Following the announcement of the new Audi RS 3 sedan earlier this year, Audi Australia is now introducing the Sportback hatch version with the same mental ingredients. The new hatch pretty much becomes the most powerful hot hatch on the market, using a new 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine to generate […]
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 Range Rover Autobiography debuts with PHEV option, LWB only
The biggest, badass Range Rover, the SVAutobiography, has just received its first update and it’s now even bigger. Yep, the 2018 model gets the long wheelbase treatment, exclusively. Land Rover is debuting the new model at the Los Angeles auto show, which is just getting underway now. At the top […]
Volkswagen Touareg Monochrome announced for Australia
Volkswagen Australia is announcing a new special variant for the Touareg range, called the Touareg Monochrome. It showcases a fashionable black and white colour scheme. Based on the 150TDI, the Touareg Monochrome comes with a number of unique styling and luxury highlights. Most noticeable are the black exterior trimmings, such […]
Holden dealerships getting makeover, upgrades for Lang Lang track
Holden’s historic Lang Lang proving ground facility in Victoria is undergoing a major upgrade as part of a $7 million investment program, while dealerships around the country are also getting a major makeover to a new-look ‘Dealership of the Future’ roll out via a $150 million investment. Lang Lang celebrates […]
New Mazda ‘CX-7’ in the works, to be made in US for the US market
Remember the Mazda CX-7? It could be making a comeback as Mazda plans an all-new model which will slot between the CX-5 and the CX-9, a report has confirmed. Unfortunately it is set to be a US-only model. Speaking with Automotive News recently, Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai said there is […]
Rydges plans trackside hotel for new The Bend Motorsport Park
Rydges will soon open a brand new hotel right next to The Bend Motorsport Park in Adelaide, giving car enthusiasts the opportunity to book a room trackside, overlooking the pit lane. Called Rydges Pit Lane Hotel, the venue is planned to open in April in 2018, with bookings set to […]
New Mercedes-Benz CLS previewed again, design details shown (video)
Another teaser of the all-new Mercedes-Benz CLS has been handed out. This time in video form, showing us some details of the body design including the iconic swooping roofline. The video shows us glimpses of the all-new body and some fixture details, and it confirms the CLS will remain a […]
2019 BMW M140i spied, to adopt 2.0T with AWD (video)
BMW’s next-gen 2019 ‘M140i’ (name not confirmed) has been spotted at the Nurburgring in what is likely to be one of the last testing sessions of the year before winter conditions close in. The biggest news? This is set to be BMW’s first-ever front-wheel-drive-based hot hatch. You see, BMW is […]