Just days after revealing the official design of the IONIQ 6, Hyundai’s design chief has hinted at a Shooting Brake variant and a high-powered N model joining the lineup in the future. The IONIQ 6 showcases a styling package no doubt inspired by the Prophecy concept that was first unveiled […]
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.
Toyota global sales and production drop 9% in May
Toyota’s global sales numbers fell over nine per cent during May, as production setbacks and supply chain constraints brought on by semiconductor shortages and COVID continue to impact the industry. Toyota says that both sales and production numbers have fallen below last year’s levels due to the shortages, logistical nightmares […]
Mercedes-Benz A-Class & B-Class to be killed off in 2025 – report
Reports are circulating that Mercedes-Benz is planning to cease production of the current generation A-Class and B-Class small cars in 2025, after executives apparently opted not to renew its production cycle. The news comes from Handelsblatt, reporting that after talking with four sources with knowledge of the executive decision, the […]
Honda Australia adds special editions to MY2022 CR-V lineup
Honda has revealed that two special edition variants will be added to its CR-V lineup for MY2022, with the CR-V Black Edition and the three-row CR-V VTi 7 +Luxe joining the ranks of its mid-size SUV team. Before the debut of a brand-new CR-V in just a few weeks’ time, […]
Mahindra confirms Scorpio-N for Australia, coming in 2023
Mahindra has announced plans to capitalise on the ever-popular mid-size SUV market, confirming its Indian fan-favourite Scorpio-N for Australia for sometime in 2023. For now, little is known about the pricing and specifications of the Scorpio-N, however, we do know that it will come packaged as a seven-seat SUV featuring […]
Jeep adds new cargo cover accessories for Gladiator in Australia
Jeep has launched some new cargo cover accessories for the rugged Gladiator ute in Australia, including a new sports bar option. Headlining the release is a new soft tonneau cover, a new sports bar, and a new fully-electric RollTrac unit for the tray bed. These can be opted as an […]
BMW teases special revival of 3.0 CSL for 50th anniversary?
While it remained nothing but speculation for a while, the head of BMW’s M division has just posted a photo standing in front of what is believed to be a modern-day revival of the iconic 3.0 CSL. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Franciscus van […]
Polestar commences trading on Nasdaq
Polestar has taken another key step in its aspirations of dominating the electric vehicle market with its successful launch onto the tech-heavy Nasdaq stock exchange. Polestar has hit the trading floor under the ticker PSNY, marking a hit milestone in an extremely aggressive expansion plan after launching in 2017 and […]