Ford Australia has used social media to confirm the upcoming arrival of the Ford Endura ST-Line. The Endura launches late this year, coming in as a replacement for the Territory, based on the overseas Ford Edge. You can think of ST-Line as an intermediate step between the semi-hardcore ST models, […]
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.
Audi e-tron production commences at Brussels plant, debuts soon
Production of Audi’s upcoming e-tron fully electric SUV has commenced at the company’s Brussels plant in Belgium, with the first example already complete. The Audi e-tron is the first electric SUV to be launched by the company. It’s set to be about the size of the Q5, powered by a […]
Video: 2019 BMW 1 Series spotted, M140i form with AWD?
BMW has been spotted testing its upcoming 1 Series hatch out on the Nurburgring, in what appears to be M Performance form as a successor to the current M140i. The M140i badge could continue on, but as far as we know, the new 1 Series will shift from its current […]
Volvo 360c concept revealed, rival to short-haul flights
Welcome to the future. This is Volvo’s idea of a vehicle that can pick you up from home and take you on a cross-state journey without needing to get behind the wheel. It’s called the Volvo 360c concept. It’s a vision for a future fully autonomous and fully electric car, […]
2019 Mitsubishi ASX, Outlander PHEV, Eclipse Cross updates announced
Mitsubishi Australia is bolstering its SUV range, announcing the arrival of the 2019 ASX, Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross range. The latter two welcome a new ES entry-level variant. Starting with the 2019 Mitsubishi ASX, the company has decided to provide the 2.0-litre petrol engine for all variants as standard. […]
2019 Mercedes-Benz E-Class announced in Australia, E 53 AMG added
Following similar announcements overseas last month, a range of updates for the Mercedes-Benz E-Class have now been confirmed for Australia. Local buyers can welcome the arrival of the E 53 AMG performance model. Five main variant levels are being presented, spanning from the E 200, E 220 d, E 350 […]
Australian vehicle sales for August 2018 (VFACTS)
It’s that time of the month again. New vehicle sales stats for August 2018 have been released, in the form of the national VFACTS report, and it looks like sales are slightly down, by 0.3 per cent, for the first eight months of the year compared with last year. Toyota […]
Mercedes-Benz EQC unveiled, new electric mid-size SUV
Mercedes-Benz has won the race of the big three German brands to introduce an electric mid-size SUV, unveiling the new EQC overnight. It will contend with the upcoming Audi e-tron and BMW iX3 in the same class, and the already-launched Jaguar I-PACE crossover. The EQC is the first vehicle to […]