Despite the going trends and the potential cost-effective benefits of pairing up with or falling under a larger manufacturer, McLaren is adamant on staying an independent vehicle marker an interview has revealed. Speaking with Automotive News recently, Jolyon Nash, McLaren’s executive director of sales and marketing, said the company’s current […]
Month: April 2015
2016 Toyota HiLux photographed in factory, interior shown
Some more images showing the 2016 Toyota HiLux have leaked online, this time we get to see more detail of the exterior and a glimpse of the interior. The image above seemingly proves the previous brochure scan was accurate, as this vehicle presents the same grown-up shape. There’s fuller wheel […]
2016 Mitsubishi Triton review – Australian launch
Over the past two days PerformanceDrive has been at Fraser Island, QLD, the world’s largest sand island, to put the new-look 2016 Mitsubishi Triton through its paces. Let us explain what’s new, what’s improved, and what we liked. It’s fair to say the Mitsubishi Triton has become a big part […]
Holden Cascada on sale in May from $41,990
Holden will launch its first convertible since the Astra convertible of 2009 with the new Cascada next month. It will be available in a special Launch Edition to celebrate the return of the drop-top to the local range. The new Cascada is based on the latest Astra in Europe, and […]
Liberty Walk creates cool wide-body kit for MINI Cooper S
Liberty Walk, the Japanese tuning firm renowned for creating crazy wide-body Lamborghini kits and the like, has turned its attention to the more humble MINI Cooper S. As you can see, the same wide-body thinking has been applied to the MINI. There’s huge old-school-style wheel arch flares that give the […]
Holden Astra GTC & VXR on sale from May 4, from $26,990
The new Holden Astra has almost arrived in Australia, made up of the GTC, GTC Sport and the high-performance VXR. These are based on the existing Vauxhall/Opel Astra GTC from GM’s international portfolio. Both the GTC and GTC Sport come with a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 125kW and 260Nm […]
2015 Toyota Camry production starts in Australia, on sale in May
Production of the new-look 2016 Toyota Camry has begun at the Australian manufacturing facility in Altona, Victoria. It will be the last Camry produced in Australia before all local Toyota manufacturing closes down at the end of 2017. The new-look Camry was previewed by the US version at the 2014 […]
Land Rover Discovery Sport getting eco ‘Ingenium’ TD engines
Land Rover is planning to introduce the new Jaguar Land Rover 2.0-litre ‘Ingenium’ turbo-diesel engine for the Discovery Sport. An eco-focused front-wheel drive will also be introduced later this year. The new Ingenium engine family is all about fresh technology in the name of efficiency. For the Discovery Sport, buyers […]