Peugeot has shown an outrageous and futuristic concept dubbed the L500 R Hybrid, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French lion’s 1916 Indianapolis 500 victory. Finished in the same blue colour as the race-winning L45 of a century ago, the concept features a jet-fighter inspired interior with two holographic […]
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.
2016 Volkswagen Amarok Atacama TDI420 review (video)
The 2016 Volkswagen Amarok competes in one of the fiercest and most competitive growth segments of the Australian vehicle market; the pickup utility sector. This makes it very difficult for any fresh carmaker to come in and take a slice of the pie. In terms of sales and volume, the […]
GM now considering Aussie Carbon Revolution wheels – report
Geelong carbon fibre wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution scored a major coup last year when Ford announced it becoming an OEM supplier for the Shelby GT350R Mustang. The Aussie team scored another feather in the cap when Ford also announced the flagship Ford GT supercar would feature carbon wheels made by […]
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer debuts new eAxle tech, powertrain from i8
GKN’s acclaimed eAxle technology is used in the Porsche 918 Spyder, Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine and BMW i8. Now, it appears another candidate is on the cards: the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. Fresh from announcing its intentions to spread the technology downmarket and to other carmakers, the 2 […]
Alpina eyeing BMW’s new quad-turbo diesel for future models
BMW’s quad-turbo engine was only revealed last week, and the first recipient of which will be the BMW 750d xDrive. It hasn’t even started delivery yet, and already a more potent version of the ‘world’s most powerful six-cylinder diesel’ is on the drawing board, according to an Auto Express report. […]
New Audi S8 tuned to nearly 800hp by mcchip-dkr
We’ve featured no shortage of Audi tuners here on PD, particularly for the smaller four- and five-cylinder models, where tuners extract jaw-dropping power figures and sometimes exceed 300km/h. For a change we’re featuring mcchip-dkr’s latest Audi S8 Plus performance package, which starts life with a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 churning out […]
HSV to continue on after Commodore production ceases – report
HSV has given the strongest indication yet that a hotted-up version of the next, imported Commodore will indeed be part of its future lineup and that it intends to continue doing the design and finishing work at the Clayton, Victoria workshop. Holden Special Vehicles currently only offers rejigged performance versions […]
Stunning Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato unveiled
Aston Martin will launch another collaboration with Italian coachbuilder Zagato, the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Concept, at Italy’s Villa d’Este Concorso d’Elegance. The two companies have worked together for 56 years, with recent examples including the DB7 and DB9 Zagato, V12 Zagato, stretching all the way back to the first […]