Following the announcement of Martin Winterkorn’s resignation as CEO of Volkswagen, the company has announced Porsche chairman Matthias Müller as the new boss until a replacement is found. Müller will remain as chairman of Porsche AG, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, and will continue until Winterkorn’s replacement is sourced. The company […]
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.
Maserati Quattroporte found, flood-wrecked & abandoned
How’s this for a sorry sight? It’s a relative new Maserati Quattroporte, damaged and abandoned after recent floods in Israel. The Italian exotic was found left to die at the bottom of a riverbed. It has suffered considerable damage, with flood water ravaging through the ins and outs of every […]
BMW M Performance working on X4 ‘M40i’ – UPDATE: confirmed
BMW is reportedly planning a performance version of the sporty X4 SUV dubbed the X4 ‘M40i’, developed by the company’s M Performance sub-brand. If there’s an SUV in the lineup that is deserving of a performance variant, it’s the X4. The model is based on the popular X3 mid-size SUV […]
Porsche 911 GTS Rennsport Reunion edition announced for USA
A special Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Rennsport edition has been announced to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the iconic Porsche event. The Rennsport Reunion edition was unveiled at this year’s event which took place at Laguna Seca Raceway in the USA.. Strangely, Porsche says just 25 examples will be made […]
Video: Toyota LandCruiser Sahara Diesel POV review
Planning an epic trip all the way around Australia? This is the vehicle you need to do it in. The 2015 Toyota LandCruiser Sahara turbo-diesel V8. We’re testing the current, pre-facelifted version before the new-look model arrives next month. And what better way to test it than by hitting up […]
BMW rejects claims it cheats on diesel emissions tests
Following the Volkswagen emissions scandal, other German carmakers are now being put under scrutiny, with the latest accusations being directed to BMW and the diesel engine used in the X3 SUV. According to German publication Auto Bild, the 2.0-litre turbo-diesel found in the X3 might also feature special cheating software […]
2016 BMW X1 on sale in Australia from $49,500, new FWD architecture
Local prices and specifications for the new 2016 BMW X1 have been announced, just ahead of its market entry in October. The two-wheel drive sDrive models will arrive in December. BMW Australia is offering customers four different variant levels for the new, front-wheel-drive-based X1, spanning from the sDrive18d, sDrive20i, to […]
Editorial: What SUV did we buy – Land Rover, Lexus NX, BMW X3?
For our more regular readers you might remember our editorial last month about buying a premium SUV. It was between the Land Rover Discovery Sport, Lexus NX, and BMW X3. This was one of the longest decision-making processes my wife and I had ever made. I think it was so […]