McLaren has confirmed its next Ultimate Series supercar will be unveiled during the first quarter of 2018. It’s being labelled as its “most track-concentrated road car” yet. Not to be confused with the upcoming McLaren F1 successor, codenamed the BP23, this is another all-new model and it will be all […]
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.
2018 Ford Ranger spied in Victoria, hides updated front end
Ford Australia has been spotted testing the facelifted, 2018 Ford Ranger out on public roads in Victoria, hiding a new-look front end and some minor detail changes. This image was sent in to us by a PD fan (thanks Daniel) showing what appears to be a lower-spec XL variant of […]
Haval H6 first car to pass new roll-over crash test by CATARC in China
The China Automotive Technology and Research Centre (CATARC) has conducted its first roll-over crash safety test, and the first vehicle to take part and pass, was the latest Haval H6. The safety group conducted the demonstration in front of the public, with a crowd of around 200 gathered including media […]
Porsche 718 Cayman & Boxster GTS now on sale in Australia
Porsche has revealed the new 718 Cayman GTS and 718 Boxster GTS, bringing in more power, a distinct darkened theme, and unique interior for the mid-engined sports cars. In the engine compartment the 2.5-litre turbo flat-four engine is massaged to produce 269kW and 430Nm, which is up 11kW/10Nm over the […]
2019 BMW 3 Series G20 spotted, to adopt CLAR platform (video)
BMW has been spotted testing the next-gen 2019 BMW 3 Series, known as the G20, out near and at the Nurburgring in Germany. This is expected to be a big leap ahead of the current F30 3 Series, as per usual 3 Series generation jumps, adopting a new platform and […]
Polestar 1 revealed with new 600hp hybrid powertrain
Following the teaser from yesterday, Volvo’s Polestar arm has now unveiled its first bespoke vehicle. Creatively, it’s called the Polestar 1. As you can probably tell the Polestar 1 shares some foundations with the Volvo S90. In particular, the Scalable Platform Architecture (SPA), which provides a 2+2 seating configuration for […]
2017 BMW M4 Competition LCI review (video)
BMW has been making mid-size performance coupes for decades. Over three decades, actually, which means the company has loads of experience in the field. Some changes have been made to its latest model with the introduction of the 2017 BMW M4 Competition LCI. But now that there are some very […]
2018 Lexus CT 200h on sale in Australia from $40,900
Australian specifications and prices for the 2018 Lexus CT 200h have been confirmed, with more technology and creature comfort added to the company’s hybrid-only model. The Lexus CT 200h is not only the company’s smallest model, it’s also the only model in the showroom that comes solely with a hybrid […]