Sports sedan fans will be excited to hear there is a 2020 Hyundai Sonata N-Line in the works, with a new 2.5-litre turbo engine, known as the ‘Theta-III’, likely to give the variant bespoke power from the rest of the range. As previously revealed, the new Sonata in standard form […]
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.
2020 Toyota Granvia; 2 variants confirmed for Australia
Following its initial reveal in May, Toyota Australia has confirmed some additional details of the new Toyota Granvia people-mover that will arrive late this year. It comes in to replace the Tarago, sharing platforms with the new Toyota HiAce. The local arm has confirmed two variants will go on sale […]
Video: 2019 BMW 330i M Sport G20 – Detailed review (POV)
On first impressions, BMW’s all-new G20 3 Series ticks all the right boxes for natural 3 Series progression. It’s more powerful, more agile, lighter weight, more efficient, and more intelligent than ever before. It’s also slightly larger to improve passenger comfort. Some tradition has been lost in the translation, though. […]
2020 Porsche 718 GTS spied? Singing soundtrack returns (video)
Porsche has been spotted testing prototype versions of what could be MY2020 updates for the 718 Boxster GTS and 718 Cayman GTS. The interesting thing about this spy video is that it could confirm Porsche has fixed up the engine and exhaust noise of the GTS models. Porsche has been […]
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8 revealed, confirmed for Australia
This is it. The all-new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8 muscle car. It drops its long-held tradition of being front-engined with rear-wheel drive, and instead turns to a supercar-like mid-engined layout with rear-wheel drive. Best yet, it is confirmed it will go on sale in Australia via the Holden division. […]
2020 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport revealed in sneaky photos
Images of the new 2020 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport have leaked online, giving us a first look at the facelifted SUV ahead of its official reveal next week. The images, surfacing on AutoIndustriya, show a finished example of the new model in what appears to be a workshop of some kind. […]
Hyundai develops world’s first Active Shift Control transmission for hybrids
Hyundai Motor Group has developed what it is calling the world’s first Active Shift Control transmission for hybrid powertrains. It will debut in the all-new Sonata arriving later this year. The technology promises optimised transmission efficiency because it is able to monitor gear shifts 500 times per second, and can […]
Ferrari 812 ‘Spider’ to be revealed in September
Ferrari is apparently preparing to unveil a drop-top ‘Spider’ version of the epic 812 Superfast in a couple of months. It’s set to come in as the first V12 convertible series production car from Ferrari since 2014. Yes, there have been some one-off customer order models more recently, but as […]