Once Holden and Toyota shutter their Australian production facilities this coming August and October, the Australian-built motorcar is dead, taking with it tens of thousands of jobs in the component sector. Australia will be the first developed country in the world with the capacity to build cars to essentially shut […]
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.
For Sale: 1991 Lamborghini LM002 fully restored, 1 of 328 built
The Lamborghini Urus might be months away from taking the automotive world by storm, ready to tackle the sand dunes of Abu Dhabi and take children to and from the most exclusive private schools on the planet. But today’s Cool Find already calls it out as a girly-armed imposter. The […]
Holden VL Commodore gets Nissan RB26 GT-R conversion, with AWD (video)
Holden’s VL Commodore continues to enjoy a cult following in Australia. The combination of its lightweight body and sophisticated (for the time) Nissan RB-series engine was a winner in its day and continues to be a sought-after donor for many projects today. Huss of NSW has built a very unique […]
Hackers convert Chevrolet Volt into Mario Kart controller (video)
Car hacking is no joke in the automotive industry, with FCA having recalled millions of vehicles to fix an open doorway in the Uconnect infotainment system. Susceptibility to e-crims has also been found within Tesla’s Autopilot system. But, sometimes there is a lighter side to hacking too. Take this bunch […]
Top Gear’s Stig drives dodgem car to world record speed (video)
Renowned backyard builder and shed engineer Colin Furze was asked by Top Gear to build the world’s fastest dodgem car, and he did not disappoint. In his step-by-step YouTube series, he dissasembles the tired old carnival ride, including electric motor, and the large pole with contacts that draw electric current […]
For Sale: Unique Mad Max themed Ford AU Falcon
Mad Max is an iconic Australian film, thanks largely to the Ford Falcons featured; the XB ‘Interceptor’ Coupe with its GM 6-71 blower sitting out of its bonnet and Peter Arcadipane designed shovel-nose bodykit, and the yellow, red and blue XA police cars that featured early in the movie. Many […]
Ford EA Falcon inline-6 with massive 4-71 supercharger (video)
Summernats 30 was an absolute hoot and PD was there to bring you some of the craziest and coolest modified cars in the country. One that escaped our attention was captured by the boys at 1320 Video while they were in the country for the event. It is an EA […]
Infiniti QX80 Monograph concept unveiled
The rhinoceros of the automotive world is coming in for some rhinoplasty, as previewed by the Infiniti QX80 Monograph concept. Due to be rolled out at the New York motor show this month, the Monograph previews an all-new generation QX80, to directly rival the Lexus LX 570 as well as […]