A German publication has taken a Ferrari 488 GTB around the Nurburgring and recorded a time three seconds faster than the iconic Ferrari Enzo. With the European winter fast approaching, Sport Auto managed to sneak in a clip of one of their (extremely talented) drivers piloting a 488 GTB around […]
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Jaguar F-PACE V8 spotted again, sounds awesome (video)
Jaguar has been spotted once again hooning about the Nurburgring in an awesome V8-powered F-PACE prototype, seemingly reconfirming the yet-to-be variant. This is the second time now that we’ve been fortunate enough to witness Jaguar testing the prototype. And boy does it look quick. Official details are yet to be […]
Teenagers steal 3 Dodge Hellcats, crash all 3 less than a mile away
Sometimes teenagers like to steal things. The natural tendency to rebel against their parents and the establishment manifests itself in many ways. Some wear black nail polish and listen to screamo, others go to K-mart for a spot of petty theft. Then there’s the full-blown juvenile delinquents who steal cars, […]
2017 Aston Martin Vantage spotted with dirty-sounding AMG V8 (video)
Aston Martin has been spotted again test driving a prototype version of the next-gen Vantage which is set to feature Mercedes AMG V8 power for the first time. This will follow in the footsteps of the new DB11 and its AMG V12. Replacing the old 4.7-litre naturally aspirated V8 which […]
Mercedes-AMG ‘GT 4’ four-door coupe in the works – report
If UK publication Autocar is to be believed, Mercedes-AMG is working on something outrageous to celebrate 50 years of history spannering Benzes into powerful demons. 2017 is the golden jubilee for AMG and one of the many things it is doing to celebrate that milestone is said to be the […]
Last HSV Grange rolls off production line
The last ever HSV Grange has rolled off the production line, marking the beginning of the wind-down for HSV’s Australian-based offerings, and ultimately, the Australian Commodore. The last of 50 340kW LS3-powered Grange SV’s, the final example is pictured on HSV’s Facebook page alongside the workers who put it together […]
RAM 1500 Hellfire concept hits SEMA, features 527kW Hellcat engine
The 2016 SEMA show was Fiat Chrysler’s opportunity to show off a variety of outrageous vehicles, such as this Hellcat supercharged V8-powered Ram. Now the more astute PerformanceDrive readers among you will probably remember we recently covered a similar concept with the Ram Rebel TRX – also powered by the […]
2000hp Toyota Land’Speed’Cruiser overpowers SEMA
This year’s SEMA show is choc full of equal parts sublime and ridiculous. This 2000hp (1500kW) Toyota Land ‘Speed’ Cruiser exemplifies that to a big T. Said to be capable of a Jaguar XJ220-rivalling 354km/h, the Land Speed Cruiser is powered by a heavily modified version of the 5.7-litre 3UR-FE […]