The 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is a lot more exciting than the name suggests. Aside from the M3, it’s the most powerful and the quickest accelerating 3 Series ever made. It’s also the only hybrid on sale with a proper sports automatic gearbox, as opposed to the usual boring CVT […]
Brett Davis
Brett is the editor and founder of PerformanceDrive. He's obsessed with driving, having played with Matchbox cars until he was tall enough to drive a real one. After initially working as a mechanic, Brett earned a degree in journalism and entered media as an editorial assistant at Top Gear Australia magazine. He then worked at CarAdvice. His dream is to live next door to the Nurburgring in Germany.
Lamborghini Egoista concept revealed, celebrates 50th anniversary
Lamborghini has finished off celebrations of its 50th anniversary, and what better way to do that than to unveil a crazy new concept car called the Lamborghini Egoista. The car looks more fighter jet than automobile. Perhaps the most dramatic view… actually, forget that. The whole concept is one extravagant […]
Volkswagen Golf ‘GTI Cabrio Austria’ revealed, built by VW apprentices
The concept car project that 13 Volkswagen apprentices have been working on for the past year has been revealed at the 2013 Worthersee festival in Austria. Called the Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabrio Austria concept, the drop-top GTI is based on the previous gen Mk6 Golf GTI. As previewed last week, […]
Hennessey 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 HPE650 kit with 485kW (video)
Hennessey Performance in the US has come up with a tuning package for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 V8 monster, called the HPE650 kit. The muscle SUV is able to cover the quarter mile in just 12.6 seconds. Featuring a naturally aspirated 6.4-litre HEMI V8 in standard form, the SRT8 […]
Sold: 1967 Toyota 2000GT for US$1.15 million
A super-rare 1967 Toyota 2000GT sports coupe has sold for a whopping US$1.15 million (approximately AU$1,112,830) at a recent RM Auction in the US. This makes it the most expensive Toyota production car in history. The mint yellow example is all original. Official production numbers are hard to come by, […]
BMW ranked as most powerful car brand by Forbes
According to data collected by Forbes in the US, BMW is ranked as the most powerful car brand. The list takes into account various company’s revenue and branding values. Sitting at the top of the overall list is of course Apple, followed by Microsoft. The computer giants are worth $87.1 […]
Video: 2014 Skoda Octavia RS prototype spotted on the Nurburgring
Skoda has been spotted testing a prototype version of the 2014 Skoda Octavia RS on the Nurburgring in Germany. The sports sedan is set to debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. Official specifications are yet to be confirmed, however, reports suggest the new model will […]
Ram Power Wagon thinks it’s a yacht, gets snagged on rocks
A 2014 Ram Power Wagon protoype has been spotted… swimming in the ocean. The pre-production model was being photographed for an upcoming media launch when the tide came in quicker than expected. The result? A truck that is kind of swept out to sea, only it gets snagged on some […]