After a series of delays and more recently, some deafening silence from Tesla as to when we can expect to see the first customer deliveries of the Cybertruck, the company’s CEO has made the bold promise of 2023 at an event hosted in Texas last week. After confirming a 2023 […]
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.
Rimac completes winter testing in 1427kW Nevera EV hypercar
Boutique all-electric hypercar manufacturer, Rimac, has confirmed it has wrapped up winter testing for the Nevera ahead of the first deliveries, set to take place in the next few months. Just a few months after announcing a surprise joint-venture alongside Bugatti and Porsche, Rimac says that it has been putting […]
BMW announces electric 3 Series for Chinese market, the i3 eDrive35L
BMW has spilled the technical beans on the new, Chinese-only release of the fully electric 3 Series called the i3 eDrive35L. At its heart, the i3 eDrive 35L receives the fifth-generation of BMW’s electric powertrain systems, which is already at the beating heart of cars like the iX3, i4 and […]
Top 10 best electric vehicles (EVs) coming to Australia in 2023
There are a heap of all-new fully electric vehicles on the horizon, from pretty much every car brand. It’s going to be difficult for customers to decipher which ones are suitable for their needs. We’ve put together a top 10 list of just some of the upcoming electric vehicles (EVs) […]
Ferrari 812 Competizione makes Australian debut at Melbourne F1 Grand Prix
Ferrari has enlisted the help of its three-time Grand Prix winner, Charles Leclerc, to unveil its hardcore 812 Superfast-based coupe called the Ferrari 812 Competizione to Australia for the first time. Leclerc, alongside Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto lifted the veil on a stunning all-white 812 Competizione at the Melbourne […]
McLaren 765LT Spider debuts in Australia, priced from $684,900
The McLaren 765LT Spider, otherwise known as the fastest convertible the company has ever made, has officially touched down in Australia for the first time. Prices start from $684,900. The 765LT Spider is powered by an identical 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 that you’ll find in the hardtop, throwing 563kW of power […]
Toyota faces $2b payout following DPF class action for HiLux, Fortuner and Prado
Toyota Australia may have to pay up to $2 billion to customers following a class-lawsuit over potentially faulty diesel particulate filters (DPF) in a number of HiLux, Fortuner and Prado vehicles, which owners say have impacted the resale value. The class-action lawsuit involves 264,000 examples of the HiLux, Fortuner and […]
2022 Hyundai i30 N manual review (video)
Hyundai has been on a roll in the past few years bringing out cracking vehicles, and today’s subject, the 2022 i30 N, has been hugely influential in showcasing the world that Hyundai can impress when it comes to performance motoring, too. In its latest form, Hyundai has given the i30 […]