A new special edition Renault Koleos has been announced for Australia, called the S-Edition. It follows the introduction of the Initiale special edition from earlier in the year. The S-Edition is based on the top Intens variant, only it’s uniquely packaged with the 4×2 front-wheel drive powertrain, with a 2.5-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.
Bugatti Chiron Sky View sunroof option announced
Not that the Bugatti Chiron would be lacking in the options department, the French, Volkswagen-owned company has just announced an interesting Sky View option. The Sky View option is essentially Bugatti’s idea of a sunroof. It consists of two separate laminated glass panels that offer “outstanding noise abatement and thermal […]
McLaren Speedtail name confirmed for BP23 hypercar
It’s confirmed. McLaren’s upcoming top-speed king will be called the McLaren Speedtail. The British company confirmed the name overnight, with a private preview of the car locked in for later in the year. Also known as the McLaren BP23 project, the Speedtail is going to be McLaren’s mack daddy of […]
Ferrari and FCA boss Sergio Marchionne dies, age 66
Following major surgery on his shoulder earlier this month, Sergio Marchionne, CEO at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has passed away at age 66. Marchionne’s last public appearance was on June 26, where he presented the new Jeep Wrangler to military police, the Carabinieri, in Rome. According to reports he went in […]
2019 Porsche Macan unveiled with updated tech
Mid-size premium SUV buyers will be interested to hear the new, 2019 Porsche Macan has been revealed. It sports a lightly freshened up look inside and out, and a host of new technologies. The new model is more of a facelift than an all-new generation. It’s still loosely based on […]
2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio review (video)
You’ve probably heard it all before. Alfa Romeo is finally back to making rear-wheel drive sports cars. What’s more interesting to us though is the fact the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde is powered by a Ferrari-designed engine, and the fact that it holds the production sedan lap record around the […]
2019 Ford Ranger Raptor launches in Australia
Ford Australia has launched the awesome new Ford Ranger Raptor. It comes in as one of the most hardcore, performance-inspired utes on the market, joining the likes of the HSV SportsCat and Toyota HiLux Rugged X. As revealed earlier in the year, the 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor is powered by […]
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ to offer “best handling” & power-to-weight (videos)
Lamborghini has released a couple more teaser videos onto its YouTube channel, previewing the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ. It looks like the Italian company could be looking to set a new Nurburgring production car lap record. Three videos have now been released, and all of them show the car undergoing strenuous […]