Cars are almost always cooler when they’re in wagon form. And this old-school 1969 Volvo Amazon Kombi doesn’t get much better. It’s a sleeper and a half, with 788hp. Yes, this friendly old Volvo wagon sports a 2.8-litre modern Volvo six-cylinder engine tweaked to a rampant 588kW (788hp). The car […]
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For Sale: Ferrari ANRO XI Hydroplane speedboat
It may be a boat on a car website, but this high-performance watercraft is powered by Ferrari. Called the Ferrari ANRO XI Hydroplane, it features a full-blown V12 Ferrari engine. And it’s going up for auction. The ANRO XI Hydroplane was originally developed in 1952 by Ferrari race driver (at […]
For Sale: Jet-powered Suzuki Hayabusa (video)
We’re not normally about bikes here at PerformanceDrive, but we simply couldn’t let this one pass. It’s a jet-powered Suzuki Hayabusa. That’s a motorbike, powered by a turbine jet engine. You see, for Tony Pandolfo of Orlando, USA, the Suzuki Hayabusa (aka, the world’s fastest bike) is simply not fast […]
Video: 480hp V8 Chev bar stool – ‘Add A Motor To It’
Following in the theme set by the world’s fastest couch last month, the latest episode of ‘Add A Motor To It’ features a 480hp V8 Chev bar stool. What will they think of next? Kit Anderson is the man behind the 480hp V8 Chev bar stool who made it after […]
Nissan Juke-R unveiled in full by surprise in Spain
Nissan has shocked us all by unveiling the Nissan Juke-R concept in full at a recent Nissan Qashqai launch in Spain. The company has released a couple of videos in the past few weeks and then went suspiciously quiet for a little while there. Now we know why. As already […]
For Sale: 1997 Volvo V90 with LS1 V8 Chev engine
Obviously, this has got to be one of the best sleepers concepts around. It’s a 1997 Volvo V90 wagon with a LS1 Chevrolet V8 under the bonnet. And it’s up for sale right now on eBay, in the US. If you’re interested in fooling other motorists at the traffic lights […]
Video: Nissan Juke-R gets a roll cage
Nissan has released a third update on the interesting Nissan Juke-R concept. This time its a video showing the muscly SUV’s new roll cage system being put together, and a sub frame and mounting points for the 3.8-litre Nissan GT-R engine and transmission. As previously reported, the Nissan Juke-R concept, […]
For Sale: 1974 Nissan Fairlady Z carbon fibre with RB30DE
If you love old-school JDM-tuning like we do, then you’ll love this full carbon 1974 Nissan Fairlady Z. It comes with a naturally aspirated RB30DE engine matched to an RB26DETT GT-R head. The 3.0-litre straight-six engine uses three Solex carburetors and a special Solex 6-into-1 equal-length exhaust manifold. Just looking […]