Our humble Volvo 240 GL has been stripped of its 2.3-litre credentials in preparation for an LS1 Chevrolet V8 conversion. It’s all happening. For those who missed Part 1 of the fortnightly feature series we’re doing, PerformanceDrive and some of the guys from our partner company are planning a very […]
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Top 10 Best 7-seat SUVs coming to Australia in 2015-2016
So you’re an automotive enthusiast but you’ve got a penchant for spawning several rugrats, and it’s time to trawl through the list of suitable conveyances you’re now limited to. Over a decade ago, this was a sentence to drudgery in a penalty box MPV or rough-as-guts ladder-frame SUV. Since the […]
BMW X3 track test: Can an SUV handle like a sports car? (video)
SUVs are fast becoming the most popular vehicle segment. Why? Well, we think it’s because they are just so versatile. They often meet a number of customer demands, all in one package. Take the BMW X3 xDrive30d as an example. Its economical turbo-diesel engine is powerful enough to see 0-100km/h […]
Volvo 240 GL with LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 1 – The intro
Welcome to our first project car. Over the coming months PerformanceDrive and the guys from our partner company are setting out to build Australia’s quickest, fully engineered, street legal Volvo 240 GL. We’ll be posting regular updates on the build process, and include plenty of video footage where we can […]
Top 10 reasons to buy a 2016 Subaru WRX (video)
Subaru announced the 2016 WRX earlier this year, fine-tuning the specifications and updating safety for some variants. Is it still an iconic thoroughbred? You bet. Here are our top 10 reasons to buy a 2016 Subaru WRX, in no particular order. 1. Symmetrical all-wheel drive The WRX is all about […]
Lego Batmobile heading to Art of the Brick exhibition in Sydney
We’ve probably all had various Batman Lego accessories at some stage in our lives, however, we bet nobody had a Lego Batmobile to the detail and scale of this one. Nathan Sawaya, a renowned Lego ‘brick artist’ from New York, built the full-scale contraption for the Art of the Brick: […]
Editorial: What SUV did we buy – Land Rover, Lexus NX, BMW X3?
For our more regular readers you might remember our editorial last month about buying a premium SUV. It was between the Land Rover Discovery Sport, Lexus NX, and BMW X3. This was one of the longest decision-making processes my wife and I had ever made. I think it was so […]
2015 Frankfurt Motor Show highlights (mega gallery)
If you were unable to make it to the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany this year, don’t worry, we’ve compiled together a mega gallery so it can at least feel like you’re there. The Frankfurt show, regarded as one of the biggest on the auto calendar, opened its doors […]