Following the announcement of a five-star ANCAP safety rating yesterday, Skoda Australia has now officially launched the new 2016 Skoda Fabia. As revealed late last year, the new Fabia is slightly larger, better-looking, and more advanced than the outgoing version. It offers 17 ‘simply clever’ highlights, including a class-shaking 305-litre […]
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.
Next-gen Honda CR-V to be larger, 7-seat option likely
The current, four-gen Honda CR-V has been around now in virtually the same guise since 2011, and it looks like it will hang around for another couple of years. What follows for the fifth-gen model should interest a lot of family-oriented SUV buyers. It’s understood Honda is preparing the next-gen […]
HSV Clubsport R8 25th anniversary edition on sale from $73,290
Aussie muscle car fans will be excited to hear HSV is introducing a new Clubsport R8 25th anniversary limited edition to pay tribute to the first Clubsport launched in 1990. The Clubsport nameplate has gone on to become one of the most prominent names in Australian car culture, and has […]
Hyundai’s N performance sub-brand planning i30 hot hatch?
Hyundai has been spotted testing an interesting prototype on the Nurburgring, known as the i30 N prototype, signalling a potential foray into the hot hatch world. Unfortunately, we don’t have access to spy photos, however, the idea of an i30 hot hatch alone is news enough. The Hyundai i30 is […]
Honda Civic i-DTEC sets lowest fuel consumption world record
A Honda Civic Tourer wagon has set the Guinness world record for fuel efficiency, covering an epic 13,498km and returning an average consumption of just 2.82L/100km. Who needs a hybrid when combustion engines can achieve figures like this? The Civic in question was equipped with a 1.6-litre i-DTEC turbo-diesel engine […]
Video: 2016 BMW 7 Series comes in 8 different smells
Everyone loves that ‘new car smell’. It seems BMW is just as fanatical about the smell of its cars and even hires a special professional scent maker. As was the case with the development of the all-new 7 Series flagship. For the new 7 Series, a professional scent maker named […]
BMW 320d ‘EfficientDynamics Sport’ variant in the works
BMW is apparently working on a sporty version of the 320d, blending a number of M Performance-inspired components with the super-efficiency of its ‘EfficientDynamics’ philosophy. The news stems from an Auto Express report in the UK that says a company insider has confirmed there is a 320d EfficientDynamics Sport model […]
ANCAP tests latest Jeep Grand Cherokee, Holden Astra, Skoda Fabia
Australia’s ANCAP safety division has crash tested a bunch of new cars and confirmed its highest sticker of approval for the latest Jeep Grand Cherokee, Holden Astra, and new Skoda Fabia. Although the Jeep Grand Cherokee has been on sale in the country for quite some time now, it has […]