Toyota has released a teaser image of a new Prius variant that will be unveiled at the New York Auto Show next week. Details are scarce at the moment but industry experts suggest this could be the plug-in version of Toyota’s recently-introduced fourth-gen Prius, allowing customers to recharge the batteries […]
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Holden VF Director special edition to help send off Commodore?
Holden could be about to introduce a VF Holden Commodore Director special edition, both as a send-off to the Commodore and to pay respect to the original VK and VL Director models of yesteryear. Last month PerformanceDrive had exclusive word from Holden Australia, confirming there is some kind of special […]
2017 Honda Civic sedan on sale in Australia in June, 1.5 turbo confirmed
Details of the new 2017 Honda Civic sedan destined for Australian showrooms in June have been released, introducing VTEC turbo technology to the nameplate for the first time. Most excitingly of all is the introduction of Honda’s new 1.5-litre turbo four-cylinder engine. It produces 127kW of power at 5500rpm, and […]
Victoria Police recruits $200k Mercedes GLE Coupe highway patrol car
Victoria Police has a new recruit on its team. Presumably thanks to Mercedes-Benz Australia, officers will be driving around in a new AMG GLE 63 Coupe as part of a 12-month campaign. The SUV coupe, which is essentially Mercedes-Benz’s answer to vehicles like the BMW X6, will be used as […]
2017 Honda Civic Hatch patent images show sporty design
Some patent images have been found which seem to depict the 2017 Honda Civic hatch in production form, inspired by the concept which was unveiled earlier this year. It looks like it will be a pretty exciting model for Honda, as its current showroom range is, let’s face it, […]
2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Sprint & XR8 Sprint images & video released
Ford has just released a batch of detailed Falcon XR6 Sprint and XR8 Sprint images to media leading up to its market debut. This is the first time we’ve all been able to see the special editions in such detail. As revealed last month, Ford Australia is planning to produce […]
Mercedes-Benz ‘X-Class’ pickup/ute to debut at Paris show?
Rumours are circulating at the moment suggesting Mercedes could give its new pickup ute a public debut at the Paris Motor Show later this year. While we’ve heard plenty about the new ute, including confirmation that it will be based on the Nissan Navara NP300, and that it could be […]
2017 Toyota Kluger revealed, gets more powerful direct-injection V6
The overseas version of the 2017 Toyota Kluger has been revealed just ahead of its New York Auto Show debut later this month. It’s called the Highlander in the US market. On the face of it, the facelift doesn’t look all that different to the current model. However, if you […]