The new Toyota Corolla hybrid has touched down in Australia, bringing super-efficient fuel economy to the highly popular humble hatch. Toyota claims the new variant offers the best fuel economy in its class – aside from the Prius – with an official average of 4.1L/100km. This provides a theoretical driving […]
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.
2016 Mazda CX-9 to go on sale in Australia from $49,000 drive-away
Following our exclusive report detailing the all-new 2016 Mazda CX-9 in Australian specification, it seems prices have now been leaked out early. Mazda Australia is yet to officially announce pricing and details, but as we discovered last week, the new model will come well-packaged. And now it seems it will […]
Toyota benchmarking previous Porsche 911 GT3 for new Supra?
Toyota engineers have been spotted at the Nurburgring testing a Porsche 911 GT3 RS, potentially getting down some benchmarks in the development of its upcoming Supra revival. An image has appeared on renowned Nurburgring enthusiast website BridgeToGantry, spotting the Porsche apparently owned by and/or under the control of Toyota. It […]
2016 Toyota Camry RZ on sale in Australia from $28,490
Back by popular demand, Toyota Australia is reintroducing the sporty Camry RZ to the local lineup, bringing the usual darkened highlights to the humble sedan. The latest edition is based on the new Camry Altise. Instantly recognisable features include the 18-inch alloy wheels in black, low profile sports tyres, twin […]
Video: Citroen C4 Cactus 1.6 HDi review – first impressions (POV)
Looking to buy a small SUV but want something a little different? The Citroen C4 Cactus could be the perfect candidate. We’re currently test driving the new Citroen Cactus, based on the C4. As you’ll see in the video below, it looks nothing like your average C4. It’s dressed in […]
Polestar Volvo XC90 T8 is the most powerful Volvo ever
Welcome to Volvo’s most powerful production vehicle it has ever made. Interestingly, it’s an SUV. Yep, it’s the Polestar option package for the new Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine. The latest XC90 T8 was already the most powerful production car Volvo had ever made. But with the help of in-house […]
2018 Mercedes GLE ‘W167’ spotted, getting new MHA platform (video)
Mercedes-Benz has been briefly spotted test driving a prototype version of the all-new GLE. This will be the replacement to the current GLE which was essentially a facelift brought in to introduce the new name. The GLE-Class is the new M-Class, following the company’s latest naming philosophy whereby the SUVs […]
Great Wall Steed to come in as new ute in Australia
Great Wall will return to the ever-popular ute segment later this year, with a new model called the Steed. The new Great Wall Steed will come in as the replacement to the outgoing V200 and V240 utes, available in two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive form. All will come in dual-cab […]