Well isn’t this a breath of fresh value-packed air for the premium, optional-extra-plagued mid-size SUV market segment. It’s called the Genesis GV70, and it is the brand’s first mid-size SUV offering. For this test we’re sampling the flagship 3.5T AWD Sport. However, this is actually part of the official Australian […]
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.
Genesis ‘GV60’ electric SUV prototype spotted testing in Australia
It’s not officially confirmed as the name yet, but we have strong reason to believe it will be called the Genesis GV60 (following patent filings). And yep, testing in Australia is currently active. We spotted a prototype on the streets in Macquarie Park this week, right near Hyundai Australia’s headquarters […]
2022 Toyota HiLux, Fortuner updates announced for Australia
They’ve only been on sale for about 12 months, but Toyota Australia is already introducing some 2022 model updates for the HiLux and Fortuner. Firstly, Toyota’s “Connected Services” has been added to all models as standard. This technology includes automatic collision notification, essentially putting you in contact with Toyota Emergency […]
Confirmed: 2022 Nissan Z car will be revealed on August 17
The hugely-anticipated 2022 Nissan Z car will be unveiled next week on August 17, the company has finally confirmed, after leading fans on with a sneak peek last year with the Proto Z concept. Nissan unveiled the Z Proto in September 2020. It was a pre-production concept described by Nissan’s […]
2022 BMW iX3 price confirmed for Australia, arrives November
BMW Australia is getting ready to launch the all-new, fully-electric iX3 mid-size SUV in November, and has today confirmed the local starting price and features. The iX3 is arriving late to the party, following the Jaguar I-PACE (review here), Mercedes-Benz EQC, and Audi e-tron. However, as they say, it’s better […]
New Hyundai Elantra N ‘sports wagon’ rendered, looks very tasty
Desire for a modern, sharp-looking sports wagon always seems to run high among car fans. So how’s this for an idea, a wagon version of the new Hyundai i30 Sedan N (Elantra N). Remember the old Lantra Sportswagon from the 1990s? Take that, and turn it up to 11. Digital […]
2023 BMW X8 prototype spotted, pushing hard at Nurburgring (video)
A prototype version of what is believed to be the all-new BMW X8 has been spotted doing some laps around the Nurburgring, ahead of its expected market arrival late next year. BMW’s naming structure can be a little confusing, like with any of the car brands that use numbers and/or […]
Australian vehicle sales for July 2021 (VFACTS)
New vehicle sales are continuing to recover in Australia, with the July 2021 VFACTS new vehicle registration figures showing decent rises compared with last year. During July 2021, 84,161 new vehicles were registered (we’ll call them sales) in Australia. That’s up 16.1 per cent on July last year. Although, that’s […]