The 2018 Holden NG Commodore has been scooped completely uncovered, in Sportwagon form. This Opel Insignia Sport Tourer upon which it’s based, spotted in Los Angeles, USA, by Chris Doane and initially posted on Jalopnik, is expected to be sold as the Buick Regal in the US. The 20-inch wheels […]
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.
Ferrari 488 Challenge race car debuts with turbo V8
The track-based version of the Ferrari 488 GTB was unveiled today at Daytona, replacing the 458 Challenge. The 488 Challenge features a version of the road car’s 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 worked to 500kW. These improvements are thanks to different engine mapping for the ECU, including changes to the variable torque […]
Real Nikola One hydrogen truck revealed with 746kW
The hydrogen and electric Nikola One freight truck has been formally revealed in production trim with an advanced fuel cell and battery system. The manufacturer claims a range of 1287-1931km, using a combination of lithium-ion batteries and a hydrogen fuel cell system, which generates 746kW and 2700Nm. The truck will […]
Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV previewed with near-production body
Peek-a-boo! We see you! Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The BMW-owned British upper-luxury car builder has shown to the world the first production-bodied test vehicle, ahead of its 2018 release into the wild. Previous to this, Rolls has shown us butchered Phantom mules with additional ride height and ballast to simulate an ‘all-terrain, […]
More details & specs on 2017 Ford Fiesta released
More details about Ford’s crucial all-new 2017 Fiesta range have come to light, including technical specifications, chassis enhancements and equipment new to the range. On certain variants, the new Fiesta will be available with pedestrian detection, auto high beam dipping, traffic sign recognition, cross traffic alert and adaptive cruise control. […]
What the 2018 Mitsubishi ASX could look like
Mitsubishi is thought to be preparing an all-new ASX, which would be a good thing as the small SUV still proves very popular with Australian buyers. It’s currently the second-best-selling small SUV in the class only behind the Mazda CX-3, year-to-date (through October). Widely believed to be based on the […]
Hyundai’s Genesis could have ‘N’ performance sub-sub-brand
Hyundai’s luxury Genesis arm and its N performance division could be joining forces in the not-too-distant future to create ‘N’ branded versions of Genesis vehicles, in a similar way Nissan’s Infiniti brand is using Red Sport to label its spicy variants. After the Genesis line of SUVs are expected to […]
Jaguar XE ‘R’ V8 to share powertrain with F-PACE V8 – rumour
In a bid to compete with high-powered rivals Mercedes-AMG C 63 and BMW M3/4, Jaguar could introduce a V8-engined XE SVR model soon. Previously captured video footage has shown a prototype F-PACE SUV equipped with the supercharged V8, likely from the F-Type and certain Range Rover models. Since the F-Pace […]