The 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 range will land in Australia during the second quarter of next year, equipped with new turbocharged engines for all variants. Porsche Australia confirms the local lineup will consist of the Carrera 4 coupe and cabriolet, the 4S coupe and cabriolet, and the Targa 4 […]
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.
Race-ready Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport confirmed, November debut
A racing version of the Porsche Cayman GT4 will be unveiled at the Los Angeles Motor Show next month, Porsche has confirmed. It will be called the Cayman GT4 Clubsport. Designed for circuits and motorsport events, the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport will be a “near-standard’ racing version of the already […]
Lexus reveals Highway Teammate autonomous driving tech (video)
The race is certainly on for production autonomous driving technology. Lexus has revealed its latest stage in the move towards driverless cars, with a system it calls Highway Teammate. It was only yesterday that we heard from Volvo regarding its new IntelliSafe Auto Pilot system. And like that setup, the […]
BMW M4 GTS production car revealed; 368kW/700Nm
BMW has revealed the production version of the M4 GTS, based on the concept of the same name. It’s a stripped out, lightweight, and more powerful edition of the M4 coupe. If you’re after a performance car suitable for the track, this is it. BMW has made various revisions to […]
Australian vehicle sales for September 2015 – Ford Ranger new workhorse boss
VFACTS has released the national vehicle sales figures for Australia for September 2015, and we see a couple of popular favourites being bumped from top spot. No longer is the Mazda3 or Toyota Corolla the overall best-selling vehicle, for the month, and, arguably inevitable, the Toyota HiLux is no longer […]
BMW M2 spotted in Germany wearing very little camouflage
A lightly disguised prototype version of the upcoming BMW M2 sports car has been spotted in Germany, sitting innocently on the side of the road. As reported last week, the new model is set to be fully unveiled on October 14. It will slot neatly between the M235i M Performance […]
Ferrari F12 ‘GTO / Speciale’ to be unveiled next week – report
Ferrari will reportedly unveil the much-hyped F12 ‘GTO’ – or ‘Speciale’ – next week, becoming the company’s most powerful non-hybrid vehicle ever made. We’ve seen a few mysterious prototypes floating about around the company’s headquarters in Italy, however, it is still unofficial what the car is or what it will […]
Volvo IntelliSafe Auto Pilot technology revealed (video)
Volvo has released a preview of its upcoming autonomous driving technology, called IntelliSafe Auto Pilot. The advanced tech will soon become available for certain markets on specific roads. First thing’s first, IntelliSafe Auto Pilot is not about to be an option on your everyday Volvo just yet. At this stage […]