The only well-known stainless-steel car thanks to the Back to the Future movie franchise, the DeLorean DMC-12, will go back into low volume production thanks to a Texas-based entrepreneur. The car still enjoys a very healthy following today, despite only 9000 ever being made. Thus, a limited run, built from […]
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Mercedes to unveil concept Tesla Model X rival at Paris show – report
Mercedes-Benz will preview one of its upcoming electric cars – one of four the company has said it will produce before the end of the decade – at the Paris Motor Show in September. In terms of size and range, the car will be a direct competitor for the Tesla […]
McLaren Special Operations creates bespoke 675LT: Carbon Series
McLaren’s skunkworks, McLaren Special Operations (MSO), has just unveiled its latest creation; a 675LT dressed in more carbon fibre than ever thought possible. MSO’s 675LT actually features 40 per cent more shiny strong stuff over the stock 675LT Spider, and features a new set of carbon fibre panels that can’t […]
2016 Mazda CX-9 Australian specs & features confirmed: EXCLUSIVE
Sources have confirmed with PerformanceDrive almost all of the specs and features for the all-new 2016 Mazda CX-9. The new model is expected to properly shake up the seven-seat SUV market when it arrives later this year. As already revealed, the biggest news for the new CX-9 is the introduction […]
Polestar announces upgrades for new Volvo S90 & V90
Volvo has barely stamped out a handful of its sexy new executive S90 and V90 models, but in-house tuning arm Polestar is already offering power upgrades for the diesel-engined D5 variants. The 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel already belts out 175kW and 354 Thor-hammering Newton metres. The Polestar Optimisation Program brings that […]
Next-gen 2018 Ford Fiesta to grow in size, offer more cabin space
Spy shots of the next-generation Ford Fiesta, set to take on an MY2018 nameplate, have hit the internet, showing what appears to be a larger car with evolutionary styling. The current Fiesta, debuting in 2009, has been wildly successful, still topping the UK sales charts – among many others – […]
New Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee ready for Transformers 5
The next instalment of the Transformers series, Transformers 5: The Last Knight, has commenced production, and we can probably expect to see it hit cinemas some time next year. In the meantime, director Michael Bay has used Twitter to reveal the next Chevrolet Camaro-based Bumblebee: one of the main Autobot […]
Volkswagen Australia confirms manual & DSG auto for Golf GTI 40 Years Edition
Following the Australian market confirmation for the Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years Edition, the local arm has just confirmed it will be available in both DSG dual-clutch auto and six-speed manual form. The 40 Years Edition, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Golf GTI, is the most potent GTI […]