The Rolls-Royce Wraith is the fastest piece of machinery ever to be adorned with the Spirit of Ecstasy. A BMW-derived 6.6-litre twin-turbo V-12 with 465kW and up to 870Nm shifts the 2440kg sled to 100km/h in 4.4 seconds. But as is generally the case, there are plutocrats, sheikhs and earls […]
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.
Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 Concept leaks out early
The very red, very long luxury coupe Mercedes-Maybach teased last week has been leaked out early ahead of its Concours d’Elegance debut at Pebble beach tomorrow. Christened the Vision 6 Concept (for its 6-metre length, we’re guessing), many photos of the car and a video have surfaced but nothing yet […]
Holden confirms next-gen Commodore for 2018 V8 Supercars
The all-new Commodore in 2018 will have a Supercars counterpart (currently called V8 Supercars) for fans to cheer on at the racetrack, as a three-year deal has been signed with Triple Eight Race Engineering. The successor to the VF Commodore-based race car will be unveiled for the 2018 season, when […]
Ford Focus RS500 awaiting green light, could hit 294kW
Rumours of a hotter RS500 verison of the wildly successful Ford Focus RS continue to broil as a business case for the car is presently being evaluated. According to Autocar, whether or not this happens depends on whether it can be added to the Cologne production line without causing any […]
Cadillac previews Design Concept before Pebble Beach
Cadillac has previewed an upcoming ‘Design Concept’ via video which will be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this coming Thursday. The video shows only a com-gen of the interior, featuring an ultra-wide OLED matrix incorporating the main instrument cluster and central display. A collaboration with LG Electronics, the […]
2017 Honda Civic hatch shown ahead Paris debut
Honda’s edgy new 2017 Civic hatch has been revealed in full ahead of its European debut at the Paris Motor Show. This time around, the hatch and sedan will share styling themes; they have been separate since the seventh generation Civic of 2000. Up to this point, Civic sedans have […]
Infiniti reveals world-first variable compression engine
Many have tried but never cracked it; the mass-market variable compression ratio engine. Nissan’s luxury arm Infiniti will be the first carmaker to introduce this technology. The engine, called VC-T, is a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. What sets it apart is a Harmonic Drive unit attached to the crankshaft which […]
India vs Pakistan: Cars from emerging markets
This week we bring you four overseas vehicles which are not on sale in Australia. Two are from India and two are from Pakistan. Maruti-Suzuki Vitara Brezza The newest shape Suzuki Vitara, which has only recently gone on sale, is considerably shorter than the model it replaces, now squaring off […]