There’s no better sign of ‘I was rich in the ‘80s’ than a Mercedes-Benz 560SL R107. The R107 chassis was built from 1971 through 1989, and to this day, it is the second-longest single series ever built by Mercedes-Benz (behind the G-Class). A total of 237,287 Mercedes-Benz SL R107s were […]
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 Opel Astra GTC Coupe unveiled at Frankfurt show
Opel, which is soon to be sold as a standalone brand in Australia, has unveiled the all-new three-door Opel Astra GTC Coupe at the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show. The car is based on the new five-door Astra, however, the body shell is unique and the platform dimensions are revised, […]
Past Blast: 1997 EL Ford Falcon GT
The 1997 EL Ford Falcon GT seems to be a bit of a forgotten performance car these days. With its ‘over-styled’ bodykit and funky-looking plastic woodgrain, it was certainly very ’90s, and much different to the original Falcon GT examples. The 1997 EL Ford Falcon GT was built to celebrate […]
BMW 1 Series M Coupe stripe package joins M Performance Accessories
Attention BMW 1 Series M Coupe customers, are you thinking your newly purchased 3.0-litre twin-turbo, 250kW beast looks a little tame? Well, how about an M stripe package? The idea for the BMW 1 M Coupe stripes came about after some renderings that were created by Jon Sibal featuring a […]
Subaru BRZ drivetrain unveiled at Frankfurt show
Subaru has released more details of the rear-wheel drive Subaru BRZ at the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show. The BRZ is described by Subaru as a “pure handling delight”, and other than the upcoming sister car, the Toyota FT-86, the Subaru BRZ will be the only mainstream front-engine, rear-wheel drive […]
Ford Fiesta ST Concept unveiled at Frankfurt show
Ford has revealed the new Ford Fiesta ST Concept at the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, not even a month after releasing images of the 2012 Ford Focus ST. Not since the Ford Fiesta XR4 have we seen a performance-orientated Ford Fiesta in Australia like this, so fingers crossed the […]
BRABUS High Performance 4WD Full Electric concept car revealed at Frankfurt
BRABUS, known for producing some of the fastest cars to ever slip down the autobahn, including the BRABUS Rocket, has surprisingly revealed an all electric vehicle at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, dubbed the BRABUS High Performance 4WD Full Electric concept car. The car is based on the latest E-Class […]
2012 Ford Focus ST station wagon unveiled at Frankfurt
The 2012 Ford Focus ST station wagon has just been unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 2012 Ford Focus ST station wagon will be fitted with the same 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine found in the 2012 Ford Focus ST five-door. Don’t get your hopes up just yet Aussie station […]