The Combined Ford Clubs of NSW ran its annual All Ford Day static car show yesterday at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway, now called Sydney Motorsport Park. Never have we seen such a massive collection of GT Falcons. There were around 1200 Fords on display at the event, from immaculately kept […]
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: Pulse Performance ‘6B’ six-rotor engine sounds incredible
You may have heard of the Mazda 787b Le Mans car from the early Nineties, featuring a quad-rotor Wankel engine. Well, the guys over at Pulse Performance Race Engineering in New Zealand have just finished building an insane six-rotor rotary engine. Yes, a rotary engine with six rotors. It is […]
2013 Lamborghini Aventador getting cylinder-deactivation
With higher and higher environmental pressures forcing automakers to produce more efficient and cleaner vehicles, even companies such as Lamborghini have to make big changes to their cars. The facelifted 2013 Lamborghini Aventador is set to receive cylinder-deactivation technology. Who would have ever thought Lamborghini would offer such ‘green’ features? […]
Video: MINI Cooper JCW GP doing 8:23 on the Nurburgring
MINI has released the official time trial video of the MINI Cooper JCW GP car lapping the famous Nurburgring in Germany. The JCW GP is the company’s fastest and most powerful vehicle ever made. Setting a time of 8:23, the MINI Cooper JCW GP is quicker than a Lotus Exige […]
Lotus has ‘more realistic’ plans, Esprit still on the cards – report
In 2010, Lotus announced an elaborate plan to introduce up to six new sports cars. It even unveiled quite tantalising concept versions of them all at the Paris Motor Show of that year. A change of plans is apparently now taking place, with many of the new models possibly getting […]
Video: 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish continues testing on the Nurburgring
Even though the new Aston Martin Vanquish has already been revealed, the British company is continuing to fine-tune the V12 exotic on the famous Nurburgring. A video has just surfaced showing a prototype of the model being put through its paces. Aston Martin revealed the new Vanquish to the public […]
2013 Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR – meanest-looking in the field?
Chevrolet has revealed its 2013 Nationwide race car which will compete in next year’s series. The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR could be one of toughest-looking vehicles in the field, showing muscly similarities as seen on the production car. Featuring all the usual body enhancements of a NASCAR, the Camaro can […]
Video: Toyota GT 86 ‘Drift Sprint’ with Keiichi Tsuchiya, Autocar, Top Gear
Toyota UK has put together a little competition of sorts with the new Toyota 86. As a way of kicking it all off, ‘Drift King’ Keiichi Tsuchiya was called in to demonstrate how it’s done, with Autocar‘s Steve Sutcliffe and Top Gear‘s Ollie Marriage also setting a benchmark. Basically, Toyota […]