A new limited edition Porsche 718 Boxster has been announced, celebrating 25 years of the sports car nameplate. The special model has been confirmed to arrive in Australia during the second quarter of 2021. Can you believe it’s been 25 years since Porsche launched the Boxster? That certainly went quick. […]
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.
Jaguar Land Rover global sales down 23.6% in 2020
Like many carmakers and even brands in general, Jaguar Land Rover has reported a drop in global sales for 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. But judging by the last quarter results, the British company is showing signs of recovery. Jaguar Land Rover sold 425,974 vehicles in in 2020, including Range […]
Hyundai IONIQ 5 preview confirms retro design from 45 concept
Hyundai’s all-new IONIQ 5 is getting near, and these are the first official preview images. This will essentially be the production version of that retro 45 concept that was shown in 2019. The IONIQ 5 is one of three new fully electric vehicles on the horizon from Hyundai’s new sub-brand. […]
BMW global sales down 8.4% in 2020, up 0.9% in Australia
BMW Group has reported its global sales for 2020, and although the tally is down 8.4 per cent on 2019, the outlook looks good judging by the last quarter of the year. The group, which includes MINI and Roll-Royce brands, shifted 2,324,809 vehicles around the world in 2020. That’s down […]
Mazda6 GT SP variant announced with 2021 range
Mazda Australia has announced a new sporty GT SP version of the Mazda6, coinciding with the launch of the 2021 model. The new badge comes in just below the flagship Atenza. Four main variant lines make up the 2021 range, spanning from the Sport, Touring, GT SP, and Atenza. All […]
Lamborghini global sales down 9.0% in 2020
Lamborghini has reported its global sales for 2020, with the figure down 9.0 per cent compared with last year. However, that’s in the face of coronavirus, which has so far infected over 2.2 million people in Italy. The supercar maker sold 7430 cars globally in 2020, down from the record […]
Porsche global sales in 2020 down 3.0%, Australia up 2.0%
Global Porsche new vehicle sales were down just 3.0 per in 2020 compared with 2019, despite a hectic year battle through the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The storied German sportscar maker shipped 272,162 new vehicles during 2020, down from 280,800 reported in 2019. And that was a record year for the […]
NIO ET7 revealed with 150kWh battery, 1000km range
As promised, NIO has unveiled its first flagship electric sedan, called the ET7. It boasts some pretty gnarly technologies, including new levels of autonomous driving capability and a whopping 150kWh battery pack. Let’s begin with that 150kWh battery. This is, as far as we know, the largest capacity battery for […]