The first DBX707 customer car has rolled off its production line in St Athan, Wales, marking the official release of the current record holder for the world’s most powerful luxury SUV. When it makes it way to Australian shores, the DBX707 will be priced from $428,400 (before on-road costs), representing […]
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.
Ford confirms 2024 arrival for electric E-Transit van in Australia
Ford has confirmed that its first-ever all-electric Transit commercial van, the E-Transit, will be arriving here in Australia in 2024. It will come in as the first mainstream electric van of its kind. Ford says that the E-Transit Custom is set to enter production in the second-half of 2023, with […]
Audi global sales down 17% in Q1 2022, EVs up 66.2%
Audi has its electric vehicle lineup at least partially to thank for its strong Q1, 2022 results, reporting a 66.2 per cent jump in battery electric vehicles delivered for the quarter. All up, Audi has reported an operating profit of 3.5 billion euros for Q1, 2022, in spite of deliveries […]
For Sale: 2000 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Supertrophy, in Australia
Shannons is back at it with another auction, this time headlined by an immaculate and highly-exotic 2000 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Supertrophy. The Diablo in question is a high-spec GTR variant, number four of a total 30 that rolled out of Lamborghini’s factory. It was factory-built to compete in the European […]
Prices increases for Subaru Impreza, XV, Outback, BRZ, up to $1400
Subaru Australia has announced that popular models like the Impreza, XV and Outback have been slapped with an $800 price increase in its latest price adjustment, while prices for the sporty MY23 BRZ have jumped by as much as $1400. Subaru says that in the wake of “increases in costs […]
Video: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo sets donut world record in Sweden
A Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has officially become the world record holder for the most amount of non-stop donuts on ice after a successful and certified attempt in Sweden, bringing the Taycan’s number of world records to four. Specifically, the record was awarded to Terry Grant for his efforts in […]
Toyota global sales down 4.2% in Q1 2022, production up 2.8% in March
Toyota has reported some mixed news for its global sales and production for the first quarter of 2022, with year-on-year sales dropping considerably while production numbers simultaneously ramp up after the chaos of shutdowns and component shortages. For the month of March, 2022, Toyota recorded 903,031 sales around the globe, […]
Nissan Australia launching 4 new models in H2 2022, including Z coupe
Nissan says that the best is yet to come for 2022, with four new models set to hit the road here in Australia in the second half of this year including the highly-anticipated new Z coupe. In the face of supply chain constraints, Nissan has had to delay the rollout […]