Renault has torn the sheets off the 2017 Megane sedan, based on the newest Megane IV, not yet released in Australia but due in September. The previous-generation Megane sedan was sold here as the Fluence and built in South Korea by Samsung. It was not a very popular car due […]
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.
2017 Ford F-150 EcoBoost revealed, debuts 10-speed auto
The word’s best-selling vehicle, the Ford F-150, is about to debut Ford’s second-generation 3.5-litre EcoBoost V6 and a 10-speed automatic transmission. The new engine produces 280kW and a jaw-dropping 637Nm giving it best-in-class figures compared with Silverado and Ram. More powerful versions of this engine are set to feature in […]
Toyota 86 gets insane Nissan RB26TT GT-R conversion
Ever since the inception of the Toyota 86, we’ve seen so many insane variations on the 21st century drift warrior. From 2JZ inline-six transplants, to even a Ferrari F136 V8 conversion as reported last week, it seems people are vying for the title of who can execute the most mind-blowing […]
Skoda Superb vRS could be on the cards – report
Skoda’s performance models usually don’t sit at the very top of the Volkswagen Group tree, generally topping out at vRS models, which are about GTI equivalent. That might be about to change with potent versions of the upcoming Kodiaq SUV and Superb undergoing the vRS (RS in Australia) treatment, putting […]
Mazda & Isuzu partner up for next-gen ute
Mazda and Isuzu have entered an agreement to collaborate on the next-generation versions of their respective pick-up utes; the BT-50 and D-Max, respectively. This quashes previous rumours that Mazda would work with Toyota and marry up with the HiLux for its next model. What it does seem to confirm, though, […]
AMS plans potent tuning kit for new Ford Focus RS
When Texas-based American tuning company AMS – the guys that blew the record for most powerful and fastest Nissan GT-R with their 1860kW, 7.44-second quarter mile beast – start talking about Focus RS modifications, the performance car world takes notice. The Focus RS is a missile to begin with, with […]
2016 Holden Insignia VXR review (video)
This week we sampled the 2016 Holden Insignia VXR; a car which signals Holden’s return to more sophisticated, European offerings, and one which may hold several clues to the all-new 2018 Commodore (or whatever it ends up being called). If several media reports are to be believed, the next-gen Insignia […]
Video: Skoda Superb 206TSI races 1980s supercars
Skoda has chosen to highlight how surprisingly fast its 206TSI Superb is (which it certainly is) in a most unusual way. A video showing a bunch of guys who own early 1980s ‘supercars’, such as the Lotus Esprit Turbo, Ferrari 308 GTB, original Honda NSX and an old Porsche 911 […]