Porsche has revealed the 2020 Porsche 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4. These come in as the new flagship models for the sports car range, with an Australia arrival penned in for early next year. Starting with the 718 Spyder. This is the successor to the old Boxster Spyder, featuring […]
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.
Gemballa plans bespoke 800hp supercar for 2022
Another day, another new supercar is planned by a niche manufacturer. One of the latest of such is set to come from renowned Porsche tuner Gemballa. A teaser has just been handed out previewing the plans. Gemballa is usually known for its crazy tuning packages for Porsche 911 models. But […]
Toyota GR Super Sport hypercar previewed, to debut 2021
We almost forgot Toyota is planning to step into the supercar scene in the near future, with a production car inspired by the GR Super Sport concept. It’s set to come in as more of a hypercar than supercar, and Toyota has just sent out one of the first teasers. […]
2019 Lexus NX update announced for Australia
The Lexus NX medium-size SUV has come in for some updates for the 2019 model, with boosted safety tech headlining the changes. Three main trim levels continue to be on offer, spanning from the Luxury, F Sport, to the Sports Luxury. These are available in NX 300 form with a […]
2019 BMW 320i, 330e, M340i on sale in Australia, arrive in September
BMW Australia has announced it will be expanding the new G20 3 Series range with the addition of the 320i, 330e, and the M Performance M340i a bit later this year. They will join the existing 320d and 330i versions. The G20 3 Series is an all-new model underpinned by […]
Holden, Mazda top Australian JD Power Sales Satisfaction survey, BMW leads premium
The results of the Australian 2018 JD Power Sales Satisfaction survey have been released, with Mazda and Holden tying for top position, and BMW taking the top ranking for luxury brands. Results were actually published earlier this year, but for some reason we missed it. The study included ranking 11 […]
Porsche Taycan spied at Nurburgring, pushing hard (video)
Porsche has been spotted testing its new Taycan fully-electric sports sedan at the Nurburgring again, as development comes to the pointy end before its market arrival set for later this year. This latest spy video shows engineers pushing the prototype to its absolute limits. Hear all that tyre screeching? We’d […]
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe revealed in leaked image
An image of the new BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe has surfaced online, showing the elegant four-door coupe for the first time. It’s set to come in as something of a replacement to the 6 Series Gran Coupe, inspired by the M8 Gran Coupe concept. The image appears to show […]