Kia has revealed details of the Kia GT rear-wheel drive concept car that has been causing quite a stir in the media lately. It won’t feature a V8 engine as suspected, instead, it features a twin-turbo V6 unit. The Kia GT concept was designed as a bit of a taste […]
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 Suzuki Swift Sport unveiled at Frankfurt Show
Suzuki has pulled the wraps off the new 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport at the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. The new Swift features similar styling traits as those previewed on the Suzuki Swift S Concept that was on show at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show earlier this […]
Video: Porsche Boxster in police chase on the Gold Coast, Queensland
A man has been arrested after leading police on a wild chase through parts of the Gold Coast yesterday driving a stolen yellow Porsche Boxster. The 23-year-man smashed the Boxster and then hijacked a Nissan Navara to continue the chase. He eventually crashed the Navara and was apprehended by the […]
Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale unveiled at Frankfurt
Lamborghini has unveiled the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale on the wake of the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show. The new model is the most extreme Lamborghini Gallardo yet, featuring lightweight revisions and a powerful V10 engine. Lamborghini unveiled the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale last […]
Video: 2012 Porsche 911 design overview by style director Michael Mauer
Porsche has released a new video with Michael Mauer, director of style at Porsche, explaining some of the aesthetic characteristics of the new 2012 (991) Porsche 911. Michael Mauer talks about the how the stance of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been widened at the front end, while the […]
Ferrari 599 GTO matt pink – tuning fail?
Is pink the new black? This matt pink Ferrari 599 GTO was spotted in Dubai recently, cruising around proud, powerful and very pink. We’re not so sure pink is the colour of billionaires. We could be wrong though, maybe those rich oil tycoons over there just have so much money […]
New (F80) BMW M3 to feature twin-turbo V6? – patent application found
There’s a number of rumours floating around at the moment talking about what the new F80 BMW M3 will be powered by. The latest of such is surrounding a patent application which BMW recently submitted for an interesting twin-turbo V6 design. A twin-turbo V6 for the next F80 BMW M3? […]
Video: BAC Mono review by Autocar
A small British company seems to have come up with a cracker of a track car. It’s called the BAC Mono (Briggs Automotive Company), and according to this review, it’s a fantastic bit of kit. The lucky guys at Autocar in the UK, Steve Sutcliffe, more specifically, has just done […]