Italian supercar maker, Lamborghini, has sent out an invitation this week saying “Lamboghini. Racing towards Frankfurt,” and “Discover a new Lamborghini super sports car at the next Frankfurt Motorshow”. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the exotic supercar brand is planning something special for the 2011 Frankfurt […]
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.
2011 Ford FPV GS Ute review
The new 315kW 2011 Ford FPV GS Ute is about as tough as they come. And like the previous model, you can thank the Americans for the engine… but this time around you can thank Australia for the forced induction. Yep, that’s right, it comes with an Australian-made supercharger. Does […]
Cosa Design Lamborghini Gallardo
The Cosa Design Lamborghini Gallardo is for people who dare to be different. While it might not be to everyone’s taste, you can’t argue that it certainly adds an entire new level of phatness to the Italian supercar. The kit features a new front bar, new rear bar with diffuser, […]
Ferrari offers free seven-year servicing on selected 2012 models
Ferrari North America are offering new customers a free seven-year scheduled maintenance program exclusive only to the 2012 Ferrari California, 458 Italia and new all-wheel drive FF. Who doesn’t like something for free? A first in the motoring indusrty, this will no doubt give Ferrari lovers extra incentive to crack […]
US drivers ditch V8 for four-cylinder efficiency
It appears the home of the brave and the land of the free is fed up with putting their hands in their pockets to power big V8 engines. Yes, US consumers are finally giving up on the V8 in favour of four-cylinder efficiency, according to IHS Automotive and J.D Power […]
Mazda old-school car collection and parts up for sale
Now this is what you call a cool find. We’re not sure how this collection of Mazda cars and bits came about, whether it’d all been locked away for a period of time, or if it was just spares from an old Mazda wrecker, one thing is for sure, it’s […]
Porsche Design compass-in-a-watch
So, if you thought the Porsche Design Shisha was quirky, well, check out this Porsche Design compass-in-a-watch. While it’s not the greatest, or first of its kind, how many people do you know with a Porsche compass? The black titanium Swiss-made time-telling watchface folds out, revealing a liquid compass underneath. […]
Video: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG burnout
All of us at some stage have thought about what it’d be like to throw some doughnuts in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Equipped with the naturally-aspirated AMG 6.2-litre V8 producing 420kW and 650Nm, it’s certainly no slouch. It’ll see 0-100km/h in a piddling 3.8 seconds. At $464,000, it’s certainly an […]