Renowned Audi tuner ABT Sportsline is showing off its latest upgrade package for the 2015 Audi S3 sedan, giving it more power and some visual tweaks. Starting with 221kW channeled through a quattro all-wheel drive system, the cooking S3 is already a rather potent little unit for most. Not so, […]
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.
Video: Tesla Model S posts 9:08 Nurburgring lap, with amateur driver
A video has emerged showing a lower-spec Tesla Model S conquering the famed Nurburging Nordschleife in 9:08, showing good potential with a professional driver. While the freshly Ludicrous-ified P85D and P90D are the world’s quickest sedans, this P85 example covered the circuit in a leisurely 9:08. Not too bad considering […]
Ford GT prototype spotted at petrol station, looks out of place
Unpainted prototypes of Ford’s 2017 GT supercar have been doing the rounds, giving it plenty of exposure to opportunistic snappers. This example was caught while stopping for some petrol in Michigan, USA – near Ford HQ – and thus wasn’t able to hide from a keen photographer – you can […]
Uni students in Germany break 0-100km/h record: 1.779 seconds (video)
German university students have decimated the world 0-100km/h record, using a customer electric-powered formula racer. University of Stuttgart’s ‘Green Team’ students blitzed the sprint in just 1.779 seconds, bettering the previous record by a scant 0.006 seconds. Unbelievably, they achieved this feat with only 100kW; about one-seventh of what the […]
2016 Porsche 911 facelift to feature new 3.0L turbo engines – report
With the Frankfurt debut of Porsche’s facelifted 2016 ‘991.2’ model 911 just around the corner, rumours and buzz has reached fever pitch. Spy shots have been doing the rounds and Porsche has even released some teasers of its own. It has been a widely-accepted fact that for the 991.2 iteration, […]
Autonomous vehicle tech being tested in Australia for first time
South Australia will this year be leading the nation head-first into the world of autonomous driving, thanks to a collaboration between the SA government, ARRB research group, Volvo, Bosch and Telstra. A series of tests of driverless cars will be conducted on closed courses as well as sections of the […]
Youxia Motors previews new ‘One’ electric supercar from China
Adding to the ever-expanding universe of electric supercars, another Chinese company, called Youxia Motors, has revealed its intention to throw its hat into the ring. Youxia Motors has released pictures of the ‘One’ coupe, which uses the rear-wheel drive setup from the Hyundai Genesis Coupe as its basis. Said to be […]
Autonomous Google car involved in crash, human error (video)
Google’s fleet of autonomous vehicles have been involved in 14 accidents since testing began in 2009. The latest of which was a rear-ender that occurred on July 1. The incident in question occurred near Google’s Mountain View headquarters in California, where the LIDAR equipped vehicle had stopped at a set […]