The sports car segment will soon get a major shake-up thanks to the arrival of the all-new Nissan Z Coupe, arriving in Australia in the middle of 2022. Prices and engine specs have just been confirmed. So, as we already know, the new Z is powered by the VR30DDTT 3.0-litre […]
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.
Toyota Australia confirms LandCruiser 70 Series updates for 2023
Yep, who would have known the trusty Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series would live on for a 2023 model? Well it is, and initial details have been announced today. The LandCruiser 70 Series will continue to be available in single- and double-cab ute (79 Series), wagon (76), and Troop Carrier (78) […]
2022 BMW X1 sDrive18i Sport, X2 sDrive18i Sport announced in Australia
Some new Sport Collection models have been announced for Australia, this time based on the X1 and X2 small premium SUVs. These follow similar packages introduced for the 1, 2, and 3 Series earlier this year. The X1 and X2 Sport Collection offer enhanced equipment and convenience over their standard counterparts, […]
Video: 2022 Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior – Four-minute Fang (POV)
Yes, we thought it was about time for another one of our ‘Four-minute Fang’ videos. But this time we thought we’d try something a little different. An off-road fang, in the new Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior. The PRO-4X Warrior is an Australian creation, based on the regular Narava PRO-4X. It […]
Porsche global sales down 5% in Q1 2022, profits up 17.4%
Despite many production challenges faced by a variety of industries at the moment, including a war in Ukraine and ongoing chip shortages, Porsche has reported impressive increases in revenue and profits in Q1, 2022, even with a drop in deliveries. Porsche sold 68,426 vehicles around the world during the first […]
Ferrari Special Projects creates another one-off supercar; SP48 Unica
Ferrari has unveiled a special one-off supercar called the SP48 Unica, which was designed for a long-standing client of Ferrari and is yet another demonstration of the company’s Styling Centre and Special Projects possibilities. Essentially, if you have the money and the right connections you, too, can create a one-off […]
MY2023 Subaru BRZ on sale, orders re-open following initial sold-out allocation
Subaru Australia has confirmed the order books for the MY2023 BRZ are now open, following an initial allocation of 500 MY22 models that sold out very quickly. The good news for existing owners – the lucky ones that got in early – is the MY23 version is identical to the […]
Australian vehicle sales for April 2022 (VFACTS)
Australian new vehicle registrations figures have been released for April 2022, in the form of the VFACTS report, revealing a slow market partly due to global production backlog issues facing many industries. According to the charts, 81,065 new vehicles were registered in April in Australia (we’ll call them sales). That’s […]