Local pricing and specs for the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe have been announced for the Australian market. It brings in a range of new technologies and a major refresh in design inside and out. Hyundai Australia is offering three main model grades, spanning from the Active, Elite, to the top […]
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.
Jaguar-based Lister Lightning shows off its massive brakes
Lister has sent out another teaser of its upcoming Lightning SUV, based on the Jaguar F-Pace SVR. The British company is claiming it to be the fastest SUV in the world. The latest teaser was sent out on Lister’s Facebook page, showing the alloy wheel design. More importantly, it gives […]
2018 Renault Megane RS on sale in Australia from $44,990, arrives September
The hot hatch segment is about to be shaken up big time, with the all-new 2018 Renault Megane RS getting ready for its Australian market arrival in September. Renault is known for setting new benchmarks in the front-wheel drive hot hatch market, and the new Megane RS should be able […]
Australian vehicle sales for June 2018 (VFACTS)
It’s the end of the financial year and unsurprisingly, car sales boomed in the last month of the year. The June 2018 VFACTS report reveals big sales numbers for many car brands, with overall vehicle sales up 1.0 per cent on the first half compared with the same period last […]
New BMW M3 to feature rear steering, retain S55 3.0TT inline six – report
BMW is busy developing the next-gen, ‘G20’ 3 Series which is set to debut at the Paris motor show in October. But now we’re starting to hear details of the next-gen M3, which is set to be lighter, more powerful and more advanced than ever before. The next 3 Series […]
2020 Lexus IS to be topped by twin-turbo V6 flagship – rumour
Details of the next-gen 2020 Lexus IS are starting to trickle through, with rumours suggesting there could be a potent new range-topping model featuring Lexus’s latest ‘V35A-FTS’ 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6. Codenamed the 400A programme and nicknamed ‘4IS’, Lexus is believed to be preparing the next model for a launch in […]
Yagalet Prototype 2.0 revealed as go-anywhere sports car
There’s weird, and then there’s just downright silly. This proposed product is a case of the latter. A new startup company called Yagalet wants to launch a sports car that has hovercraft capabilities. It comes from Russia, of course, where hovercrafts are a pretty common thing. The idea behind the […]
Ferrari Dino parade of 150 sets record for 50th anniversary
A record parade of 150 Ferrari Dinos descended in Maranello over the weekend to celebrate the nameplate’s 50th anniversary. The spectacle must have been a treat for unassuming locals. Maranello is the home town of Ferrari, so it probably wasn’t a completely rare sight to see a few Ferraris. But […]