The SPEED + STYLE + BEAUTY Brisbane car show will present some the rarest and most highly sort after vehicles, including Dick Johnson’s 1977 Ford XC Falcon and the one-off 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL Art Car, later this month. The festival was scheduled for earlier this year but was postponed […]
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.
BMW M3 Vorsteiner GTS-V Track Line kit
Tuning company Vorsteiner has come up with a new kit called the BMW M3 Vorsteiner GTS-V Track Line. It features a fully functioning carbon fibre aero kit and various track-ready revisions. The front of the BMW M3 Vorsteiner GTS-V Track Line kit includes a new bumper bar with an integrated […]
Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 crash – the first ever?
Here we have what could very well be the first Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 crash to be recorded. The special model is one of just 600 built, featuring a 4.0-litre engine as opposed to the normal 3.8-litre unit. It’s always sad to see automotive exotica carnage like this, but […]
Video: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S flat out
Now this is more like it. Sport Auto in Germany has provided some very decent footage of the 991 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S on the road. It’s not a talking review, its just sounds and images; explaining more than words ever could. This is the first proper footage we’ve […]
2013 Nissan GT-R unveiled with 404kW, on sale March 2012
Nissan has unveiled the new 2013 Nissan GT-R. It was speculated to offer 425kW. Although it falls slightly short of the mark, it does come with an optional new TRACK PACK. The 2013 Nissan GT-R gets 404kW of power and 632Nm, up 15kW and 20Nm over the current model. Nurburgring […]
Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder rear-drive confirmed
Lamborghini has apparently confirmed a 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder rear-wheel drive is on the way. It is expected to go on sale next year. (LP560-4 Spyder pictured) Limited details have been released, but as far as we know, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder will feature a similar layout as […]
Video: Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 twin turbo runs 9.46sec
Check out this for the ultimate soccer mum’s car. It’s a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 twin turbo capable of nine-second quarter mile passes. The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is already a fairly stout machine, coming equipped with a 6.1 HEMI V8 producing 317kW of power and 576Nm of torque. […]
For Sale: Tiffany Blue Ferrari 430 Scuderia
After a cliché-less Ferrari? Perhaps this Tiffany Blue Ferrari 430 Scuderia is just what the doctor ordered. Yes, although it looks a little like it came from the scene of the Smurfs, it is a proper Scuderia version of the Ferrari 430 supercar. It’s currently up for sale at Ferrari […]