Following up from last week’s reveal of the 2019 Ford Ranger, Ford Australia has now confirmed starting prices and market entry details. The new model is supported by Ford’s recently-announced five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty plan. The new lineup is split into two main vehicle types, including 4×2 and 4×4. These are […]
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.
Lexus LC Limited Edition adds intense Morphic Blue
Lexus is launching a striking special edition version of the already-stunning Lexus LC, painted in an exclusive, and painstakingly-crafted Morphic Blue. Available in both LC 500h hybrid and LC 500 V8 form, the LC Limited Edition is coated in an iridescent blue that is said to “take vehicle colour” to […]
2018 Holden Calais Tourer vs Subaru Outback 3.6R: Adventure wagon comparison (video)
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT So, here we have two very unlikely rivals. From Japan it’s arguably the pioneer of the jumped-up wagon vehicle style, the Subaru Outback, and from Germany we have the all-new Holden Calais V Tourer. Both vehicles promise all-weather, all-family touring, with some degree of off-road ability. […]
Alfa Romeo Giulia & Stelvio receive 5-star ANCAP safety rating
Although rated five stars for safety by the Euro NCAP division, the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio have just been awarded the full five-star seal of approval by the local ANCAP team as well. The results were compiled from data using NCAP’s crash tests. After analysing the data, the Giulia […]
BMW 530d patrol cars confirmed for NSW Police Force
Last year BMW Australia and the Victoria Police Force set up an agreement which will see BMW 5 Series vehicles implemented in the future police fleet. BMW Australia has now finalised a deal with the NSW Police Force. BMW Australia will supply authority-specification BMW 530d vehicles to the NSW Police […]
Mark Webber test drives the new Porsche Mission E (video)
Porsche ambassador and former F1 driver Mark Webber has sampled the all-new, all-electric Mission E to see what’s what, in the lead up to its market arrival expected to kick off next year. The Mission E will be Porsche’s first fully-electric production vehicle, using technology inspired by developments made with the […]
New Aston Martin Vantage production commences
Production of the new Aston Martin Vantage has begun at the company’s headquarters in Gaydon, UK, with the first customer deliveries commencing later this month. The new Vantage was initially unveiled in November last year. It features a beautiful new design with a full-width taillight, chunky skirting all around, and […]
Ford opens new ‘Weather Factory’ for extreme testing in Germany
What’s involved in vehicle testing before carmakers release their products to market? Well, some pretty hardcore stuff. Ford has just revealed its new ‘Weather Factory’ in Germany, which is capable of testing vehicles in almost every kind of extreme weather possible. Called the Environmental Test Centre, the factory offers engineers […]