Polestar has confirmed some very exciting specs regarding its upcoming Polestar 5 four-door coupe, just as a prototype tackles the hill climb at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, starting today. We assumed the new 5 would just use the same powertrain options as featured in the Polestar 2. But […]
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.
Alfa Romeo Tonale small SUV making dynamic debut at Goodwood
Alfa Romeo’s new small SUV, the Tonale, will make its dynamic (driving) debut at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, starting today. Witnessing it tackle the famous hill climb should give us some insight into the new model’s sporty potential. The Alfa Romeo Tonale enters the very competitive small premium […]
Hyundai IONIQ 6 previewed with design sketch, debuts late June
Hyundai has sent out an official teaser of its upcoming fully electric IONIQ 6 four-door coupe, previewing its design. It will make its debut later this month. This one one of many teaser images to be released over the coming days, Hyundai says. And here we get a sneak peek […]
2022 Lexus NX 350 F Sport review (video)
It’s the first ‘350’ badge for the NX mid-size SUV. Instead of a V6 though, as traditionally applied to Lexus 350 models, this introduces the brand’s all-new 2.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder. It does sit among a sea of very fuel efficient hybrid stablemates in the new NX range, so is the […]
MY2023 Subaru Forester updates announced, on sale in Australia
Subaru Australia has announced some updates for the Forester for the introduction of the model year 2023, which will arrive in showrooms during the fourth quarter of this year. The latest Forester is still relatively new, hitting the Aussie market in July, 2021. However, the company has already prepared some […]
New BMW M3 Touring sets wagon record at Nurburgring, 7:35.060 lap time (video)
How fast is the upcoming BMW M3 Touring around the Nurburgring? Very, it seems. The company has just confirmed a lap time of 7:35.060, making it the quickest wagon ever around the circuit. BMW M has just posted up a video onto its YouTube channel previewing the new M3 wagon […]
2022 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo review (video)
Say hello to the quickest-accelerating station wagon we’ve ever tested, and probably the quickest wagon currently on the market. It’s the Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo. Firstly, no. It does not feature a turbocharger; this is a fully electric vehicle and one of many on the way from the storied […]
2023 Mercedes-AMG C63 spotted, sounding very quiet with 2.0T hybrid (video)
Mercedes-Benz has been spotted testing a thinly-wrapped prototype version of its next-gen AMG C63 hybrid out on the Nurburgring. And on first impressions, it certainly looks quick but we can’t help but miss the sound of a snarling V8. Fans will no doubt be disappointed to hear the sound of […]