If you’ve been curious about EVs and even half-interested in buying one, but you’ve always been turned away by the price they’re usually attached to, you need to check this out. It’s called the 2021 MG ZS EV. And it is now the most affordable electric vehicle on the Australian […]
Brett Davis
Brett is the editor and founder of PerformanceDrive. He's obsessed with driving, having played with Matchbox cars until he was tall enough to drive a real one. After initially working as a mechanic, Brett earned a degree in journalism and entered media as an editorial assistant at Top Gear Australia magazine. He then worked at CarAdvice. His dream is to live next door to the Nurburgring in Germany.
Electric BMW iX revealed, production confirmed for 2021
BMW has unveiled its all-new iX fully electric SUV, debuting a modular and scalable platform and fresh technologies. This is the production version of the iNEXT concept that was unveiled in 2018. It looks a bit like the iNEXT concept only with production-friendly trimmings. You can see some modern BMW […]
2021 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S resets Nurburgring lap record (video)
The 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4Matic has set a new lap record around the Nurburgring, resetting its previous lap record set in 2018. It remains the quickest production four-door luxury car to ever lap the circuit. Thanks to various tweaks introduced for the 2021 model year, the beast managed […]
2021 Land Rover Discovery update gets inline-6 engines
The Land Rover Discovery is the next model under the Jaguar Land Rover umbrella to adopt the company’s beaut new inline-six petrol and diesel engines. This is part of the MY2021 rollout, which is on sale now. Aside from the new engines, which we’ll get to in a sec, the […]
2021 Hyundai Tucson N Line shown, confirmed for Australia
Hyundai’s sporty N performance division is crunching out more and more tasty products, and off the back of those are the intermediate N Line variants. The latest to join the ranks is this, the new Tucson N Line. The all-new, fourth-generation Tucson made its debut just a couple of months […]
Lexus UX 300e confirmed for Australia, arrives November 2021
Lexus Australia has confirmed it will be launching the all-new UX 300e fully electric small SUV in local showrooms next year. It will come in as the company’s first fully electric vehicle. The Lexus UX 300e is, as the name suggests, based on the UX small premium SUV and will […]
2021 MG ZS EV launches in Australia, priced from $40,990
Welcome to the most affordable electric vehicle available on the new car market in Australia. The MG ZS EV. It enters the small SUV segment, rivalling only the Hyundai Kona Electric. At the moment, Australian consumers are offered a range of electric vehicle options, however, the most affordable model – […]
2021 Hyundai i30 Sedan N previewed
Hyundai is getting ready to unveil its newest N performance product, today releasing some preview images of the i30 Sedan N – also known as the Elantra N in some markets. The new i30 sedan is, as we found out during its recent Australian debut, slightly bigger than the regular […]