Ferrari’s Special Vehicle programme has taken the wraps off its latest one-off creation that has no roof whatsoever, with the unveiling of the SP-8 supercar based on the F8 Spider. The SP-8 was commissioned by an avid fan of the Ferrari brand based in Taiwan, with Ferrari’s roofless approach for […]
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.
MY24 Lexus UX 300e Arrives with Significantly Larger Battery, Priced from $79,990
Lexus has launched an updated version of the UX 300e compact SUV, with added driving range from a significantly larger battery pack, atop some equipment additions over the outgoing UX 300e. Over the previous UX 300e, the latest batch of MY24 UX 300e’s pick up a 72.8kWh battery pack, a […]
BMW Launches 330i Sport Collection, Priced at $89,900 Drive-away
BMW has added a new member of its Sports Collection to the stables, with the 330i Sport arriving with a price tag of $89,900 drive-away, undercutting the standard 330i by nearly $5,000. The 330i Sport comes powered by the same 2.0-litre twin-turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine as the 330i, which kicks […]
Project Inversion Reveals Car Set to Drive Upside Down in a Tunnel
Project Inversion has revealed initial designs of a car set to drive upside down in a tunnel, marking the world’s first physical attempt at a long-standing theoretical possibility. For those unaware, Project Inversion is the brainchild of YouTube channel Driver61’s Scott Mansell, some generous sponsors and former F1 aerodynamics wizard, […]
Meet Ferrari’s latest Challenge Trofeo Competitor, the 296 Challenge
Ferrari has taken the wraps off the ninth model in the history of its single-make Ferrari Challenge Trofeo series which is set to replace the outgoing Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo. The company revealed the 296 Challenge on the eve of the Finali Mondiali, set to take place at the Mugello […]
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Expected to Smash $48.4m Auction Record Next Month
There’s a new listing on the RM Sotheby’s website that caught our eye this morning, in the form of a stunning example of the Ferrari 250 GTO that we’d expect will smash the current USD $48.4 million record price for another GTO set at auction. The Ferrari in question is […]
Cupra Secures 450 Formentor VZe & Leon VZe Plug-in Hybrids for Australia
Cupra has announced a total of 450 examples of the Formentor VZe and Leon VZe plug-in hybrid will be making their way to Australia. Cupra’s initial batch of Formentor & Leon PHEVs was fairly modest late last year, with the company saying the added supply, primarily of the Formentor plug-in […]
MY23 Abarth 695 Arrives November Priced at $37,900
Fiat has confirmed that its MY23 Abarth 695 hatch will be arriving in Aussie dealerships in November, with prices listed at $37,900 before on-roads for the relatively unchanged hot hatch. The range remains powered by Fiat’s 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder kicking out 132kW of power at 5500rpm, with peak torque figures […]