Bugatti’s Veyron is well known as the world’s fastest car, especially in Super Sport guise where it achieved an independently verified 431km/h at Volkswagen’s Ehra Lessien proving ground. With 736kW and 1250Nm from its 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16, it is good for a 2.5-second sprint to 100km/h time in standard form. […]
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.
Subaru prepares STI packages for 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon
Subaru’s 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon exhibit was full of seven exhibits, ranging from tastefully understated to outrageous and race-ready, thanks to its skunkworks, Subaru Technica International (STI). Starting with the silver WRX S4 STI Sport, STI has added some lowered springs, new cross-drilled brake rotors and subtle carbon fibre extensions […]
BRABUS presents new tune for Mercedes-AMG C 63 S wagon
We’ve featured a number of BRABUS vehicles here before. The German tuning house that takes Mercedes and AMG products into a completely different universe of bonkers, with projects such as the 6×6 B63S, Rocket 900 Desert Gold Edition, and BRABUS 850 6.0 Biturbo Cabrio. The latest candidate is the C […]
Tesla Electric GT racer revealed, based on P100D
Tesla’s Electric GT entrant has been revealed, after the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer previously teased the race version of the world’s most popular electric luxury sedan. Using the Model S P100D (world’s quickest-accelerating sedan) as the starting point, the car has been stripped of half a tonne of weight (500kg), which […]
Hyundai to debut new car at Chicago show – report
Hyundai will launch a new car at next month’s Chicago Auto Show, but it is unclear what that vehicle will be, beyond the fact it won’t be the Santa Cruz ute/pickup. In an interview with Car and Driver, Hyundai USA’s VP of corporate and product planning, Mike O’Brien, said: “We […]
MG GS SUV gets 4-star ANCAP safety rating
MG’s third model line of its all-Chinese built lineup is about to go on sale in Australia; the GS SUV. It has just received a better-than-expected four-star ANCAP safety rating. Priced from $25,990 or $27,990 depending on the variant, the MG GS is motivated by a 1.5-litre turbo four-cylinder engine […]
2018 Ford Mustang leaks out early via promo footage (video)
The 2018 model year Ford Mustang facelift has been leaked in a promotional video, showing running footage of the GT with the Performance Pack option. Compared with the outgoing version, it has revised headlight and bumper bar treatment, with the new headlights thinner, more sharply angled and pointing downward. The […]
Volkswagen’s 8 ‘New Energy Vehicles’ for China leaked
A leaked document published in a Forbes report from a product presentation has highlighted Volkswagen’s plans to introduce eight ‘New Energy Vehicles’ to the Chinese market, which range from electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids to hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. As every major international carmarker in China must team up with […]