Nissan’s former separate-chassis now unibody-crossover, the Pathfinder, has come in for some tweakage for the 2017 model year. The US-built vehicle receives a new headlight design, taillight design as well as subtle trim and wheel revisions. A new grille, mirrors with integrated turn signals and all the things you expect […]
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.
Toyota GT86 getting Ferrari F136 V8 engine conversion
If you are one of the more extreme car nerds, like all of us are, then you’ve probably perused the internet at some point for the most outrageous engine swap you can find. There’s V10-engined BMW E30s, an M5-engine WRX, even a Ferrari with a Pontiac Fiero V6. The modern […]
Holden cuts 320 jobs as Cruze production comes to end
As a result of the discontinuation of the locally-made Holden Cruze, 320 jobs will be cut from the Elizabeth plant in South Australia in October. This means roughly 1000 assembly-line workers will remain to assemble Commodore, Ute and Caprice models until the end of 2017 – exact termination date yet […]
Elio Motors unveils E1A, new budget three-wheeler
This is one of those inspirational stories about the plucky little entrepreneur who could. Introducing the Elio Motors E series. American Paul Elio has been working hard to launch his three-wheeled, three-cylinder car and has taken a major step forward with the unveiling of the E series prototype, which will […]
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan undergoing testing in Australia
Volkswagen is being very naughty by testing a fleet of the upcoming MQB-based Tiguans in left-hand drive with the steering wheel on the wrong side. This is part of an ever-growing trend by manufacturers where vehicles are being honed for Australia’s unique and adverse conditions, such as unfixed potholes and […]
Jaguar Land Rover invests £20m in new SVO technical facility
Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its Special Vehicle Operations – skunkworks equivalent to BMW’s M GmbH, AMG and the like – with the announcement of a £20m (about AU$35 million) stand-alone facility in Coventry, England. With a staff of over 200, the facility will be able to concentrate on more […]
Japanese legislature approves mirrorless cars
For aerodynamicists and engineers alike, the vehicular wing-mirror is an utter nuisance, spoiling the drag of an otherwise sleek masterpiece. Well it looks like the days of the big awkward side mirror could be numbered, as the Japanese Road and Transport Bureau has now approved mirrorless production cars. Cameras in […]
Next-gen Nissan Micra to be produced in France, on CMF platform
Nissan has confirmed the next-generation Nissan Micra, to be built on Renault-Nissan’s CMF architecture like the Clio, will be built in Flins, France, alongside its stablemates. It’s set to borrow heavily from 2015 Sway Concept, exhibited at Geneva. This will lend it a more energetic and mature design than the […]