Some of you may remember in the 1980s a very exotic creation emerged from Queensland with the body of an Alfasud Sprint and the mid-mounted engine of a Walkinshaw Commodore V8. Fifteen cars were built, one of which infamously crashed in 2001 at Eastern Creek, in a tragic loss-of-life accident. […]
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.
Mans creates pickup truck that drives upside down (video)
For the vast majority of motorists, an overturned car can give you the blues. What this usually means is that you’ve had a crash, potentially injured yourself, with your car quite damaged. Worst of all, you can’t drive it anywhere as the roof is where the wheels should be and […]
Ford Focus gets Nissan GT-R engine conversion for Pikes Peak (video)
A very innovative Australian-built Ford Focus race car will be debuting at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, featuring a crazy Nissan GT-R engine conversion. With a body loosely resembling the production Focus, the mechanicals differ very heavily from the front-wheel drive sedan or hatch, as you can probably […]
2017 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport review (video)
With the arrival of the 2017 Mazda CX-5, rivals can’t seem to catch a break from the pummelling they already received from its predecessor. Even towards the end of its life, the outgoing CX-5 enjoyed market dominance for the last four years as Australia’s most popular SUV. The magic formula […]
Geely acquiring majority stake in Lotus, 49% of Proton
The parent company of Volvo, China’s Geely, is set to acquire a majority stake of Lotus Cars as well as its current parent, Malaysia’s Proton. A 49.9 percent share of Proton and a 51 per cent stake of Lotus will be acquired by Zhejiang Geely Holding, with a press release […]
2017 Shelby F-150 Super Snake announced
The supercharged 2017 Shelby F-150 Super Snake has slithered out, giving American buyers the first sports oriented F-150 since the Lightning of the 1990s – the subsequent Raptor is more of an off-road ball-tearer. Highlights include a unique bodykit with mesh grille, blue paint with white stripes and 22-inch chrome […]
Honda XR-V spotted with electric running gear underneath
Photos of a prototype version of Honda’s upcoming electric SUV, based on the XR-V, have surfaced on social media. Earlier this month it was reported that Honda is developing a fully electric version of the Chinese market XR-V small SUV. Now, from these images posted up by Ferd Facebook page, […]
Cool Find: Huge car collection found in Alice Springs
A bounty of cars is set to go under the hammer in Alice Springs, as part of a vast collection from a recently departed local character. Graeme Phillips collected an enormous amount of Australian and international cars over his 81-year lifetime, with friends describing him as ‘larger than life.’ Fellow […]