As most people prepare for the festive season, buying Christmas presents and getting ready for New Year celebrations, it’s those of us with high-octane petrol running through our veins that are more excited by the fast-approaching opening of Australia’s biggest car festival. Yes, Summernats 33 is just around the corner. […]
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.
Genesis G70 facelift to swap 2.0T for upcoming 2.5T – report
Following its expected debut in the upcoming Hyundai Sonata N-Line, Hyundai Group’s new 2.5-litre turbo-petrol is set to find service in the Genesis G70 with a mid-cycle facelift in the next 12 months or so. As we reported in July, Hyundai is known to be developing a new 2.5-litre turbo […]
Nissan GT-R50 production version shown, deliveries start late-2020
Production of the bespoke Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign will commence next year, with the first public debut for the road-spec version set for the 2020 Geneva Motor Show in March. Originally revealed in prototype form in June last year, the GT-R50 is a project co-developed by Nissan and Italdesign. It […]
Toyota Yaris GR-4 previewed again, AWD confirmed (video)
It was originally planned for a debut at Coffs Harbour during the Australian round of the WRC. However, due to NSW fires this event was cancelled. The Toyota Yaris GR-4 is now getting ready for another debut attempt. Toyota Gazoo Racing, which is Toyota’s motorsport partner and sports car division, […]
Porsche Exclusive enhances Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid Coupe
Porsche Exclusive has put together another one of its unique packages to showcase the potential of the personalisation subdivision. This time the team concentrated on the new Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid Coupe. Featured in Quarzite Grey Metallic, Porsche Exclusive has fit up a set of unique 21-inch alloy wheels. Behind […]
For Sale: Aston Martin Valkyrie with 100km on the clock
Yep, we didn’t know these were even in production yet either. But it seems someone or a company has already taken delivery of an Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar, driven it for 100km, and decided it’s time to sell. We’re not really sure what’s going on here. The last we heard […]
2020 BMW 1 Series scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating (video)
The all-new 2020 BMW 1 Series has passed through the scrutiny of ANCAP’s stringent crash test assessment regime, coming out the other side with the full five-star safety rating. ANCAP has taken crash test data conducted by Euro NCAP and assessed the results against the local marking criteria. It scored […]
2020 Kia Seltos Sport+ 1.6T AWD review (video)
Without meaning to give away the conclusion before the review has even started, Kia seems to have struck yet another winning chord with the new 2020 Kia Seltos. On paper/screen the initial specs and features seem very appealing. Let’s have a look. It’s being pitched into one of the fastest-growing […]