Ford Australia is getting ready to launch its all-new 2021 Ford Escape mid-size SUV next month, and this week the company has announced attractive drive-away pricing for some variants, and special ‘Desk Drive’ live online preview events. The new Ford Escape is based on the latest-generation Focus, packing in the […]
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.
2021 Mazda BT-50 awarded 5-star ANCAP safety (videos)
The 2021 Mazda BT-50 has just been awarded the full five-star ANCAP safety rating, following recent crash tests of the Isuzu D-Max and assessment of the Mazda’s design and active assist features. ANCAP says the full score was applied after analysing crash tests conducted locally on the Isuzu D-Max. As […]
2020 Ford Mustang R-SPEC review (video)
Meet the incredibly powerful and respectfully ridiculous Ford Mustang R-SPEC. This is a special creation by Ford Australia, for the Australian market only. In short, it is the most powerful production car Ford Australia has ever offered. We’ve always missed out on the awesome Mustang GT350, and the GT500 for […]
Kimi Räikkönen helps develop Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA (video)
Final tests and tuning of the epic Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and GTAm has been carried out at the Balocco Proving Ground in Italy, with the help of Formula 1 drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi. The super sedan features aero technology developed in collaboration with Sauber Engineering. Sauber has […]
MSO creates bespoke Gulf Racing McLaren Elva
The McLaren Special Operations (MSO) department has created a very special version of its exclusive Elva supercar, applying the iconic Gulf Racing livery and colour scheme. The special creation was unveiled at the Goodwood SpeedWeek live stream event over the weekend, and is a celebration of a renewed relationship between […]
All-new 2021 Hyundai i20 N hot hatch revealed
The compact hot hatch market is firing up at the moment, and now Hyundai has just unveiled its little i20 N firecracker. It has been confirmed it will be heading to Australia in 2021. Coming in as the next step in Hyundai N’s progressive new product rollout, the i20 N […]
2021 Porsche Panamera hybrid range announced for Australia
Porsche Australia has announced local prices and lineup details for the 2021 Panamera E-Hybrid range, which is on sale now. The flagship variant offers an astonishing 514kW of power. Yep, five hundred and fourteen kilowatts. That’s just insane, especially from a luxurious, four-door passenger car. You get that colossal output […]
2022 Subaru WRX prototype spotted, wears production body?
The all-new, 2022 Subaru WRX has been spotted in prototype form, testing on the roads in Japan. This is the first time we’ve been able to see what looks to be a full-bodied test mule of the next-gen sports sedan. Subaru’s current WRX is getting a bit long in the […]