The all-new 2018 Porsche Cayenne will arrive in Australia in the middle of the year, and pricing and initial lineup details have just been confirmed before its arrival. Porsche Australia is launching three main variants of the new model, spanning from the Cayenne, Cayenne S, to the top Cayenne Turbo. […]
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Hyundai Kona Electric becomes most powerful variant
Hyundai has unveiled the all-new Kona Electric, which will come in as the first fully-electric mainstream small SUV to hit the market. It’s also the most powerful Kona in the showroom. Thanks to a 64kWh lithium-ion battery which provides a maximum output of 150kW and an impressive 395Nm, the Kona […]
Lexus UX exterior revealed before Geneva debut (video)
The first image of the all-new Lexus UX compact SUV has been released in the lead up to its 2018 Geneva motor show debut next month. As suspected, the Lexus UX design is inspired by the dramatic concept car of the same name from 2016. The production version features a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jaguar E-Pace scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating (video)
Jaguar’s new baby SUV, the E-Pace, has been through the gauntlet of ANCAP’s stringent crash testing regime and come out with flying colours, achieving the full five-star score. The Jaguar E-Pace doesn’t officially arrive in Australia until March, but ANCAP has taken a close look at crash data from Euro […]
2018 Nissan Terra officially revealed, Navara-based SUV for Asia
Nissan has revealed its new ute-based SUV, called the Nissan Terra. It will go on sale in China during the first half of this year, and other Asian markets soon after. While Toyota has its HiLux-based Fortuner and Mitsubishi has its Triton-based Pajero Sport, and even Isuzu with the D-Max-based […]