Porsche is launching a special, more powerful version of the 911 Turbo S, called the Exclusive Series. It comes in as the most powerful 911 ever offered from the showroom. Yep, more power for the Turbo S. No that it needs it. The 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series uses a […]
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.
Kia Stinger review shows it has good drifting potential (video)
Some overseas reviews of the highly-anticipated Kia Stinger are starting to come through. One of the latest, from The Best Lap, shows us how the sports sedan handles and drifts on a skid pan. The Kia Stinger will arrive in Australia later this year. And so far it has been […]
Volvo Polestar celebrates 100,000 optimisations
Volvo’s performance arm Polestar is celebrating a big milestone, having optimised some 100,000 Volvo vehicles around the world. Polestar performance packages, which mostly consist of a unique powertrain computer tune to see increases in power and torque, have been available for most showroom models for a few years now. In 2013, […]
2017 Honda Civic Type R does 0-100km/h in 5.7 seconds
Some more specs and performance figures of the new Honda Civic Type R have been confirmed for Europe, giving us some indication of the Australian specification before its local arrival later this year. We already know the new hot hatch will come with a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder producing 235kW at […]
Tesla Model Y previewed for the first time, new medium crossover
The first teaser of the new Tesla Model Y has dropped for the very first time, showing a dark silhouette of the front end. It will slot in as the company’s new small/medium SUV. Originally set to be based on the incoming Model 3 mid-size sedan, it’s now understood the […]
Kia Stonic confirmed as new compact SUV, design previewed
Kia has officially confirmed it is planning a new compact crossover named the Stonic, which will sit below the Sportage in the company’s expanding showroom. News of the Stonic was revealed earlier last month, with a company presentation showing a timeline of future models. These entailed six new models for […]
Hyundai Tucson Sport announced in South Africa, gets 150kW tune
Hyundai South Africa has launched a sportier variant of the popular Tucson, which could give us some indication of things to come from the performance N division in the future. Hyundai N is said to be considering developing a proper performance variant of the Tucson, but it isn’t likely to […]
For Sale: Bespoke built Ferrari F12 with carbon galore, in Australia
A custom optioned Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is up for sale in Australia, featuring a full carbon fibre bodykit which is from Ferrari’s bespoke option list. On first impressions the car looks like an F12 tdf. However, on further inspection it seems it is a regular F12 that has been optioned up […]