Prices for the upcoming HSV Camaro have been leaked online via a dealer website, confirming the Chevrolet muscle car will kick off from AU$90,000. At this price point the Camaro will have to do well to win over American muscle car fans as the Ford Mustang GT, which is made […]
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Bentley Bentayga V8 variant unveiled with 405kW
Bentley has officially unveiled a new petrol version of its Bentayga SUV, featuring a V8 engine for the first time. It shares the same imposing body design as the existing W12 and V8 diesel models. Up front is a 4.0-litre Volkswagen Group twin-turbo V8 engine that belts out 405kW of […]
BMW M5 claims 2 Guinness World Records for long drift (video)
Remember the BMW M5 drifting stunt from the other day? An official Guinness World Record has now been acknowledged. Actually, two records have been claimed. A new BMW M5 was used to set the longest drift world record at the BMW Performance Center in the US. With driving instructor Johan […]
GeigerCars develops insane track-ready Corvette Z06 package
It’s rare that you see tuning packages for American muscle cars come out of Europe. But when they do, the results are often impressive. As is the case with this Chevrolet Corvette upgrade kit by GeigerCars. Based in Germany, GeigerCars is showing the Americans how to do it by developing […]
Last Commodore-based HSV rolls off production line; GTSR W1
The last Holden Commodore-based HSV has rolled off the assembly line in Clayton, Victoria, putting an end to locally-built performance Commodore models. The final model was a GTSR W1, build number 275 of 275 (of the Australian allocation), painted in Light My Fire gold. It won’t be going to a […]
Chevrolet Corvette C8 ‘LT7’ twin-turbo revealed via CAD image
A digital CAD (computer-aided design) rendering of the next-gen Chevrolet Corvette C8 V8 engine, known as the LT7, has surfaced online, showing some details of a twin-turbo layout. The rendering was posted on Twitter, with the poster saying it is the C8 Corvette engine. It features double overhead camshafts (DOHC), […]
PerformanceDrive’s top 10 best new cars of 2017
Here at PD we don’t do ‘car of the year’ features, mainly because we aren’t paid by any of the car manufacturers to do so. But it has been a massive year for the Aussie car industry, with the departure of the Australian-built sedans and the arrival of some intriguing, […]
2018 BMW M5 breaks lap record at Shanghai F1 circuit
Is the new BMW M5 fast? You bet. It has just posted a new lap record around the Shanghai International Circuit with BMW works driver Bruno Spengler behind the wheel. The all-new BMW M5, based on the G30 5 Series, has posted a lap record of 2:22.828 at the Shanghai […]