Hyundai’s spin-off luxury brand, Genesis, launches semi-independently in Australia next year, following the local launch of the toe-in-the-water Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan a couple of years ago. The G70 and facelifted G80 are set to kick things off. The G70 is seen as most crucial to the brand’s success, chasing […]
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Ford Mustang GT4 revealed at SEMA show, ready to race
Ford has unveiled the Mustang GT4 race car at the 2016 SEMA show, for those hoping to purchase a new ‘Stang and head directly to the race track. Mustang GT4 is based on the Shelby GT3550R-C, which took out this year’s IMSA Continental Tyre SportsCar Challenge in its first season […]
Lego Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 is the ultimate retro toy?
Here at PerformanceDrive we are big kids at heart. We love video games like GTA V and Forza: Horizon 3 as much as playing with LEGO creations such as the Ferrari F40 and amazing British Racing Green Mini Cooper we’ve featured. There’s just something fun about putting together a 3D […]
2016 Kia Carnival Platinum V6 review (video)
A carnival ride can be a very fun, memorable experience for the whole family while others can be let down by cheap-looking attractions and mediocre plastic gimmicks, like a yawn-inducing ghost train ride. The Kia Carnival used to fall into the latter category. Not anymore. The 2016 Kia Carnival Platinum […]
2017 Hyundai Grandeur / Azera revealed
Following on from design sketches released earlier this week, Hyundai’s all-new Grandeur has now been shown but the big luxury sedan is likely to be a non-starter for Australia. Called the Azera in other markets such as the US, the latest iteration seems to benefit from the latest incarnation of […]
Alfa Romeo Giulia wagon to arrive in 2017 – report
Alfa Romeo’s new premium mid-sized combatant, the Giulia, is going to receive a station wagon bodystyle to match its perennial rivals, according to an Automotive News report. This will give the Giulia a more defensive edge against the likes of the the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and […]
Video: Vaughn Gittin Jr does massive drift at Catalunya circuit
Vaughn Gittin Jr drifting around Catalunya is the only video you need to see today, or even this week. Ford Performance has released the video, showingf Vaughn Gittin Jr piloting his high-performance Mustang RTR Spec 5-D around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya F1 circuit, largely sideways. Ford says the original goal […]
2018 Holden Commodore: 230kW V6 AWD confirmed, 9spd auto
Holden has released some details of the next-gen, 2018 Commodore, including some specs and images of prototypes. The 2018 Commodore will, as suspected, be based on the Opel Insignia and the GM ‘E2’ global platform. Holden says there has and is still extensive local testing for the model however. Power […]