The world of Honda holds a number of big-name legacies. One of its biggest is the Civic, arriving in Australia with its tenth generation. With it comes a new and very quirky design, improved engine efficiency and performance, and some added technologies that we have not seen in this class. […]
Mark Davis
Mark is a contributing road tester at PerformanceDrive. With the soul and background of an IT nerd, Mark especially appreciates technology advances, safety, and attention to detail. His first car was a rusty powder blue 1972 Volvo 144 sedan. When he's not road testing vehicles, his daily drive is still a Volvo only now it's able to steer and brake all by itself.
2018 Hyundai i30 SR manual review (video)
It was not too long ago that there was a stigma of inferiority associated with any vehicle built in Asia. Through time, it was the Japanese brands like Toyota and Honda that were first to prove they would withstand Australia’s harsh conditions. More recently, it is through vehicles like Hyundai’s […]
2017 Honda Jazz VTi review (video)
In wake of some recent dire years, Honda is finally shaping up for a better year with the release of some major overhauls in 2017. One nameplate etched in our minds is the Honda Jazz. Updated for 2017, it grows on its practical design and use of space, funky styling, […]
2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0t Silver Sport review (video)
The Infiniti brand has so far struggled to make an imprint as a household name in Australia, particularly in the mid-size luxury sedan market. But there is one surefire way to get everyone’s attention; use a twin-turbo V6 derived from the Nissan GT-R engine. And that’s exactly what Infiniti has […]
2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE TD4 180 review
Land Rover has kicked off 2017 with a bang with its latest rendition of the Discovery Sport. It brings with it the newly developed all-aluminium ‘Ingenium’ engine, state-of-the-art convenience technologies, and a revised model lineup. With the 2017 model update, it might be a little confusing. Land Rover has changed […]
2017 Lexus IS 200t Sports Luxury review (video)
In some ways, Lexus seems to be the underdog when it comes to luxury motoring. Even though the ‘rich man’s Toyota’ consistently produces brilliant cars, it doesn’t have the prestige image of being European-made. This means it has to push harder in quality and packaging to win customers over. And […]
2017 Subaru XV 2.0i-S review (video)
When it comes to small soft roaders, Subaru knows what it feels like to sit comfortably on top of the market. In 2012, the XV was the second most popular small SUV. Now, struggling to keep up with new models on the market, the XV has been given a third […]
2017 Volvo V40 D4 Polestar review (video)
Its revival time for the Scandinavian car maker’s offering in the small luxury hatch segment. First hitting Australian shores in 2013, the mid-life Volvo V40 update has been tweaked with some needed touch ups, and now we are offered an energising Polestar Performance pack option. Earlier this year, we saw […]