You’ve probably heard of ‘plus’ versions of high-performance Audi models before, such as the R8 V10 plus. The company has now unveiled the SQ5 plus. This is a high-performance version of the SQ5, which itself is a performance version of the Q5 SUV. Perhaps the most interesting aspect to the […]
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.
Video: PDriveTV’s 2016 Subaru WRX STI POV review & track test
When it comes to rally-bred sports sedans, nobody does it better than Subaru. And for the MY2016 WRX STI, the company has perhaps made its performance even more accessible to a wider range of buyers and driver types. We’re testing the WRX STI Premium version which comes with luxuries such […]
2016 Holden Commodore VF II previewed for first time
A teaser image of the upcoming 2016 Holden VF Commodore Series II has been posted up onto the company’s Facebook page, giving us a brief look at what will be the last locally produced Commodore ever. The VF II is set to come with only a mild facelift in terms […]
Bentley Bentayga is world’s fastest SUV; 301km/h (video)
Bentley is claiming the title for the world’s fastest production SUV with the upcoming Bentayga. It was inevitable, really. Considering many of its German rivals are restricted to 250km/h as part of a friendly agreement between manufacturers, it opens the way for Bentley to swoop past with a top speed […]
2016 Mazda BT-50 on sale in Australia from $25,570
The lightly facelift 2016 Mazda BT-50 will go on sale in Australia later this month, bringing a fractional price rise for most variants, along with added features and a tweaked design. Only minor styling changes have been made to the new model, but now it fits in more consistently with […]
Jaguar F-Pace body shown in most revealing teaser yet (video)
Jaguar has begun with the teaser trend, releasing this side profile image of the production F-Pace SUV before its big unveiling at Frankfurt. As we all expected, it looks very similar to the C-X17 concept from 2013. Not many carmakers produce vehicles that look all that similar to their concept […]
2016 Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe DTM racer revealed
Mercedes-AMG has unveiled its 2016 DTM touring car, based on the recently-revealed new-shape C 63 AMG Coupe road car. A special edition road-going version has also been revealed, called the Edition 1, coinciding with the racer’s debut. Although it is based on the C 63 AMG, there is very little […]
Next-gen Nissan Juke confirmed, will use new CMF-B platform
The Nissan Juke has only been around since 2010, but it has been such a popular model – especially in Europe – that Nissan has confirmed there will be a next-generation version. In Europe the Juke is the company’s second best-selling vehicle. It is made in the UK at its […]