Mercedes-Benz will preview one of its upcoming electric cars – one of four the company has said it will produce before the end of the decade – at the Paris Motor Show in September. In terms of size and range, the car will be a direct competitor for the Tesla […]
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.
Polestar announces upgrades for new Volvo S90 & V90
Volvo has barely stamped out a handful of its sexy new executive S90 and V90 models, but in-house tuning arm Polestar is already offering power upgrades for the diesel-engined D5 variants. The 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel already belts out 175kW and 354 Thor-hammering Newton metres. The Polestar Optimisation Program brings that […]
Next-gen 2018 Ford Fiesta to grow in size, offer more cabin space
Spy shots of the next-generation Ford Fiesta, set to take on an MY2018 nameplate, have hit the internet, showing what appears to be a larger car with evolutionary styling. The current Fiesta, debuting in 2009, has been wildly successful, still topping the UK sales charts – among many others – […]
BMW M2 gets M3 engine conversion via Dähler Design & Technik
Swiss tuning firm Dähler Design & Technik GmbH thought it would be a fun idea to squeeze the M3/M4’s 317kW and 550Nm ‘S55’ turbo screamer into the much lighter M2 body. The M2 is no slouch to begin with; its N55 3.0-litre turbo produces 272kW and 500Nm, yielding a 4.3-second […]
New Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee ready for Transformers 5
The next instalment of the Transformers series, Transformers 5: The Last Knight, has commenced production, and we can probably expect to see it hit cinemas some time next year. In the meantime, director Michael Bay has used Twitter to reveal the next Chevrolet Camaro-based Bumblebee: one of the main Autobot […]
Toyota Supra name registered at European Union Intellectual Property Office
Toyota’s upcoming sportscar joint-venture with BMW looks increasingly likely to wear the revered Supra nameplate. This is following the “Supra” name being registered with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. This comes after a similar registration at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office two years ago, around the time the […]
2016 Holden Cruze SRi Z-Series review (video)
In October of this year, the Australian-made 2016 Holden Cruze SRi Z-Series will ride quietly into the sunset for the last time, joined by the 56-year old Ford Falcon and soon to be followed by the Cruze’s bigger brother, the Holden Commodore. The Cruze doesn’t have the same passionate and […]
Elon Musk says Apple Car is a “missed opportunity”
Elon Musk has sounded out again about Apple’s mystical upcoming car project, which has not yet been confirmed. Musk has previously called it ‘the worst kept secret in the industry’. At the re/code Code Conference, Elon Musk was asked about how he felt about competition from the Cupertino heavyweight. He […]