The 2018 Nissan Navara Series III comes with some impressive updates that are aimed to make the Thailand-built ute a more enjoyable drive. Some models now come with added safety tech, including a 360-degree camera (ST-X model, as tested), as well as a quicker steering ratio to help with maneuverability […]
Nissan reviews
2018 Nissan 370Z review (video)
The Nissan 370Z was one of the first cars we reviewed at PerformanceDrive, way back when we launched in 2011. Move along to the present and we’ve been thrown the keys to a 2018 Nissan 370Z. The question we have now is, how is a sports car that launched so […]
2018 Nissan Patrol Ti-L review (video)
Do you need an SUV with more interior space than a house? Perhaps you also want the power of god almighty to effortlessly propel you across any terrain that you come across? Well, here is your car. It’s the ‘Y62’ generation Nissan Patrol, which has just undergone a minor update […]
2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo review (video)
As usual in Australia, we might have received a cool car too late. This is the Nissan 370Z Nismo, which, in some form or another, has been on sale overseas since 2009. Can it hold its own among the modern rivals? The normal 370Z has been around now since 2009, […]
2018 Hyundai Santa Fe vs Nissan Pathfinder: 7-seat SUV comparison
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT Looking to buy a large, 7-seat family SUV? Here’s a couple you should be interested in. One offers plush comfort and punchy performance and the other offers sheer practicality and economy. From Hyundai it’s the recently updated MY2018 Santa Fe, fitted with an economical turbo-diesel engine […]
2017 Nissan X-Trail ST review (video)
Looking to buy a 7-seat SUV? Did you know you don’t necessarily need to step up to the large SUV segment? There are now a number of products in the more popular medium SUV class that offer seven seats, such as the 2017 Nissan X-Trail ST presented right here. Nissan […]
2017 Nissan Navara ST review (video)
Nissan’s latest D23 Narava is so good, Mercedes-Benz has slapped its badge on it. Except, unlike the Mercedes version (probably), the Narava is priced competitively, offers genuine heavy-duty capability, and comes backed with decades of heritage and ute know-how. Like most of the Japanese/Thai-built utes, the Thai-built Navara comes in a […]
2017 Nissan GT-R review (video)
No other car on the market creates a buzz quite like the R35 Nissan GT-R. Not in our opinion anyway. We’ve had more review requests for the GT-R than any other car. And out on the road, nothing else we’ve driven has ever provoked so many of the old shaka […]