Porsche has announced it has invested $75 million into HIF Global, acquiring a sizeable stake in one of the world’s leaders in eFuel research and development. HIF Global’s eFuel technology combines hydrogen, CO2 and wind-turbine-sourced renewable energy, with Porsche saying that this electricity-based synthetic fuel translates to “nearly-CO2 neutral” running […]
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.
New-look 2023 BMW X7 priced for Australia, arrives in fourth quarter
BMW has confirmed that its updated flagship SUV, the 2023 X7, will be hitting Australia late this year with prices kicking off from $166,900. The X7 range features a hefty list of updates, with everything from the powertrains, styling package, entertainment and autonomous driving tech in the two-variant lineup for […]
Latest Kia Sportage & Haval H6 score 5-star ANCAP safety rating
As the ever-growing list of midsize SUVs with five-star ANCAP safety ratings continues to grow, we can now officially add the latest Kia Sportage and Haval H6 to that list. ANCAP has released its latest batch of testing results, with the Sportage and both petrol and hybrid variants of the […]
Bentley unveils Airline Seat specification for Bentayga, world-first tech
Have you ever wished for an airline quality seat in the back of your Bentley Bentayga that can adjust everything from the climate control to humidity in the cabin four times a second? Us neither, but Bentley has pioneered it anyway to cement a foothold in the world of high-class […]
2023 Toyota HiLux update for Australia: Rogue heavily revised, Rugged X replaced
Toyota has given its HiLux range a few tweaks for the 2023 model year, with the HiLux Rogue receiving a heap of off-road focused updates, the SR gaining styling improvements, and added safety equipment for the the SR5. Kicking off the rollout is a serious hardware update for the Rogue, […]
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV details confirmed Australia, from $54,590
Mitsubishi has lifted the lid on prices and specifications for its upcoming Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) range for Australia, with the latest generation hitting dealerships in mid-August from $54,590 in a four-variant lineup. Following the sales success of its outgoing Outlander PHEV which Mitsubishi is proud to say was the […]
Volvo Australia celebrates record sales in June, driven by XC40 SUV
Volvo Car Australia is officially popping the champagne after a record-breaking month of sales in June, largely thanks to the market’s ferocious appetite for the company’s XC40 compact SUV. Last month, Volvo delivered a total of 1174 vehicles to Australian buyers for the month of June, sailing past its previous […]
GWM confirms $40,990 starting price for stylish Haval H6 GT SUV
After teasing us last month, GWM has confirmed that the first H6 GT SUVs have arrived in Australia, with prices kicking off from $40,990 drive-away. GWM is introducing the Haval H6 GT to Australian buyers in a simple, two-variant lineup based on the existing platform already underpinning the standard H6 […]