The 2016 Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe has touched down in Australia, coming in as the company’s new muscle coupe next to the popular sedan. Like the sedan counterpart, the coupe in Australia is only available in ’S’ form. This means it comes with the higher-tune 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine […]
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.
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport update coming in July, adds seven seats
Mitsubishi Australia will soon launch an update for the Pajero Sport (new Challenger), PerformanceDrive has learned, bringing seven seats to the heavy-duty off-roader for the first time. According to our sources, Mitsubishi is planning to introduce the update, likely wearing a MY2017 built plate, in July this year bringing a […]
Australian vehicle sales for April 2016 – Mercedes moves into 9th overall
The Australian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has released the national VFACTS vehicle sales figures for April 2016, and it looks like Ford has overtaken Holden for the first time in years. Mercedes-Benz also proved premium is the new trend. In the top 10 best-selling vehicle brands list Ford jumped […]
Pagani creates another one-off Huayra; the Pearl
Boutique hypercar manufacturer Pagani has unveiled its latest creation, the Huayra Pearl, which features more than one nod to the model it succeeded, the Zonda. The promotional clip from Pagani reveals the Pearl is a one-off creation from Horatio Pagani to a customer of Refined Marques, a French supercar dealer […]
Haval HR-02 & HB-02 concepts preview future SUVs
Haval is giving us all a preview of its future design direction with the unveiling of two concept SUVs at the Beijing motor show. They’re called the HR-02 and HB-02. The HR-02 is designed as a pitch for the compact SUV market segment, featuring petite proportions and some athletic touches. […]
Man takes delivery of McLaren 650S, crashes 10 minutes later
It’s one of those very unfortunate but slightly funny stories. A person buys a supercar, only to crash it just minutes after the purchase. As so it has happened to an unlucky McLaren 650S Spider owner recently. The incident happened in Essex, UK. According to a Telegraph report, the owner […]
Toyota considering performance C-HR compact SUV – report
Toyota is reportedly considering a hot performance version of its new compact SUV, the C-HR. This would certainly spice up Toyota’s otherwise conservative SUV range. We’ve heard reports about a possible TRD version of the RAV4 being in the works, and now Autocar has managed to dig out some juicy […]
Video: Is this Jaguar’s new ‘E-Pace’ mid-size hybrid SUV?
An intriguing Jaguar Land Rover prototype has been spotted at the Nurburgring, with a number of clues suggesting this could be a junior SUV to sit underneath the recently-introduced Jaguar F-Pace. At first, it looks like a regular Range Rover Evoque five-door, especially around at the back. But at the […]