]
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.
Aston Martin unveils Volante drop-top Vanquish Zagato
Aston Martin has surprised crowds attending the 2016 Concurs d’Elegeance at Pebble Beach with an open-top Volante version of the Vanquish Zagato coupe unveiled in June at the Italian equivalent event: Villa d’Este Concorso d’Elegance. Like the coupe, it benefits from a 440kW version of the Vantage’s 5.9-litre V12, but […]
Volvo teams up with Uber to develop driverless cars
Uber has taken another step towards its goal to introduce driverless cars for its ride-sharing service, announcing a $300 million partnership with Volvo. The deal will see 100 XC90 SUVs with Volvo’s proprietary autonomous driving technology being sold to the ride-sharing giant. Uber will be adding its own self-driving hardware […]
Volkswagen planning new ‘R36’ Passat, with 206TSI engine
Volkswagen is said to be planning a belated successor to the old Passat R36 it offered from 2008-2011 (pictured), as part of updates for the MY17 launch. The Passat is twinned with the Czech-built Skoda Superb which is available with the same 206kW/380Nm 2.0-litre turbo as fitted to the Golf […]
Cadillac Escala concept revealed, previews future design
A video from Cadillac we showed you earlier this week, previewing a concept car bound for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has morphed into the Escala concept; a slopeback four-door coupe in the vein of Audi A7. Based on the platform of the flagship CT6, the Escala previews the firm’s […]
W Motors reveals ICONIQ Seven EV minibus
Suddenly, electric minivans seem all the rage. Tesla has confirmed it’ll be making a VW Microbus-inspired bus on the Model X architecture, Volkswagen will make the BUDD-e, and Mercedes is said to be working on electric variants of the next Sprinter. Now Lebanese company W Motors, famous for the Lykan […]
2018 Volkswagen Polo spotted, MQB adds size (video)
A prototype of Volkswagen’s next-generation Polo has been spotted out and about, potentially in GTI form as denoted by its hot five-spoke alloys and red-painted brakes. The new Polo is due next year, around the same time as Ford’s next Fiesta. It will migrate to a variant of the Volkswagen […]
Aston Martin DB11 spotted with 4.0TT V8 option (video)
Aston’s first of many new models in the company’s new era, the DB11, appears as though it will come with the 4.0-litre Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo V8 as an option. The tie up between the two companies is no secret, with this very engine also destined for duty in the next-generation Vantage […]