Following the Australian launch of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class in August, with the A 200, the local arm is now expanding the range to include the new A 250 hatch. The 2019 Mercedes-Benz A 250 comes in as the new flagship variant, for now, before the A 35 and A […]
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.
McLaren Speedtail debuts October 26, ‘over 1000hp’
It’s been confirmed, the McLaren Speedtail will be unveiled online on October 26. This will be shortly after a private showing for the 106 clients who have placed an order. So far we know the McLaren Speedtail will be the company’s first “hyper-GT’ car, codenamed BP23, and it will feature […]
HSV Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LTZ announced for Australia
Check out this mammoth. HSV has confirmed some details and specs of the Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LTZ, which comes in as the fifth (and largest) Silverado model for HSV. Under the bonnet the 3500HD LTZ uses the same 6.6-litre turbo-diesel Duramax V8 as seen in the 2500HD. It produces 332kW […]
Lanzante is building 11 TAG F1-powered Porsche 911 road cars
Remember the mouth-wateringly cool Porsche 911 with a TAG-Porsche McLaren Formula 1 engine? Restoration specialist and McLaren motorsport partner Lanzante is planning to build 11 examples. The idea is to rekindle the spirit of that original 930 911 Turbo that featured such an insane engine. McLaren has given Lanzante the […]
2020 Jaguar F-Type to debut BMW V8, EV version possible – report
Some future Jaguar vehicles are soon going to be powered by a BMW engine, a report has revealed. The first is set to be the next-gen, 2020 Jaguar F-Type, powered by BMW’s 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. The news stems from a Car Magazine report from the UK. It says the 2020 […]
Alpine A110 makes Australian debut at Motorclassica event
The Alpine A110 has made its Australian debut this week, at the 2018 Motorclassica event in Melbourne. This is the first time the new Alpine A110 is being showcased on local soil. And to mark the occasion Alpine is exhibiting the A110 Australian Premiere Edition, which is similar to the […]
BMW M2 Competition laps Nurburgring in 7:52, understeer? (video)
BMW’s new M2 Competition has been put through its paces on the Nurburgring, in one of Sport Auto’s gruelling ‘supertests’. It lapped the circuit in 7:52.36. To give that time some perspective, rival to the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport has previously lapped the BMW M4 in exactly the same […]
Jaguar I-PACE ‘AVAS’ tech provides sound for silent car (video)
The new Jaguar I-PACE, which arrives in Australia next month, will come with a special Audible Vehicle Alert System (AVAS) to improve safety for pedestrians. Electric vehicles make hardly any noise at all at low speeds. In car parks, for example, EVs can easily creep up on pedestrians unknowingly as […]