Remember the SEMA Build Powered by Women competition from a few weeks ago? Out of the three finalists, the ‘High Gear’ build by Jennifer Seely of Ford Motor Company has been voted the winner. The car will be built and will go on display at the SEMA show later this […]
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.
2012 Audi A6 Avant now on sale in Australia
Audi Australia has launched the new 2012 Audi A6 Avant wagon, with a turbo petrol and turbo diesel making up the range. Prices start at $81,800. Just two variants of the Audi A6 Avant are included in the Australian lineup; the 2.0 TFSI four-cylinder petrol, and the 2.0 TDI four-cylinder […]
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT adds an extra 15kW
Mercedes-Benz has announced a new variant of the SLS, called the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT. The new mode will be available in Coupe and Roadster form, with more power and equipment. Starting with the engine, the boffins at AMG have found more horses hiding beneath the bonnet. With help of […]
Ferrari assigned to build new engine for other Fiat brands – report
Fiat is reportedly set to give Ferrari the task of building a new mainstream engine and production line with the help of a 50-million-euro (AU$63.9 million) cash injection. It’s believed the new engine will power a range of upcoming models under the Fiat umbrella. Some of the models likely to […]
Video: 997 Porsche 911 Turbo crashes into petrol station
A woman in the Turkish municipality of Besiktas has mixed up the brake and accelerator pedals in her 997 Porsche 911 Turbo while entering a petrol station, crashing spectacularly. The mishap resulted in the current model supercar being literally driven through the wall of the service store, smashing through loads […]
VATH Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series with 556kW
Mercedes-Benz tuning specialist VATH has come up with a supercharger kit for the already brutal Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series. The kit is similar to the normal C 63 AMG supercharger package the company offers. Called the V63 Supercharged, the mighty Merc’s 6.2-litre V8 is boosted from its […]
DoniRosset inspired by Amoritz GT DR7 – Brazil’s first supercar
Some images of the upcoming Amoritz GT DR7-based DoniRosset supercar have been revealed. The car was previously named the GT DR7, but it has since changed to DoniRosset. The DoniRosset project started in 2008. William Denis Rosset simply wanted to build a car for his father, Donino Rosset. After working with […]
Australian vehicle sales for May 2012 – HiLux maintains strong lead
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for May 2012 are out, with the Toyota HiLux maintaining a strong lead ahead of popular favourites, the Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla. According to the figures, a whopping 4626 2012 Toyota HiLux vehicles were registered last month (up from 3565 of […]