It might be categorised as a ‘soft-roader’, but forget that. There’s nothing soft about this beast. It’s called the Jaguar F-PACE SVR, and, in short, it is the most powerful mid-size SUV on the new-car market in Australia right now. Staunch, menacing, and with a troublemaking soundtrack. This cat is […]
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.
Koenigsegg Gemera; 4 seats, 1270kW Freevalve hybrid powertrain
Sick and tired of not being able to buy a hypercar that features more than two seats? Koenigsegg has the solution. Introducing the Gemera. It’s a striking coupe that offers all of the insane speed and power that we’ve come to expect from the Swedish carmaker, but with four seats […]
BMW Concept i4 revealed, previews production EV for 2021
BMW has revealed the Concept i4 fully electric four-door coupe. The company says it represents a look ahead to the BMW i4 production car, which will go into production in 2021. Even though it is just a concept car, the body design is described by BMW as showcasing a “visually […]
Holden sales already plummeting, placed 15th in February
Just a couple of weeks after our exclusive report and then GM announcing it is going to close down Holden completely, we see sales are already being impacted. According to VFACTS new vehicle registration figures for February 2020, released today, Holden is suffering a 49.8 per cent drop in sales […]
Australian vehicle sales for February 2020 (VFACTS)
Straight through the second month of the year already. We see, thanks to today’s release of the Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations for February 2020, the local market is continuing its downward trend. In the first two months of the year overall industry sales are down 10.3 per […]
2021 Audi A3 Sportback revealed with muscular new design
Audi has unveiled its all-new, fourth-generation 2021 Audi A3 Sportback. It, rather obviously, introduces a muscular new design with sharper edges and more angles than ever before, while also packing new tech and features. At the front is Audi’s latest single-frame grille which dominates the front end, with new corner […]
2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S ‘992’ unveiled with 478kW
The king is back. Introducing the all-new, 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S 992. It has just been revealed online, although it was supposed to make a more public debut at the Geneva motor show, which has been cancelled this year due to health concerns. Nonetheless, the 911 Turbo S is, […]
McLaren 765LT unveiled, most powerful LT ever
The next chapter in McLaren’s ‘long tail’ story has just unfolded with the online reveal of the 765LT. It’s based on the 720S but features more power, less weight, and of course that trademark stretched body. Compared with the 720S, the 765LT’s front ride height is 5mm lower and the […]