The 2019 Audi A6 has been detailed and fully revealed by the German brand after a leak of the exterior yesterday. Now we have more details, including the dimensions of Ingolstadt’s latest large car challenger. It is now 4939mm long, 1886mm wide, 1457m tall and rides on a 2924mm wheelbase. […]
Mitchell Jones
Mitchell is a contributing journalist at PerformanceDrive. He has been a passionate petrol-head from a very young age. He is excited by the future of the industry, and considers himself as a bit of a fanatic when it comes to the technical aspects of cars. He is also fascinated by new cars that are popping up in developing markets.
2019 Audi A6 leaked ahead Geneva Motor Show reveal
Leaked images of what is purportedly the 2018-2019 Audi A6 have hit the web, over a week before its scheduled Geneva Motor Show debut. After a teaser earlier in the week, Audi is keen to drum up interest and excitement in the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class rival. Like […]
For Sale: Staggering collection of classic Holdens; Walkinshaw, W427, Monaro
A staggering collection of rare classic vehicles, including many highly sought after Holdens, will go under the hammer across four days this coming April. Some of the rarer stuff up for grabs includes a VK Brock SS Group A with 2336km, a VL Brock SS Group A with 5279km, a […]
Toyota building full-size LEGO Camry for Brickman Awesome Exhibition
Next month, Toyota will be presenting a full-size Camry assembled from LEGO bricks at the 2018 Brickman Awesome Exhibition in Melbourne. Keen PerformanceDrive readers will note we love featuring LEGO cars on a semi-regular basis. Some of these include a Land Rover Discovery 3, Ford GT supercar, Nissan ‘Godzilla’ GTR […]
2019 Hyundai Tucson N confirmed by senior exec – report
It’s been something of an open secret that Hyundai is working on a high-performance N variant of its popular Tucson medium SUV, set to follow up the first N car, the i30 N. As far back as last May at the third-gen i30 launch, Hyundai intimated to PerformanceDrive that the […]
BMW X3 gets Alpina attention for first time; the Alpina XD3
The third-generation X3 has not been in Australia long but already won many friends and plaudits with its design and technology. Renowned BMW tuners Alpina have created the XD3, a brutal quad-turbo monster based on BMW’s latest medium SUV. The XD3 is powered by a quad-turbo 3.0-litre inline-six diesel, with […]
2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating
The Mercedes-Benz X-Class has scored a full five-star ANCAP rating, while also becoming the first ute with autonomous emergency braking (AEB). Due to hit the local market from April 2018, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class is based on the Nissan Navara chassis, but extensively re-engineered by the three-pointed star brand. The donor […]
Volkswagen planning production T-Roc Cabriolet in 2020
An SUV convertible variant of the Volkswagen T-Roc small SUV will be added to the range in 2020, with a pre-production rendering released as a teaser before its showroom debut. Based on a concept shown in 2014, the T-Roc differs by featuring a full folding roof mechanism rather than the […]