For buyers wanting cheap thrills, this is a good time to be alive. Sure you can spend $300 jumping out of a plane, or off a bridge attached to a bungee rope for that adrenaline rush, but that only lasts a few minutes. The good news is you can have […]
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Jaguar to return to straight-six engines after V6 SC – report
If you’re a fan of the inline-six engine configuration, this is sure to brighten your day. On-again/off-again rumours of Jaguar reviving the straight six are back in circulation, with UK magazine Car purporting the replacement for the AJ-series V6 supercharged engines to be Ingenium-based straight sixes. Due late next year, […]
MINI’s next new model to be a small sedan – report
Bavarian-owned British icon MINI has spun off a bizarre array of models based on the reborn small car, originally designed and engineered by Alec Issigonis. The latest mail from Autocar speculates the next one of these will be a four-door sedan; the most prosaic and conventional of body styles in […]
Mercedes-Benz takes global luxury sales lead during Q1, ahead BMW & Audi
Mercedes-Benz has zoomed ahead in the global luxury vehicle sales race, reporting the biggest jump in sales compared with BMW and Audi for the first quarter. This places the brand in the lead. Mercedes sold 483,487 vehicles in the first three months of this year, up an impressive 13 per […]
Top 10 most-watched PDriveTV videos, celebrating 20 million views
PerformanceDrive’s PDriveTV YouTube channel is approaching 20 million lifetime views. What better way to celebrate than take a look back at the top 10 most popular videos that have helped achieve the milestone. It’s interesting to see how the quality of the videos has evolved, as well as see what […]
Tesla Model 3 officially revealed
Tesla has just revealed the hugely anticipated Model 3 mid-size premium sedan. This is the electric vehicle alternative to the popular BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class. As this has been such a buzz with fans we’ll just get straight to the facts. Power comes from a single electric motor […]
Mercedes-AMG ‘GT R’ spotted hard testing at Nurburgring (video)
Mercedes-Benz has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the long-rumoured AMG GT R, which is set to be the first model to unleash even more power from the company’s latest 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine. The regular Mercedes AMG GT debuted the 4.0-litre engine, which has since been introduced […]
BMW X7 to be offered in 7-seat & super-lux 4-seat form
German manufacturer BMW has confirmed that its upcoming X7 large SUV will be split into two variants, with both a utilitarian seven-seat version and a super-luxurious four-seat version being planned. The more luxurious X7 represents BMW’s business plan to increase production of what it dubs as ‘Grand Klasse’ vehicles, like […]