Volkswagen Australia has announced a new flagship for the Touareg range, called the Touareg V8 TDI R-Line. It comes in as the company’s most powerful model and quickest ever SUV. Replacing the previous Touareg R50, which featured a slightly more powerful 4.9-litre twin-turbo diesel V10 (258kW/850Nm), the V8 TDI R-Line […]
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.
For Sale: 1959 BMW Isetta with a 502ci Chevrolet V8
Take one of the world’s smallest cars ever made, the three-wheeled 1959 BMW Isetta, and fit it with one of Detroit’s finest V8 engines. Then, supercharge it. The end result is this nasty looking thing you see here, called the Isetta Whatta Drag. Although it’s not registered or intended for […]
Alfa Romeo SUV to help boost sales, coming in 2015 – report
Alfa Romeo is reportedly working on its first ever SUV, which is expected to hit the market in 2015. The SUV is apparently being pitched to help boost the company’s annual sales to 300,000 by 2016. (Image: rendered speculation only) Alfa Romeo currently only sells around 100,000 vehicles per year. […]
Lexus trademarks ‘RC F’ name, future high performance coupe?
Lexus parent company Toyota has filed to trademark the name ‘RC F’ in Europe and the US, providing some clues as to what the company might be planning. The name could be worn on a potential production version of either the LF-CC or LF-LC concept. It’s already been reported that […]
Lamborghini Aventador Roadsters hit 338km/h at Miami Airport
Lamborghini fans in Miami had the chance to witness the full potential of the new Lamborghini Aventador Roadster on Monday, when five examples hit the international runway for some high speed runs. Organised by Lamborghini and company CEO Stephan Winkelmann, the airfield was partially closed off by the Federal Aviation […]
Kia Optima Hybrid Superman edition headed for Chicago show
It’s a bird. It’s a plan. No, wait, it’s a Kia Optima Hybrid. Kia has released an interesting teaser image of a ‘Superman’ special edition it has created in conjunction with DC Entertainment. The car will debut at the Chicago Auto Show next month. Kia and DC Entertainment have created […]
Toyota takes worldwide sales crown for 2012
Toyota has outsold the leading carmakers for the 2012 worldwide overall sales crown. Statistics from the company have just been released, putting it ahead of top-sellers General Motors and Volkswagen Group. Toyota, including Lexus, Hino and Daihatsu, sold a record 9.75 million vehicles in 2012. This is up considerably (23 […]
Video: Tesla Model S Performance breaks EV quarter-mile record
Although there will always be those that say ‘there’s no substitute for cubic inches’ – including us – it seems cars of the future with zero cubes can be just as quick. Here we see a run between a Tesla Model S Performance versus a third-gen Dodge Viper SRT10. The […]