Ford has revealed the 2016 Taurus for the Chinese market. It’s the first time the Taurus is being offered in the region, demonstrating the breadth of Ford’s One Ford global plan. Based on similar components used with the new Mondeo, which has just landed in Australia, the new Taurus features […]
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.
2015 Volkswagen Scirocco GTS revealed, gets Mk7 GTI 2.0L
Volkswagen has unveiled the sporty new 2015 Scirocco GTS just ahead of its global debut at the Shanghai auto show next week. The GTS is the intermediate trim level for overseas markets, sitting just beneath the top R variant. It now borrows the running gear from the Mk7 VW Golf GTI. […]
New Nissan Navara NP300 on sale in Australia from $26,490
A number of all-new utes are on the way this year, and one of the latest is the 2015 Nissan Navara ‘NP300’. It officially goes on sale in Australia next month. Four model grades will be offered in Australia, spanning from the DX, RX, ST, to the range-topping ST-X. There’ll be […]
2016 Mitsubishi Triton receives ANCAP five-star safety rating
The 2016 Mitsubishi Triton has been crash tested by the team at ANCAP and it has returned with positive results. It receives a maximum five-star safety rating. Compared with the outgoing model, which only scored four stars, the new model comes with a comprehensive list of standard safety features which […]
Merchandise: BMW M-Bike – the perfect toy for M fans
If you love your BMW M cars and you also like to get out in the bush and get a bit of exercise, BMW has the perfect tool for you; the BMW Cruise M-Bike. The limited edition mountain bike is a painted in a characteristic Austin Yellow Metallic colour scheme […]
Mercedes-AMG GT S on sale in Australia from $295,000
Say hello to AMG’s new beast, the all-new Mercedes-AMG GT S, soon arriving in Australia. This is the company’s answer to high-end driver’s cars such as the Porsche 911 and Jaguar F-Type R. The GT is the second ground-up car Mercedes-AMG has made, following in the footsteps of the SLS AMG ‘gullwing’. […]
2016 Lexus ES previewed before Shanghai debut
Even though the Lexus ES was only reintroduced in Australia a couple of years ago, the company is planning a facelift update which will debut later this month. The Lexus ES is the second-smallest sedan the brand makes, sitting just above the IS sedan. It did disappear from the Australian market […]
Nissan Lannia to debut at Shanghai show, for Chinese youth
Nissan is planning to unveil the production version of the Lannia concept at the Shanghai motor show in a couple of weeks. It’s set to be an energetic model aimed at the youth generation in China. It’s an evolution of the Friend-ME concept from 2013, and in turn the production […]