Stellantis is making some big moves in the world of electrified vehicles, acquiring a 20% stake in Chinese manufacturer, Zheijang Leapmotor for USD $1.6 billion while securing exclusive rights for exporting and sales of future Leapmotor vehicles around the globe. The $1.6 billion deal gives Stellantis a 20% share in […]
Alexi Falson
Alexi is an automotive road tester and news editor at PerformanceDrive. He appreciates the complexity of modern vehicle engineering and loves to keep his hands greasy working on motorbikes and cars. He prefers wagons over SUVs, vans over utes and reads more news than your Grandma.
BMW Adds iX2 to Lineup, Total of Six EVs Priced Below Luxury Car Tax Threshold
BMW has added yet another electric vehicle priced below Australia’s Luxury Car Tax (LCT) threshold, with the introduction of two battery-electric variants of the iX2 compact SUV, the cheapest of which his priced at $82,900. Just a few weeks ago, we reported that BMW had plans to launch three […]
BYD Dolphin & Seal Receive Five-Star ANCAP Ratings Under Tough 2023 Protocols
BYD’s latest pair of affordable electric vehicles, the Dolphin and the Seal, have been awarded five-star ANCAP safety ratings under the organisation’s strict 2023 test protocols. Kicking off with the Seal, BYD’s medium-sized electric vehicle scored 89% for adult protection, 87% for child protection, 82% for vulnerable road user protection […]
Kia Partners with Infinitev to Spur Battery Recycling & Repurposing
Battery specialists Infinitev have announced a new partnership with Kia that aims to accelerate the rate in which lithium-ion battery packs used for electric vehicles are recycled and repurposed here in Australia. The partnership is said to leverage four-decades worth of Infinitev’s specialist knowledge and equipment in the Australian recycling […]
A Future Delica? Mitsubishi Reveals D:X Concept at Tokyo Motor Show
Mitsubishi has given fans of the Delica nameplate a promising sign that the company hasn’t given up on the iconic 4×4 van with the unveiling of the D:X Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. The company says that the D:X Concept has been “designed to hint at the Delica of […]
Lexus Set to Kick LF-ZC Concept into Production by 2026
Lexus has taken to the Tokyo Mobility Show to unveil a radical new battery-electric concept vehicle that the company says will be put into production by 2026 – that car is the LF-ZC concept. While the name derives from the not-so-interesting phrase for ‘Lexus Future Zero-emission Catalyst’ (LF-ZC), the styling […]
Mazda Unveils ‘Iconic SP’ Concept with 272kW Rotary EV Hybrid
Mazda has unveiled a radical new concept at the 2023 Tokyo Mobility Show, showcasing a two-seat sports car concept with a rotary hybrid engine hiding underneath, capable of pushing out 272kW of power to the rear wheels. The concept boasts a brand new, two-rotor rotary EV system which the company […]
Hennessey’s ‘Venom 775’ F-150 Upgrade Kit Extracts 577kW/985Nm
Hennessey has released details of its latest, limited-edition performance package for the Ford F-150, known as the ‘Venom 775,’ with the company boasting immense power and torque figures of 577kW and 985Nm, respectively. While the F-150’s 5.0-litre ‘Coyote’ V8 was already producing an impressive 294kW/557Nm, the team at Hennessey isn’t […]