A svelte new special edition of the BMW i3 has been revealed overseas, called the Carbon Edition, with a delicious appearance package and some extras. BMW’s i3 city car is revolutionary in so many ways. It is all-electric or it can be had with a boot-mounted range-extender, plucked from the […]
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.
Top 10 most obscure Aussie-developed Holdens
The countdown is on to a new era for Holden. For the first time in 70 years, the ‘Lion playing basketball’ will no longer come to represent vehicles put together in this country, but cars the company assures us are still for Australia. Over the years, many Holdens have reached […]
Lightweight Performance creates BMW M2 ‘CSR’
BMW may be working on a more focused, faster M2 ‘CS’ version, with over 300kW and some suspension upgrades, but we might not see that car until 2018. If you have an insatiable hunger for power and not enough patience to wait that long, Germany’s Lightweight Performance will sort you […]
Ferrari V12 engines to remain non-turbo, hybrid instead – report
Purists rejoice as the Prancing Horse is determined to keep its V12 breathing clean and free for the foreseeable future, untainted by the turbochargers huffing and puffing into the lungs of Ferrari’s V8 models. Sergio Marchionne, who is the current boss of Ferrari, told Autocar: “Our head of engine programmes […]
Video: 1990s Suzuki Vitara ad is a masterpiece
Car ads are, generally speaking, quite boring and derivative. Other than the odd spot of imagination, there is an over-reliance on special offers and features to try and woo the buyer in the all-important 30-second grab. Every now and then, though, there are some extraordinarily clever ones that stick in […]
2000hp Toyota LandCruiser tops out at 370km/h, fastest in the world (video)
Back in November of last year, we showed you the Toyota Land ‘Speed’ Cruiser which stormed SEMA with over 2000hp (1500kW), or a Bugatti Chiron’s worth plus a third more. The otherwise heavy-duty off-roader looks mostly stock from the outside, apart from being lowered and featuring a front spoiler, and […]
For Sale: Gold-plated Lamborghini Countach going up for auction
The Lamborghini Countach is an iconic wedge of supercar excess, which adorned more bedroom walls than driveways by an order of magnitude. Marcello Gandini of Bertone’s 1974 original started out as a relatively pure car, albeit with scissor doors and a profile that made it look out of this world, […]
Kia Stinger motorsport entry in Aussie Supercars still under consideration
Kia is said to be looking very closely at a racetrack version of the Stinger, which means Korea’s most anticipated four-door fastback could be buzzing around Bathurst, but not before 2020. PerformanceDrive has reported previously on the possibility of this happening, with Kia believed to be in close negotiations with […]