The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is back following a 17-year holiday from the market. It’s being pitched as the best-handling and best-looking 5.0 V8 Mustang ever. Let’s start with the important moving bits under the bonnet. There you’ll find a 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 that churns out 358kW at an […]
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 most Google-searched car brand in the world
Ever wondered what the most Google-searched car brand in the world is? According to some research and Google data covering the past 12 months, more internet users punched BMW into the Google search bar than any other car brand. According to data compiled by auto maintenance company Holts Lloyd, based […]
Porsche 911 buyers can track build progress via ‘Track Your Dream’
Too excited to wait while your new Porsche 911 is being built? Well, Porsche Australia has announced a nifty little platform that allows you to track the production status of your order. Appropriately, it’s called Track Your Dream. The service is available in Australia only to buyers of the latest […]
Final BMW i8 rolls off the production line in Leipzig
Production of the BMW i8 has come to an end, with the last example rolling off the production line in Leipzig, Germany, this week. The company and production facility will now focus on the next generation of electrified models. The last model was set to be wrapped up in April, […]
2021 Nissan X-Trail (Rogue) debuts; new platform, fresh design
This is it. The all-new 2021 Nissan X-Trail (shown in US-market Rogue form). It showcases a fresh platform, significantly updated technology, and a bit more power compared with the outgoing model. Firstly, check out that design. It not only looks completely different to the current mode, it also takes a […]
2021 Lexus IS sedan officially unveiled, F Sport looks hot
As promised, Lexus has unveiled the new-look 2021 Lexus IS sedan, which receives a dramatic new body design, neatly updated interior, while welcoming some fresh new-for-Lexus technologies and trimmings inside. What about power? We’ll start off with the confirmation that, despite earlier rumours, there is no twin-turbo V6 and no […]
2021 Hyundai i30 N facelift spied with DCT auto (video)
Following the overseas debut of the 2021 Hyundai Veloster N with a dual-clutch auto transmission (DCT) option, Hyundai’s N engineers are now testing prototype versions of the i30 N facelift with the DCT auto. It was only a matter of time but now that time is becoming more and more […]
2021 Nissan X-Trail (Rogue) previewed, debuts June 15
Nissan has sent out quite a revealing teaser image of the all-new 2021 Nissan X-Trail (called Rogue overseas), ahead of its official unveiling confirmed for June 15. If there’s any medium-size SUV currently on the non-premium market that is in need of a major update, the X-Trail is surely one […]