Hyundai and performance engineering firm Cosworth are developing a special Cosworth Hyundai Genesis Racing Series Concept car for the upcoming 2012 SEMA event in Las Vegas. Cosworth, perhaps renowned for its involvement in World Rally and various high-end performance engineering applications, has concentrated mainly on making the Genesis Coupe quicker […]
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.
Video: Lamborhini Gallardo with 1750hp, quickest in the world?
You only need to watch the video below to see that this Underground Racing Lamborghini Gallardo is quite possibly the quickest street-legal Gallardo on the planet. It produces an Earth-shattering 1306kW (1750hp) at the wheels. Thanks to extensive engine tuning and a twin-turbo kit, Underground Racing in the US has […]
Porsche Panamera wagon likely to head into production
Due to popular feedback, Porsche is seriously considering putting the Porsche Sport Turismo Concept into production. The striking concept would form a Porsche Panamera wagon of sorts. Porsche pulled the wraps of the Sport Turismo at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, currently underway. Since the unveiling the German company says […]
Volkswagen Up! GT sports variant confirmed
Volkswagen development boss has confirmed a Volkswagen Up! GT sports version is on the way. The Up! is the company’s smallest vehicle, heading to Australian showrooms later this year. (Rendered speculation only) It was previously speculated that Volkswagen would introduce a performance version of the new city car, but now […]
HSV GTS 25th Anniversary Edition revealed
HSV has revealed the new HSV GTS 25th Anniversary Edition it plans on unveiling at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney later this month. Just 125 examples will be made, each coming with $7500 in added features at just a $2000 premium over the normal GTS. Power comes […]
Lamborghini Gallardo crashes in Sydney, driven by 20yo friend
A Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 has been involved in nasty crash in Sydney over the weekend, resulting in two passengers – a 20-year-old male driver and 19-year-old female passenger – being taken to hospital with leg injuries. Interestingly, the exotic supercar wasn’t actually being driven by its owner at the […]
Hennessey Venom 1000R based on new SRT Viper with 835kW
When American tuning company Hennessey Performance develops an upgrade package, it doesn’t do it by halves. Meet the company’s latest project; the Venom 700R and Venom 1000R, based on the new SRT Viper. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, when you’re tuning something that’s already at a […]
2012 Ford Territory Titanium TDCi RWD review (video)
Ford Australia might be a bit late to the large turbo-diesel SUV market segment, but it doesn’t stop the 2012 Ford Territory Titanium TDCi from being a very worthy contender. Especially if you compare its entry-level price to the rivals and take into account that, unlike the others, it has […]