Who said fast cars weren’t practical. This R35 Nissan GT-R wagon, or shooting break, is just a rendering, but it certainly caught our eye. We’re not sure if we love it or hate it though. It was created by theophiluschin.com as a piece of work that will be entered into […]
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.
Video: Need for Speed: The Run featuring 991 Porsche 911, Aventador, Camaro ZL1
EA Sports has just released a Need for Speed: The Run trailer video. This is the next iteration of the popular Need for Speed computer and console game which will feature the new 991 Porsche 911 and the Lamborghini Aventador. Release date is in November. The main theme of the […]
2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car announced
Porsche has taken the wraps off the new 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car which will be raced in various Carrera Cup-style competitions around the world. The new GT3 Cup race car gets a larger, safer fuel tank and minor trimming and detail changes over the existing version. The 2012 […]
Carroll Shelby accused of sexual assault
The legendary creator of the Shelby Cobra, Carroll Shelby, has just been accused of sexual assault by an ex-receptionist. Angelica Smith, who used to work at Shelby’s company, claims she was groped by Shelby and was also raped by another employee while working at the company. Smith claims during the […]
Video: BMW 1 M Coupe vs E46 BMW M3 CSL on the Nurburgring
An exciting video has just been uploaded onto YouTube showing a new BMW 1 Series M Coupe chasing around an E46 BMW M3 CSL on a lap of the Nurburgring. According to the video uploader, the 1 M Coupe is completely standard while the CSL is a track car with […]
Infiniti GT-R possible says CEO
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has revealed an Infiniti GT-R is possible. The car would be based on the highly capable R35 Nissan GT-R only revised to suit Nissan’s sports luxury arm (Infiniti) characteristics and design. Although Ghosn hasn’t actually confirmed that such a model will exist in the future, he […]
2012 (991) Porsche 911 interior revealed
Evo magazine in the UK were recently given the opportunity to go for a spin in pre-production prototypes of the upcoming 2012 991 Porsche 911, and they have taken some shots of the inside, revealing the interior details. Here we see an image which also shows the new seven-speed manual […]
Video: AMS Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R R35 runs 8 seconds
AMS Performance has broken some new records with its latest AMS Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R. It has just run a world record time (claimed) of 8.975 seconds on the quarter mile for a street-legal R35 GT-R. There’s a video to prove it too, which shows just what happens when you […]