The official world record for the biggest simultaneous burnout has been broken at this year’s Street Machine Summernats 28 festival in Canberra. The record involved 103 cars all doing a burnout at the same time. Guinness World Records was present to overlook the proceedings. The main rule was that every […]
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.
For Sale: 1970 PGC10 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R ‘Hakosuka’
A genuine, ultra-rare, mint condition ‘PGC10’ 1970 Nissan Skyline H/T 2000 GT-R sedan is going up for auction later this month. It is one of the cleanest examples we’ve ever seen. The first Skyline GT-R, or Hakosuka as it’s known in Japan, is one of the most sought-after retro classics […]
Video: 551kW Ford FG Falcon G6E is one tough sleeper
How’s this for a cool sleeper sedan. It’s an FG Ford Falcon G6E Turbo that produces 738hp at the wheels, capable of dusting off quarter mile times in under 10 seconds. The friendly Falcon features a 4.0-litre turbocharged inline six that produces 270kW in factory form. With a GTX35/40 Garrett […]
Ford planning ‘EcoBeast’ performance EcoBoost engines?
Ford has filed an application to trademark ‘EcoBeast’ in the US, giving us some insight as to what the company might be planning in the near future. You have probably all heard of the ‘EcoBoost’ name which is a sub-brand reserved for Ford’s latest environmentally-conscious turbocharged engines. Two applications have […]
Fiat-Chrysler puts together SRT Hellcat burnout compilation
It seems Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is very proud of its new flagship Dodge SRT Hellcat muscle cars, to the extent where it has put together a neat little video capturing some of the best burnouts by the new cars. Dodge introduced its new line of performance vehicles late in 2014, […]
2016 BMW 7 Series spotted, new-look front end revealed
Images of a prototype 2016 BMW 7 Series have surfaced online, revealing various aspects of the exterior and interior for the first time. As you can see, the front end will incorporate the company’s latest design language, with wider headlights that spread to the centre grille, a more prominent set […]
2015 BMW X1 sDrive20i review (video)
Welcome to the 2015 BMW X1 sDrive20i. This is the smallest SUV from the Munich-based company, blending the practicality of a small hatch with the ground clearance of a plucky crossover. The X1 underwent a model update, or an LCI as BMW calls it, back in April. It included a […]
Top 10 most popular PDriveTV YouTube videos of 2014
With 2015 just around the corner now, we thought we’d look back over the most popular videos we published this year. Specifically, the top 10 PDriveTV YouTube channel videos of 2014 in terms of total views (at the time of writing). Sitting in tenth spot is our Nissan Pulsar SSS […]