Following a number of image leaks, Volkswagen has now officially unveiled the 2017 Golf facelift as promised, bringing more advanced technology inside and out, and a slightly updated design. Firstly, the design. It’s a very mild update but it does look a bit more grown up and more intelligent. There’s […]
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.
Skoda Octavia RS 230 edition on sale in Australia from $41,490
Skoda has announced for a new special edition Octavia for the Australian market, called the RS 230. This comes in as the most powerful Octavia production car ever, featuring a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine producing, you guessed it, 230hp. In metric speak that’s 169kW, which is on par with […]
Mercedes-AMG ‘A 40’ spotted? New mild hot hatch (video)
It seems Mercedes-Benz might be planning an ‘A 40’ AMG Sport, of sorts, sitting beneath the fire-cracking A 45 super hatch. A video has surfaced on the ‘Tube showing a prototype A-Class with a number of interesting clues that have industry experts ablaze. It’s pretty clear this isn’t the fully-fledged […]
2017 Porsche Panamera base model revealed, gets new V6 twin-turbo
The 2017 Porsche Panamera range is expanding, with the unveil of the new entry model Panamera and Panamera 4 to be shown for the first time at the upcoming LA auto show. It joins the recently-revealed Panamera 4S. Featuring a new 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine churning out 243kW, the model […]
Honda WR-V mini SUV debuts at Sao Paulo auto show
Honda has revealed a new model which can only be described as miniature HR-V at the Sao Paulo motor show in Brazil. It’s called the Honda WR-V. Developed for emerging markets, the WR-V is a compact crossover designed for tight city streets and urban adventure. Specifically, it was designed in […]
2017 Volkswagen Golf revealed in leaked images
Images of the facelifted 2017 Volkswagen Golf have surfaced online, giving us our first look at the embattled carmaker’s revised hatch. Official details of the new model are set to be revealed tomorrow, but as you can see the 2017 Golf will receive a mild design update including new headlights, […]
Alfa Romeo Giulia QV in high demand in Australia, arrives February
Demand for the new Alfa Romeo Giulia QV is already soaring in Australia in the lead up to its local launch in February. In a press statement Alfa Romeo said more than 100 punters have placed orders for the high-powered sedan in three months prior to its launch. And this […]
2018 BMW X3 M confirmed by loud prototype (video)
Okay, so this is pretty much all the confirmation you need. There will be a proper X3 M car with the next-generation, as audibly indicated by this barking prototype. Spotted by autoevolution recently in and around the Nurburgring in Germany, the X3 M is set to be BMW’s first performance […]