Renault Australia is announcing a range of updates for the introduction of the 2017 model year Clio range, adding more standard kit and sharping pricing. Four main variant lines are being offered in Australia, spanning from the Life, Zen, Intens, to the top GT-Line. All come with a dual-clutch automatic […]
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.
Geely spotted testing MPV prototype in Australia
Chinese carmaker Geely has been spotted testing a mid-size MPV prototype in Australia, potentially hinting at a local introduction further down the track. It’s understood the prototype is being tested through the Geely-owned subsidiary Drive Systems International (DSI), which is based in Melbourne, near where this prototype was spotted earlier […]
Icon: The definitive book of Land Rover Defender, coming soon
Love your Land Rover Defenders? Can’t get enough of them and just want to absorb every piece of information about them? Well, you might be interested to hear Land Rover is announcing the bible of Land Rover books, called Icon: The Official Story of the Series Land Rover and Defender. […]
Range Rover Velar V8 ‘SVR’ spotted belting around Nurburgring (video)
Here we have it, folks. Visual and audible confirmation that there will be a V8 version of the attractive new Range Rover Velar at some stage. This spy video shows a prototype gunning around the Nurburgring in Germany, belting out an unmistakable V8 soundtrack. It’s expected to be the sounds […]
2017 Cadillac CT6 spotted testing in Australia
A prototype of what looks to be a Cadillac CT6 has been spotted in Australia, further fuelling rumours of the Cadlilac brand making its way Down Under in the near future. Once the locally-made Holden Commodore goes out of production later this year, the buying public and many government, taxi, […]
2017 Nissan GT-R POV review – first impressions (video)
If you simply want the quickest-accelerating car you can possibly buy on the new car market in Australia, look no further than the 2017 Nissan GT-R. The MY2017 GT-R – MY18 abroad – is the latest and therefor greatest iteration of the iconic super sports car. For this version Nissan […]
2018 Volvo XC60 production commences in Sweden
Production of the new, 2018 Volvo XC60 has commenced, with the first customer order rolling off the line at the company’s Torslanda facility in Sweden this week. The new XC60 is an all-new model, despite looking pretty similar in some areas as the outgoing version. It rides atop Volvo’s latest […]
HSV developing 375kW V6 for 2018 Commodore ‘VXR’ – report
Australians might be about to lose one of its favourite sports sedans, but it seems the next-gen 2018 Commodore ‘VXR’ variant, potentially branded as a HSV, could receive a new twin-turbo V6. According to an Auto Express report in the UK the next Opel Insignia Grand Sport VXR, which is […]