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While the VE Commodore has been around for a good six years now, Holden has continued to introduce upgrades to the range to bolster what is one of the best value large sedans in Australia.
When Australians think 4×4 utes the first one they think of is the Toyota HiLux. You only need to glance over the sales figures to see the proof. With the 2013 Toyota HiLux SR5, it continues to ...
The 2012 Opel Insignia sedan and Insignia Sports Tourer wagon have just been launched in Australia. With rave reviews coming from overseas, and multiple awards under its belt since its ...
Once Holden and Toyota shutter their Australian production facilities this coming August and October, the Australian-built motorcar is dead, taking with it tens of thousands of jobs in the ...
Every time a new model comes out, no matter which carmaker, the new versions are almost always more powerful than the predecessor. This got us thinking, what are the most powerful cars currently ...
If you’re not satisfied with the grunt of your Nissan 370Z, Autotech Engineering offers a twin-turbo kit that boosts performance to 370kW. Autotech Engineering Nissan 370Z Stage 3 twin-turbo kit ...
In a sea of SUVs lining the new car market at the moment the new 2023 Citroen C5 X is more of a chic crossover than a traditional bulky SUV. According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive ...
The Holden Calais has been an Aussie icon for almost three decades now, since being introduced in 1984. Does the 2012 Holden Calais V VE Series II V6 live up to the nameplate and the statement ...
Mitsubishi Motors Australia has announced a trio of limited edition models; the Mitsubishi ASX ACTiV, the Mitsubishi Lancer ACTiV, and the Mitsubishi Outlander ACTiV. Each come with a smattering ...
The way things are going – unless drastic action is taken – the art of shifting a manual transmission will be lost in the next generation. Increasingly, Australians are ditching the shift-it ...
All vehicles road tested by PerformanceDrive on our PDriveTV YouTube channel are tested for 0-60km/h, 0-100km/h, 1/4 mile (not 0-400m), and for 100-0km/h full emergency braking. We use a Racelogic ...
Volkswagen has confirmed that the latest member of its R performance range will be arriving in March, 2024, with the Touareg R boasting outputs of 340kW from a clever plug-in hybrid V6 unit.