Ford has outlined a bolder, more aggressive transition to battery-electric vehicles with the confirmation of three new all-electric passenger vehicles and four commercial vehicles for the European market by 2024. The company hopes that the unveiling of a new and beefed-up battery-electric portfolio will help it reach 600,000 EV sales […]
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.
Electrified manufacturing costs set to soar as nickel prices double
Skyrocketing prices of nickel look set to present another set of challenges for auto manufacturers producing electrified vehicles, after prices for the metal quadrupled in the space of a week. Price action for nickel has been so volatile in recent days that the London Metal Exchange actually suspended trading after […]
Lexus & MINI top 2022 JD Power Customer Service Index in the USA
Lexus and MINI have taken the top spots in the 2022 JD Power Customer Service Index study in the USA, with authors of the report noting significant staff shortages and supply chain issues presenting a set of ‘unique’ challenges for the industry. JD Power’s index, now in its 42nd year, […]
2022 Mercedes-Benz Vito now on sale in Australia, adds OM 654 diesel
Mercedes-Benz Australia has given its Vito van range an update for MY2022, adding its relatively new OM 654 turbo-diesel powertrain for the flagship variant, while the Valente people-mover has been renamed the Vito Tourer. Set to hit Australian roads by the middle of this year, Mercedes’s smallest commercial van has […]
Meet the 750kW/1200Nm Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Roadster
Jaguar is celebrating the launch of Gran Turismo 7 with the launch of a stunning concept for the game, the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Roadster. You can think of it as an all-digital version of the iconic D-Type, showcasing Jaguar’s theoretical technical breakthroughs. Launched as an all-digital design and engineering […]
Renault unveils all-new Austral SUV, replaces Kadjar
Renault has taken the wraps off its all-new electrified Austral SUV. Although, we are yet to know if we’ll see the Kadjar replacement here in Australia in the near future. The Austral rides on the CMF-CD platform shared with the all-new Nissan Qashqai, in what can be described as a […]
Mazda CX-60 revealed, 241kW/500Nm PHEV confirmed
Mazda has unveiled its first-ever plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), with the CX-60. It will be making its way to Australian shores sometime this year, as Mazda launches a full-blown assault on the large SUV market. The all-new PHEV powerplant comprises of a Skyactiv-G 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol unit paired with […]
300kW carbon fibre Ford Ranger set for 2022 South African Rally-Raid
Ahead of the start of the gruelling South African Rally-Raid Championship, Neil Woolridge Motorsport has taken the wraps off its challenger for the line honours in the form of this rally-bred Ford Ranger. Built and designed in-house by Neil Woolridge Motorsport and set to race under the NWM Ford Castrol […]