BMW has finally shed some official light on the highly-anticipated and long-awaited BMW M2 performance coupe, releasing a quick teaser on social media. The company released a short teaser video on Periscope, live video social media channel, showing us a glimpse of a prototype version of the M2. It looks […]
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.
Ferrari F12tdf unveiled; more power, less weight
Ferrari has finally unveiled the highly anticipated performance version of the F12, called, to everyone’s surprise, the F12tdf. Initially thought to be called the GTO, and then the Speciale, Ferrari has selected the tdf name in honour of the Tour de France. No, not the famous bicycle race, but the […]
Hyundai & Rockstar Performance working on tough Tucson for SEMA
Hyundai is preparing yet another highly modified concept for the upcoming 2016 SEMA show, this time based on the new Tucson mid-size SUV. Teaming up with Rockstar Performance Garage, the concept is going for a high-performance off-road theme. For example, the standard alloy wheels are being replaced by 17-inch KMC […]
2016 Toyota Prius specifications & finer details announced
Following the initial reveal of the all-new 2016 Toyota Prius last month, the company has now released some of the finer specifications. Firstly, the under-bonnet stuff has been heavily revised for the world’s most popular hybrid. It’s still a 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol four-cylinder matched with an electric motor, however, thermal […]
BMW M4 M Performance & Individual Editions revealed
BMW has announced two special editions of the M4 coupe for the Japanese market, called the M Performance Edition and the Individual Edition. As suggested by their names, the special editions utilise the full potential of both BMW’s M Performance sub-brand and its more exclusive and luxury-focused BMW Individual suite. […]
Closer look at 2016 Volvo S90 via scale model
Some more images of the scale model 2016 Volvo S90 have surfaced online, giving us the best look yet at the upcoming flagship. CarNewsChina.com has got hold of the images once again, showing various angles of the new model. Volvo is still yet to even officially announce the new S90’s […]
BMW-tuning Alpina brand a chance for Australia – report
BMW Australia is reportedly in talks with Alpina over a potential local introduction of the performance German manufacturer. For those who haven’t heard of the brand, Alpina is a separate company to BMW, however, it offers brand new vehicles in Europe that are heavily based on BMW production cars. The […]
Rinspeed Etos concept previews futuristic driverless tech
Known for its wacky concepts and outrageous car designs, Swiss tuning company and manufacturer Rinspeed is planning to unveil a new concept car at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Seen here in an early teaser sketch, the Rinspeed Etos concept will be a low profile […]