Not to miss out on the limelight beamed on Ford Australia today, production of the Holden Cruze in Australia stops today as well, at Holden’s Elizabeth plant in Adelaide. This brings an end to local production of the model since it began in 2011. While the Commodore will go on […]
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.
2017 Volkswagen Passat on sale in Australia, with 206TSI variant
Volkswagen Australia is introducing MY2017 updates for the Passat sedan, wagon, and Alltrack range, coinciding with the release of the new 206TSI range-topper. Starting with the MY17 updates, all variants now come with Air Care dual-zone climate control, while the Luxury pack adds a luggage net, and the R-Line package […]
2017 Suzuki Ignis confirmed for Australia, arrives Q1
Suzuki’s cute new Ignis has been confirmed to go on sale in Australia, arriving locally during the first quarter of 2017. The new Ignis was revealed earlier this. It’s a small SUV/crossover, sitting below the Vitara in the showroom ranking. This, according to Suzuki, makes the Ignis ideal for the […]
Mazda MX-5 RF production commences, in Australia Q1 2017
Production of the Mazda MX-5 RF hardtop has commenced at the company’s production facility in Hiroshima, just ahead of its market entry. Production has started at the ‘Ujina Plant No.1’ in Japan, with the first models set to be shipped off to North America and Europe. These will launch in […]
Lexus LC 500 spotted at Nurburgring, thumping V8 sound (video)
Lexus has been spotted testing a pre-production prototype version of the new LC 500 out on the Nurburgring, boasting what sounds like some very impressive performance. The new LC 500 has already been revealed, so there’s no news in terms of seeing the car. But it does look like Lexus […]
2016 Volvo XC90 T6 R-Design Polestar review (video)
It’s turbocharged and supercharged, and it is probably one of the best-looking SUVs in the class. Yes, we are talking about a Volvo here. This is the all-new XC90 T6 R-Design, which also happens to be enhanced by Volvo’s motorsport partner, Polestar. You probably wouldn’t have predicted Volvo to make […]
Australian vehicle sales for September 2016 – Mazda forges ahead
Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations have been released for September 2016, and it looks like Mazda is on a charge backed up by Hyundai to take over the market. In terms of the best-selling vehicle brands, Toyota sold the most vehicles out of any other carmaker in Australia […]
2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo on sale in Australia from $299,000
Nissan Australia has confirmed the Nismo performance brand will be launching locally in 2017, bringing the insane Nismo GT-R to the Aussie market for the first time. The 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo will go on sale in Australia in February next year, priced from $299,000 (excluding on-roads). Loyal GT-R customers […]