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Nov 7, 2024 | 
theargus.co.uk | Mitchell Jones
Sussex racing and the Moore family go hand in hand, and with some top hurdlers in their ranks, it’s set to be another exciting season ahead for the Gary and Josh Moore yard. Mark of Gold is a 140-rated hurdler who has won seven times over the smaller obstacles. The seven-year-old son of Derby winner Golden Horn caught the eye when finishing second at Plumpton on Monday.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Mitchell Jones |Brett Davis
Isuzu has been going from strength to strength in Australia in terms of sales, since the 2008 introduction of the D-Max ute and 2013 debut of the MU-X SUV. Since then, the company has enjoyed year on year growth and over 100,000 sales. Volume is slightly down compared with 2016 and that is due to some earlier supply issues, but the introduction of a revised D-Max earlier and now the MY17 MU-X brings a raft of changes that build on the car’s strengths and address some of its weaknesses.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Brett Davis |Mitchell Jones
In the global luxury vehicle sales race, BMW is still in front of rivals Audi and Mercedes-Benz, but the gap is closing. The Bavarian company sold more vehicles, however, Mercedes saw the biggest increase. BMW sold 167,584 vehicles in September, which is up by around six per cent. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz sold 162,746 vehicles last month, up 14 per cent. Sitting in third, Audi was not far behind, selling 159,950 vehicles, up by around six per cent as well.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Brett Davis |Mitchell Jones
Toyota unveiled its all-new Yaris hot hatch earlier this year, but until now no details have been confirmed regarding the engine. Speaking about its presence at the upcoming 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Toyota confirmed the sporty Yaris will in fact feature a 1.8-litre supercharged four-cylinder engine producing over 153kW. This will give it decent shove against rivals such as the Volkswagen Polo GTI (141kW) and Peugeot 205 GTi (153kW).
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Mitchell Jones |Brett Davis
With the current state of affairs, it’s hard to believe Holden was once a thriving powerhouse exporting engines, CKD kits and cars to almost every corner of the globe. Holden initially started exporting vehicles in the 1950s, with the first LHD cars coming the following decade. At its peak in the mid 2000s, Holden sent several hundred thousand Family II four-cylinder and V6 engines overseas as well as over 60,000 cars in 2005.
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Brett Davis |Mitchell Jones
It’s a bird. It’s a plan. No, wait, it’s a Kia Optima Hybrid. Kia has released an interesting teaser image of a ‘Superman’ special edition it has created in conjunction with DC Entertainment. The car will debut at the Chicago Auto Show next month. Kia and DC Entertainment have created the one-off special to help support the We Can Be Heroes fund which assists families that have been affected by drought and famine in the Horn of Africa.
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Mitchell Jones |Brett Davis
The Golf VII has reached that time of its life when it needs to start thinking about visiting the plastic surgeon, and if Dutch Autoblog’s scoop is anything to go by, then it will be in for a very mild facelift indeed. Why mess with success? When the Golf remains one of the most popular C-segment cars in the world, anything too radical in terms of change could be risky. The pictures show the facelifted GTI, standard Golf and wagon.
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Mitchell Jones |Brett Davis
Ferrari is in the process of switching its entire non-V12 lineup to turbocharged power, to satisfy emissions regulations while keeping power outputs intact. While the company appears to be using some pretty serious technology to conquer turbo-lag and enrich torque like never before, the spine-tingling sensation of reaching 9000rpm in an atmospherically-fed V8 is a feeling like no other. Before Ferrari introduced the facelifted, turbocharged 488 GTB, the penultimate 458 was the Speciale.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Mitchell Jones |Brett Davis
Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios’ Forza Horizon 3 game, which is based in Australia, is about to take an exciting new turn with the announcement of a Hot Wheels expansion package. This will add another dimension to the game, which is currently a photo-realistic open world simulator, but it is about to get an injection of fantasy and surrealism. New tracks and roads will include loop-de-loops, corkscrews, boost pads, enormous jumps and many other effects associated with the Hot Wheels franchise.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
performancedrive.com.au | Brett Davis |Mitchell Jones
Production of the Mazda MX-5 RF hardtop has commenced at the company’s production facility in Hiroshima, just ahead of its market entry. Production has started at the ‘Ujina Plant No.1’ in Japan, with the first models set to be shipped off to North America and Europe. These will launch in the regions early next year. Australia will begin receiving examples in the “first quarter of 2017”, Mazda confirms. Japan will receive the model first, arriving on the JDM later this year.
