Drifting as a motorsport is a precise art form, requiring specialised vehicles, usually rear-wheel drive with loads and loads of power. UK publication Autocar and journalist Matt Prior took to the British Drift Championship something most people would think to be fundamentally incapable of getting sideways; a front-wheel drive, fully […]
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.
Nikola One electric truck with turbine is the Tesla of trucks
While Tesla may have caused shockwaves through the product schedules of many prominent automakers, one area which could benefit from a similar innovation is the truck industry. Truck design has not enjoyed the same amount of evolution as the humble automobile, despite the world’s heavy reliance on them to transport […]
Future Mitsubishi Triton & Nissan Navara to share platforms
As a result of Nissan’s 34 per cent acquisition of beleaguered Mitsubishi, the next Triton may be based on the Navara. After being dogged by the fuel tampering scandal, as well as economic woes and a stale showroom lineup, Nissan is intervening to the tune of AU$3 billion. Talk of […]
2016 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack review (video)
Although Volkswagen has been getting some bad press lately, that certainly isn’t due to bad product. In fact, as we can see with the 2016 Passat Alltrack, VW are kicking goals when it comes to sophisticated, well-presented cars. Volkswagen has underpinned the latest Passat with the same MQB structure as […]
Next Chrysler 300 could turn to a FWD platform?
Fans of big, affordable rear-wheel drive sedans have quite a lot of reasons to be worried at the moment, with Holden and Ford killing theirs by the end of next year, and Chrysler is yet to confirm plans for its next 300. Comments made FCA boss Sergio Marchionne in an […]
Man envisages Chevrolet Jolt fully electric sports car
A US branding and marketing consultant has created ‘his own’ Chevrolet sports car, cleverly naming it the Jolt; a nod to the Volt plug-in hybrid first released in 2011, and the Tesla Model 3 battling Bolt due later this year. The body of the Jolt is basically the cab-forward Chevrolet […]
Video: Tesla Model S drag races various muscle cars at Powercruise
Tesla’s Model S, with its famed ‘Ludicrous Mode’, has destroyed some formidable opponents on the dragstrip, from roided-up muscle cars to actual hypercars. What makes these conquests impressive is the fact it resembles a luxury sedan, not to mention the fact that it blew everyone’s perception of EVs out of […]
The ute isn’t as Australian as you might think…
The ute is embedded into the Australian national identity, as it should be since we did invent it in 1934. But the truth is, it is not a unique phenomenon to this country. Since Lew Bandt’s integrated coupe-utility design for Ford Australia, based on the Model A, came about, many […]