Former Top Gear hosts will air the first episode of their new series, called The Grand Tour, through Amazon Prime later today. Unfortunately for Australians the show won’t be arriving Down Under until December. The trio of hosts, including Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, have put together a […]
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Change.org petition asks Trump & Musk to discuss climate change
There’s a petition floating around online asking for Elon Musk to meet with US president-elect Donald Trump and discuss the dangers of climate change. The Change.org petition has so far (at time of writing) racked up over 8000 supporters, with the aim of hitting 10,000 signatories. If you’re after a […]
2016 SEMA Show highlights (mega gallery)
We’re a bit late with this one but if you didn’t get a chance to check out the action from this year’s 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, here’s big image gallery for you to browse through. As usual, a number of big-name car manufacturers […]
Forza Horizon 3 expansion pack adds XR Falcon GT
Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft have teased their first major expansion package for Forza Horizon 3, which includes winter driving conditions and many additional cars. This is in addition to the Alpinestars Car Pack, that includes a 1990 Mazda RX-7 Savannah, 1998 Nissan Silvia, 2017 Acura NSX, Dodge Viper ACR […]
Man saves 70ppl from ISIS with old bullet-proof BMW
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter has thanked his bullet-proof E32 BMW 7 Series after he managed to save 70 citizens from snipers in the city of Kirkuk. Kirkuk, a city in the Kurdish-controlled but highly contested area in the north east of Iraq, was at risk of being overrun by Islamic […]
Lego Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 is the ultimate retro toy?
Here at PerformanceDrive we are big kids at heart. We love video games like GTA V and Forza: Horizon 3 as much as playing with LEGO creations such as the Ferrari F40 and amazing British Racing Green Mini Cooper we’ve featured. There’s just something fun about putting together a 3D […]
For Sale: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento with 10km on clock, 1 of 20 ever made
An example of Lamborghini’s incredible Sesto Elemento has propped up for sale on the internet, on one of the world’s most decadent, plutocratic marketplaces: James Edition. From sellers Opulent Motors, the full carbon fibre lightweight supercar can be yours for €2,650,000 (about AU$3,816,678). Located in the United Kingdom, the car […]
Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 10 – reassemble
We’ve hit a milestone. Our Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 conversion project is now on its downhill run as we start putting everything back together. To refresh your memory, Part 9 of the project was all about finalising the giant GCG-sourced GTX4202R turbocharger. We also saw the beast roll out […]