Porsche has unveiled a new variant at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show called the Porsche Panamera GTS. The GTS will sit in between the top-spec Panamera Turbo and the Panamera S and 4S. The new Porsche Panamera GTS is based on the Panamera 4S, featuring the same all-wheel drive […]
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.
Subaru BRZ Concept STI unveiled at LA Show
Subaru has unveiled the all-new Subaru BRZ Concept STI at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. This is the first time we’ve been able to see the complete concept, including the front end. Although it is just a concept, it’s nice to dream about what sort of creation Subaru STI […]
2012 Jaguar XKR-S Convertible unveiled ahead of LA Show
Jaguar has pulled the wraps off the spanking new 2012 Jaguar XKR-S Convertible just ahead of its 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show debut. This is the highest performance Jaguar convertible ever made. Coming equipped with a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 producing a neck-wrenching 405kW of power and 680Nm of torque, the […]
2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe not coming to Australia
Hyundai Australia has revealed full details of the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The bad news is, the local company has announced this model won’t be coming to Australia as previously reported. It seems there was a bit of a misunderstanding. Hyundai has said the Hyundai Genesis Coupe will be […]
2012 Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype revealed
General Motors has revealed its latest racing car, called the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype, at the Daytona International Speedway. And on first impressions, it looks like it’s going 300km/h standing still. Chevrolet was able to stretch and mould the styling of its latest racing car thanks to new GRAND-AM […]
Ferrari 458 GT3 breaks Mt Panorama Bathurst lap record
Holden and Ford fans, you may need to brace yourselves for this; a Ferrari 458 GT3 has broken the Mt Panorama lap record in Bathurst, with a time of 2:04.956. Allan Simonsen posted the cracking lap over the weekend, crushing the previous lap record, held by Jamie Whincup in a […]
Video: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series testing on the Nurburgring
If you do one thing today, you have to hear this Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series prototype crackling and popping on the Nurburgring during testing. It’s just pure V8 euphoria. Mercedes-Benz’s AMG Black Series development division was recently seen testing a prototype of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black series […]
Ferrari F40 crash in Germany
Seeing a Ferrari F40 crash aftermath is not a pretty sight. It actually hurts ours eyes. Last week an 80-year-old businessman crashed one of the rare supercars near Switzerland. The man was driving down in south Germany near the Swiss border when he lost control of the Ferrari F40. It […]