The success of Pokemon Go is, for the most part, inescapable. The immersive augmented reality mobile-app game has been a major hit since its July 6 release, catapulting Nintendo’s company value by over $11 billion. It’s hard not to notice everyone walking around now trying to catch the elusive creatures […]
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.
Forza 6 gets new expansion pack, Monza and Catalunya added
Forza Motorsport 6 is now available with a new expansion pack which incorporates seven new cars and new tracks including Monza, Catalunya and Circuit of the Americas. The cars included in the package are the 1957 BMW Isetta 300 Export – a tiny bubblecar from BMW’s post-war era, a 1969 […]
Honda develops hybrid motor that does without exotic metals
Honda is switching to a new type of electric motor in for its hybrid systems which is less reliant on rare metals. The company pledged a decade ago to reduce its reliance on the scarce materials, which are consistently used in batteries and electric motors. Potentially also sparked by rising […]
BMW ‘G20’ 3 Series to be offered with fully electric option – report
According to Auto Express, the next BMW 3 Series, the ‘G20’, due in 2018, will be offered with a fully electric powertrain option aimed squarely at the disruptive Tesla Model 3. The all-new model will be based on BMW’s CLAR carbon-fibre intensive architecture, which has been previewed by the G11 […]
Bentley to introduce ultra special Mulsanne?
A second piece of news regarding the future Bentley Mulsanne is swirling around on the web. After already reporting about the potential for an all-electric powertrain being an option, the latest bit of info relates to an even more bespoke, luxurious variant which could be detailed at September’s Paris Motor […]
2017 Mazda3 facelift leaked via brochure
Leaked brochure shots of the 2017 Mazda3 facelift have hit the web, showing the popular run-around before it arrives on the market later this year. The Mazda3, which is still one of the strongest entrants in the small car segment (marginally behind only Corolla and i30 in Australia), is coming […]
Chinese firm Hanergy plans solar-powered cars
Although two Australian contenders for the first solar-powered passenger cars, the UNSW Sunswift team and EVX Immortus have stated their intention to bring this technology to life, a Chinese company has shown four passenger concepts with new solar technology. Hanergy is citing advancements in photovoltaic cell technology, including ultrasonic cleaning […]
2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport turbo announced for US market
Hyundai’s US division has unwrapped the turbocharged Elantra Sport – a car that will be sold here in Australia (with some tweaks) later this year as the Elantra SR. The Elantra Sport is visually differentiated from its more cooking brethren thanks to side skirts, a deeper front valance with more […]