Both BMW and Mercedes-Benz are enjoying soaking up the premium four-door coupe SUV market, and Land Rover is yet to offer a competitor. That could be about to change. According to a recent Autocar report, Land Rover is planning a sporty fastback model codenamed the L560. It’s believed it will […]
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.
2016 World Car of the Year award winners announced
The 2016 World Car of the Year award winners have been announced, with the new Mazda MX-5 picking up two of the five main awards. This year there were five categories that new vehicles were competing in, including the World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Car Design, and World […]
Lamborghini Aventador hits 5000 production milestone
The 5000th Lamborghini Aventador rolled off the production line at the company’s headquarters in Bologna last week, making it significantly more popular than the Murcielago predecessor. It took Lamborghini just 4.5 years to hit the milestone, meanwhile, the Murcielago, which was produced between 2001 and 2010, only hit 4099 units […]
7-seat Lexus RX confirmed, could be called ‘RX 350L’
News of a seven-seat Lexus RX is circulating around again, this time with firm evidence there will be such a model coming in the next couple of years. Speaking with Automotive News at the New York Auto Show currently underway, Lexus general manager Jeff Bracken confirmed the model will arrive […]
Honda NSX GT3 racer revealed, ready to go racing in 2017
Honda’s US brand, Acura, has not only made a surprise appearance at the New York Auto Show with a cool new NSX concept racer, it has also confirmed its intention to go racing with it next year. Based on the all-new NSX, the racer has been designed to meet FIA […]
Dodge ‘Wisdom’ ad awarded Nielsen Automotive Ad of the Year (video)
Dodge’s touching ‘Wisdom’ advertisement has been a video sensation on YouTube, racking over 5.5 million views in just 24 hours. The ad garnered so much attention it has been awarded the 2015 Nielsen Automotive Ad of the Year. The ad celebrates the 100th anniversary of the American brand, starring a […]
2017 Toyota Corolla sedan goes for premium look
Images of the 2017 Toyota Corolla sedan have been released, giving us a first look at the sedan version of the latest Corolla hatch. Toyota is going for a slightly more premium theme with the next sedan, with a neatened up design, a new front end incorporating a smaller upper […]
Volvo 240 GL with LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 7 – Powerglide
It’s been a while now since we last updated you on our Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 project car, but it doesn’t mean the work has stopped. For the past few weeks it’s been all about getting the gearbox sorted. Deciding to turbocharge the LS1 certainly shoved a spanner into […]