Nissan has added two new models to its Nismo family; the Note Nismo and Note Nismo S. Each model offers different levels of performance as well as sporty interior and exterior enhancements. The Note Nismo drops the regular model’s naturally aspirated 1.6-litre four-cylinder in favour of a supercharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder […]
Josh Bennis
Josh is one of the original co-founders of PerformanceDrive. His expertise is car culture and aftermarket performance. He was the editor at Hot4s Magazine, and has since worked at Fast Fours, Zoom, and as a journalist at The Project Group.
Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Ohio State Highway Patrol Museum
Former Governor of California and Hollywood movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken time to visit the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Academy museum during a recent trip to the country’s north. During his visit, Schwarzenegger posed next to a 1938 Harley-Davidson and an old 1930s Chrysler that were previously used to […]
BMW adds South American plant, first car produced
BMW Group has today celebrated assembling its first car at its new assembly plant in Araquari, Brazil. The facility is also set to get a new body shop and paint shop, due to be constructed by September 2015. The first car to be produced from the factory was a BMW […]
Vortech supercharges 2015 Ford Mustang, up to 895kW
Vortech Engineering has sprinkled some of its supercharger magic over the 2015 Ford Mustang GT and come up with a bunch of tyre-frying packages that will go on display at the upcoming 2014 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Sitting on the Vortech stand will be this ‘Competition Orange’ 2015 Ford […]
2014 Nissan Pathfinder ST review (video)
If you’re in the market for a seven-seat SUV then you you’ve got some decision making to do. With so many options on the table – AWD, 2WD, diesel, petrol, manual, automatic – it essentially comes down to two things; what you plan to use the car for, and how […]
AC Schnitzer reveals upgrades for BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe
Renowned German tuning company AC Schnitzer has come up with a host of aftermarket products for the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe that are sure to appeal to owners. First and foremost is the engine performance upgrades: the base model 420d is tuned to make 160kW (up from 135kW), the […]
2015 Hyundai i20 WRC car begins testing, based on new i20
Even though there’s two rounds left on the 2014 WRC calendar, Hyundai has already completed its first shakedown of its 2015 prototype i20 WRC car based on the new 2015 Hyundai i20 road car unveiled in Paris last week. Hyundai Motorsport bosses enlisted French driver Bryan Bouffler to pilot the […]
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 previewed, sounds insane
A video teaser of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 has been released, showing the track-only Italian supercar undergoing initial stages of development at the ‘Piero Taruffi’ circuit in Rome, Italy. Under the watchful eye of Lamborghini’s Giorgio Sanna, Lamborghini Squadra Corse test drivers Adrian Zaugg and Fabio Babini set up the […]