Images have emerged online that seem to confirm Ford Australia is readying at least one special edition; a Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint. Following trademarks for XR6 Sprint, XR6 Turbo Sprint and XR8 Sprint being lodged in April of this year, images, initially surfacing on Australian FordForums, purportedly show the XR6 Turbo […]
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.
Porsche confirms EV production car, inspired by Mission E concept
Porsche has confirmed a production version of the Mission E electric, Tesla Model S-rivalling, sedan is going to go into production. Investing 1 billion euros (around AU$1.48 billon) in total, including at the Zuffenhausen assembly plant, the project will create over 1000 jobs. The Mission E concept (shown) was one […]
2016 Mercedes-AMG E 63 to get 9spd, C 63 AMG cabrio mooted
The head honcho at Mercedes-AMG, Tobias Moers, has spilled the beans on some of the brand’s upcoming products that we can expect over the next few years. Talking specifically about the next E 63 – the hi-po version of Mercedes-Benz’s next E-Class which has already been promised to have game-changing […]
Audi to unveil new concept car at 2016 CES in January
Ingolstadt-based luxury car manufacturer Audi has signalled its intent to show a mysterious concept car at next year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES ) in Las Vegas in January. In the last few years, automakers have used the CES to showcase autonomous technology, such as Mercedes-Benz’s F 105 Luxury in Motion […]
McLaren MSO could build SUV, but only as custom order – report
McLaren’s bespoke Special Operations division says a four-seat SUV could be on the cards, at a cost of “millions and millions of pounds”. McLaren Special Operations builds expensive one-off vehicles for customers, such as the McLaren X-1, as well as customised versions of the P1, 650S and 570S. Chief designer […]
2015 Mazda2 Maxx sedan review (video)
When it comes to aesthetics, small B-segment sedans are the automotive equivalent of those deformed fish creatures you might find in the Mariana Trench. Usually designed from the outset as a hatchback, a boot is generally tacked on to a cab-forward design, with the resulting afterthought looking unbalanced, under-tyred and […]
Australian car manufacturing set to continue after 2017
The Australian motor industry may be given a new lease on life, if a number of proposals by different companies are realised. With a change in government, a falling Australian dollar, support from independent senators and component manufacturers, conditions are not as hostile as they were when the closure announcements […]
Top 10 Best 7-seat SUVs coming to Australia in 2015-2016
So you’re an automotive enthusiast but you’ve got a penchant for spawning several rugrats, and it’s time to trawl through the list of suitable conveyances you’re now limited to. Over a decade ago, this was a sentence to drudgery in a penalty box MPV or rough-as-guts ladder-frame SUV. Since the […]