Toyota’s new 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine, which will debut in the 2018 Camry, is the first of a new wave of engine families to adopt its latest ‘Dynamic Force’ engine philosophy. The 2018 Camry continues with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder. However, the engine itself is vastly different from the existing 2.5. For […]
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.
Insane Mitsubishi Evo revs to 13,000rpm, sets record quarter mile (video)
How fast is your Mitsubishi Lancer Evo? We bet it’s got nothing on this crazy thing. Check out the size of that turbo, for starters. Here we have perhaps the most insane Evo ever made, in the world, ever. It’s a project built by a Greek firm called Extreme Tuners. […]
Tesla Model 3 AWD dual-motor version coming in 2018
Demand for the Tesla Model 3 is far exceeding the production capacity. But, waiting could be a virtue as Tesla is planning a dual-motor, AWD model for next year. Deliveries for the highly-anticipated new model only just begun in the U.S. last week, with Australian delivers not set to arrive […]
Ferrari planning new ‘utility vehicle’, first crossover/SUV – report
Ferrari has been holding it off for as long as it can but now it seems the storied Italian marque is considering a utility vehicle set to take the shape of the ever-popular crossover and SUV markets. According to an Automotive News report, sources who prefer not to be identified […]
BMW M3 F80 sets world record quarter mile (video)
A new world record has apparently been set at the drag strip, with a current-gen F80 BMW M3 laying down a blistering quarter mile time well within the 10-second range. According to the video, this makes it the quickest BMW M3 F80-generation in the world. At a recent strip meet […]
MY2018 Hyundai Santa Fe update brings SmartSense as standard
Hyundai Australia has released updates for the launch of the MY2018 Santa Fe range, boosting technology and safety across the board. This is expected to be the last update before the all-new model arrives. Chief among the updates is the introduction of Hyundai SmartSense, which is now standard on the […]
2018 BMW M5 prototypes continue testing at Nurburgring (video)
A pair of 2018 BMW M5 prototypes have been spotted testing around the Nurburgring, as engineers further hone and perfect the legendary sports sedan before its debut later this year. BMW has already released plenty of details regarding the new M5, including confirming it will come with a selectable xDrive […]
2018 Subaru Levorg now on sale, 1.6T debuts in Australia
The Subaru Levorg has been updated for MY2018 in Australia, with the local debut of the otherwise overseas-only 1.6 turbo headlining the update. Based on the WRX, the Levorg is essentially a more practical wagon version. It’s powered by the same 2.0-litre turbo producing 197kW and 350Nm, connected to a […]