If you’re sweating to get your hands on the recently arrived 2012 Toyota 86, and really want to live and breathe the 86, the Citizen Toyota 86 watch is for you. In our daily stumbles around the ‘Net, we came across this 86-inspired watch. It was developed as a partnership […]
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.
2012 FPV GT FG MKII review (video)
Since the GT nameplate was introduced back in 1967, we’ve seen quite a few interesting expressions of the famous Ford. The latest 2012 FPV GT FG MKII version is the most powerful yet. With a 335kW supercharged V8 under the bonnet, it’s easily capable of sending the speedometre into a […]
Neal Bates wins QLD round of Australian Classic Rally Challenge
Rally champ Neal Bates and Coral Taylor have taken out the Australian Classic Rally Challenge of the International Rally of Queensland in their retro Toyota Celica RA40. Bates, a four-time national rally winner, dominated 17 of 18 stages during the two-day sunshine coast event. The rally wasn’t without incident for […]
NSW registration labels scrapped from 2013 onwards
It’s that timely task we all hate – scrapping off the old one and slapping on a new one. Today the NSW Government announced that from January 1, 2013, light vehicles (weighing up to 4.5 tonnes ) registered in NSW will no longer require the little annoying label. Police will […]
2012 Range Rover Evoque Dynamic Si4 Coupe review
Meet one of the most affordable, and most eye-catching luxury coupes on sale today. The 2012 Range Rover Evoque Dynamic Si4 Coupe is just one variant (the sportiest) of Land Rover’s keenest new model. The latest VFACTS figures show it’s Land Rover’s current bestseller, too. After spending a week lavished […]
2012 Holden Cruze SRi-V Hatch Series II review
The 2012 Holden Cruze SRi-V Hatch Series II is as Australian as a meat pie with sauce. It’s locally designed, and locally assembled at Holden Vehicle Operations in South Australia. With its stylish appearance, sporty highlights, and low-displacement turbocharged engine, the SRi-V is a spacious, fuel-efficient performer for the masses. […]
For sale: 1980 Holden VC Commodore restored with 500hp LS3 engine
Up for sale on eBay is this 1980 Holden VC Commodore. It has been given new life thanks to a ground up rebuild, with new suspension, interior, paint and panels, and its greatest asset, a brand new crate 6.2-litre LS3 engine from the General (this same engine can be found […]
2012 Willall Pilatus Mount Alma Mile Hillclimb
In the last weekend of March, the 2012 Willall Pilatus Mount Alma Mile Hillclimb was held in Innman Valley, South Australia. The annually held event is located approximately 80 kilometres south of Adelaide, and attracts a huge range of performance vehicles from around the country. The 2012 Willall Pilatus Mount […]