Mercedes-Benz has released a teaser of the upcoming X-Class pickup ute, revealing some of the details such as the wheel, taillight and headlight designs. The teaser is pretty vague, with lots of dramatic zooming and panning, but if you look closely you’ll get a glimpse of the alloy wheel design […]
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Jon Olsson shows off his epic Rolls-Royce Wraith (video)
We’ve featured the automotive exploits of Jon Olsson before, with his ballistic Audi RS 6 Avant wound out to 708kW and sporting carbon fibre bodykit additions that wouldn’t look out of home on a German DTM touring car. The Red Bull-sponsored Swedish skiing champion has a taste for ultra powerful […]
Near-production Faraday Future FF91 runs Pike Peak in 11:25 (video)
Faraday Future, like LeEco and Lucid (all funded by Jia Yueting), is gunning for supremacy over the Tesla Model S – presently the fastest and longest range electric luxury sedan in the world. The January unveiling of the FF91 crossover was not exactly what you’d call smooth sailing. An attempt […]
Volvo will launch 5 EVs by 2021, every model at least mild hybrid
Volvo is taking a bold leap forward with the announcement that every vehicle launched from 2019 onward will be equipped with an electric motor. This means that Volvos powered by an internal combustion engine only will be phased out in favour of hybrids or electric vehicles. Presently, Volvo’s XC90, S90 […]
Ferrari 488 ‘GTO’ spotted, with 812 Superfast KERS prototype (video)
Ferrari has been spotted testing a mysterious prototype out on the Nurburgring. We know it’s wearing a 488 body, but some are predicting it to be the successor to the 458 Speciale, potentially adopting the GTO name, while others are saying it’s the rumoured new ‘Dino’ entry-level model. We spotted […]
2017 Honda Jazz VTi review (video)
In wake of some recent dire years, Honda is finally shaping up for a better year with the release of some major overhauls in 2017. One nameplate etched in our minds is the Honda Jazz. Updated for 2017, it grows on its practical design and use of space, funky styling, […]
Top 5 quickest cars across 0-100km/h tested by PerformanceDrive (video)
We’ve tested hundreds of cars here at PerformanceDrive, with our PDriveTV YouTube channel now almost famous for its 0-100km/h videos. Forgetting manufacturer’s claims and estimates, here’s our top five quickest cars we’ve ever tested using our Racelogic VBox Sport. The list excludes vehicles pre-2016, before we started using two decimal […]
2018 Bentley Continental GT spotted, new W12 sounds good (video)
We’ve spotted Bentley testing a prototype version of the new Continental GT out on the Nurburgring in Germany, giving us all a first taste of Volkswagen Group’s new 6.0-litre W12 engine in the grand touring coupe. Although the outgoing Continental GT is available with a W12, it is a rather […]