Monster Energy X-raid Team are getting ready to take on the 2012 Dakar Rally with their new MINI ALL4 Racing rally car, after missing out on this year’s event. The team is currently testing the MINI Countryman-based ALL4 Racing purpose-built rally car in remote locations with similar terrain as featured […]
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.
New Porsche 550 (551) Spyder confirmed by Porsche CEO
Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller recently expressed interest in creating a modern take of the Porsche 550 Spyder which he says could be called the Porsche 551 Spyder. The car will be a retake on the original Porsche 550 which was an open-top sports car made famous by James Dean. Porsche’s […]
Video: AMG Driving Academy Braking, Slalom, Oversteer and Understeer
Mercedes-Benz USA and the AMG Driving Academy have released a few more videos of their latest driving course. These new videos outline the AMG Driving Academy Braking, Slalom and Oversteer and Understeer techniques which are taught through the academy. Following up from the previous video which went through AMG Driving […]
Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series unveiled at German Grand Prix
Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled the new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series at its official debut world premiere event at the German Formula One Grand Prix. This is the meatiest, muscliest of all C-Class AMG vehicles, showing off a heavily anabolic, pumped out body traditional to AMG Black Series. […]
Ruf CTR 3 third generation revisions announced
Independent German auto manufacturer, Ruf Automobile, has released a third-generation Ruf CTR 3, loosely based on Porsche vehicles. Unlike the previous Ruf CTR 3 models this new one gets a mid-engined layout over the more traditional Ruf rear-engine design. If you have never heard of Ruf Automobile, it is a […]
BMW 1 Series M Coupe crashed already
BMW and M Division have only just launched the BMW 1 Series M Coupe in some markets but one has already been crashed. This is the first crash we’ve heard of involving the new 1 M, which comes from an unlucky owner in South Korea. The 1 M Coupe crash […]
Video: 2012 (991) Porsche 911 Carrera spotted without camouflage
Porsche is wrapping up testing of the 991 Porsche 911 prototype and it seems the company is becoming more relaxed about covering up prototype test cars. This video recently popped up on the net showing a Porsche 991 test car being driven around Zuffenhausen in Germany without any obvious camouflaging. […]
Video: Skoda Fabia Super 2000 review
It’s not very often automotive journalists get to review race or rally cars, but here we find a Skoda Fabia Super 2000 review by Autocar. The team was recently given a chance to test out the Fabia through the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed rally stage. Volkswagen Group may have […]