A new special edition of the Renault Koleos has been announced for the Australian lineup, called the Koleos Initiale. It comes in as the new flagship model, priced from $49,490 drive-away. Sitting above the current Intens, the Initiale comes with the 2.5-litre petrol engine option, and is distinguished, visually, via […]
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.
2018 Holden Commodore scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating
The upcoming, all-new, German-made 2018 Holden Commodore has been awarded the full five-star ANCAP safety rating in recent tests, just weeks before its market arrival in late February. ANCAP has assessed crash test results from Euro NCAP, and found good protection across all important areas which help result in a […]
Lister Thunder revealed, based on Jaguar F-Type
British car fans will remember Lister and its Le Mans racing cars from the 1980s and ’90s. Well, it seems the company is ready to reveal its first new model of the 21st century. Welcome to the Lister Thunder. Obviously the car is based on the Jaguar F-Type coupe, wearing […]
Jaguar I-Pace debut confirmed for March 1, completes winter tests (video)
Jaguar’s first ever all-electric production vehicle, called the I-Pace, will be unveiled on March 1 ahead of a public debut at the Geneva motor show a week later. In the lead up, the I-Pace has been undergoing extreme winter testing to make sure it lives up to Jaguar’s expectations. In […]
Lego Bugatti Chiron coming soon, complete with plastic W16 (video)
Lovers of Lego and Bugatti, equally, will be excited to hear the two companies are preparing a blocktastic, click-together version of the new Chiron supercar. A teaser video has been released and so far, it looks mighty impressive. The video, posted up on Bugatti’s Twitter page, doesn’t reveal much aside […]
For Sale: Mazda MX-5 with classic Ford Mustang body conversion
Have you ever wanted a Ford Mustang but with the fuel economy and reliability of a Mazda MX-5? Neither have we. But someone has, and has built a weird combination of the two and called it the M1stang. Interested? Yep, this Ford Mustang-looking vehicle is actually a Mazda MX-5 underneath […]
Zenvo plans new hypercar, to debut at Geneva show
Danish hypercar maker Zenvo is planning to unveil a new model at the Geneva motor show in March, releasing a few teaser images to build the anticipation. It will be the company’s third model. The original Zenvo ST1 debuted in 2009, wowing motoring fans with a colossal engine and aggressive […]
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi becomes top-selling carmaker in 2017
Toyota has lost its long-term spot as the most popular car manufacturer around the world for the second year running. It sold 10.2 million vehicles during 2017, which was actually the third best of any light vehicle manufacturer. Coming in first place was the recently-grouped Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, following the acquisition […]