Victoria Police has a new recruit on its team. Presumably thanks to Mercedes-Benz Australia, officers will be driving around in a new AMG GLE 63 Coupe as part of a 12-month campaign. The SUV coupe, which is essentially Mercedes-Benz’s answer to vehicles like the BMW X6, will be used as […]
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 Honda Civic Hatch patent images show sporty design
Some patent images have been found which seem to depict the 2017 Honda Civic hatch in production form, inspired by the concept which was unveiled earlier this year. It looks like it will be a pretty exciting model for Honda, as its current showroom range is, let’s face it, […]
2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Sprint & XR8 Sprint images & video released
Ford has just released a batch of detailed Falcon XR6 Sprint and XR8 Sprint images to media leading up to its market debut. This is the first time we’ve all been able to see the special editions in such detail. As revealed last month, Ford Australia is planning to produce […]
Mercedes-Benz ‘X-Class’ pickup/ute to debut at Paris show?
Rumours are circulating at the moment suggesting Mercedes could give its new pickup ute a public debut at the Paris Motor Show later this year. While we’ve heard plenty about the new ute, including confirmation that it will be based on the Nissan Navara NP300, and that it could be […]
2017 Toyota Kluger revealed, gets more powerful direct-injection V6
The overseas version of the 2017 Toyota Kluger has been revealed just ahead of its New York Auto Show debut later this month. It’s called the Highlander in the US market. On the face of it, the facelift doesn’t look all that different to the current model. However, if you […]
Mazda CX-4 confirmed for Beijing Motor Show debut
Mazda will unveil the all-new CX-4 crossover SUV at the upcoming Beijing Motor Show, inspired by the KOERU concept revealed last year. The CX-4 is set to be Mazda’s take on the ever-popular sporty SUV segment, blending coupe-like styling and personality with jumped-up hatch underpinnings. As far as we know […]
2018 Audi R8 V6 to feature tuned S4 3.0 TFSI engine – report
Remember how we heard about an Audi R8 V6 being in the works set for a 2018 release? Some details are now being reported regarding the specifics. Following the latest fashion to downsize engines, Audi is set to launch a V6 version of its R8 supercar in 2018. It’s unconfirmed […]
Original 1963 Jaguar E-Type found under a hedge, sold at auction
This is one of those extremely rare occurrences. You know the type, where someone finds a cool classic car buried away in some shed. As was the case with this 1963 Jaguar E-Type which recently sold at the COYS Spring Classics auction for £58,000 (about AU$110,400). Instead of being found […]