Toyota Australia has put together a cool new advertising campaign for the just-released Toyota 86, featuring ‘Drift King’ Keiichi Tsuchiya. In the new ad, Tsuchiya demonstrates the car’s agility and fun handling characteristics by carving out a track in the dirt, in outback Australia, using his drifting skills. For those […]
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.
Audi A1 Sportback now on sale in Australia
Audi Australia has expanded its A1 range with the introduction of the new Audi A1 Sportback. The A1, previously only available in three-door hatch form, now comes in larger five-door guise. The Audi A1 is the German company’s smallest vehicle. It’s available with four different engines, including a new 1.2-litre […]
FPV “business as usual”, new ‘GTHO’ model coming
FPV boss Bryan Mears has confirmed to PerformanceDrive that the rumours surrounding the sale of FPV are not true. Mears also confirmed the launch of a new V8 model later this year. Late last week, rumours were circulating stating that FPV was set to be sold back to Ford, with […]
Sebastian Vettel drives Infiniti FX Vettel Edition at Goodwood
Sebastian Vettel has taken the Infiniti FX Vettel Edition SUV for a drive up the hill climb event at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The special edition was initially unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. This is the first time Vettel has had the chance to drive the […]
Audi R8 e-tron breaks lap record at the Nurburgring
Audi has broken the lap record at the Nurburgring, for a production electric vehicle, in the Audi R8 e-tron with a time of 8:09.99. The R8 was driven by racing driver Markus Winkelhock. Although the R8 e-tron isn’t quite a production car yet, Audi says the all-electric powertrain used to […]
BMW and Toyota to co-develop new sports car
BMW and Toyota bosses meet up for a major press conference leading into the weekend, with the two companies looking to work together to develop new technologies. The most interesting news to come from the conference is that the two are set to co-developed an all-new sports car. Toyota president […]
2012 Ford Ranger Wildtrack now on sale in Australia
Ford Australia has launched the tough new 2012 Ford Range Wildtrack ute. It’s the last variant to be launched in the new rough and ready range, featuring added equipment, and aggressive exterior styling. There’s now 21 different variants of the 2012 Ranger on the market, with the Wildtrack being the […]
Video: Toomas Heikkinen crash at X Games RallyCross
During a jump practise session at the X Games RallyCross, Toomas Heikkinen crashed his Ford Fiesta rally car into the landing ramp of the jump. All was caught on film. The violent crash occurred as Heikkinen was measuring up the man-made metal jump structure, which has a gap of 15.2 […]