Toyota has confirmed pricing and specification details, as well as a delivery timeline for the updated C-HR compact SUV range which is set to arrive in the first quarter of 2024 with price tags starting at $42,990 before on-roads. Earlier this year, Toyota gave us our first look at its […]
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.
Manhart’s Treatment for M2 Competition can be Tuned up to 894kW
The ludicrous team over at Manhart Performance have revealed their latest treatment to a tail-happy BMW, this time in the form of the F87 M2 Competition with a block that can be tuned all the way to a stratospheric 894kW. It goes by the name of the Manhart MH2 700, […]
Hyundai Updates MY24 Palisade Lineup with New Variants, Range Starts from $66,800
Hyundai has taken the wraps off its MY24 Palisade SUV lineup, with a pair of new variants and a more generous equipment list headlining the list of updates for the range that now starts from $66,800 before on-roads. The new variants come in the form of the Calligraphy and Calligraphy […]
Volkswagen Confirms Power & Range Figures for Range-topping ID.4 GTX
Volkswagen has confirmed power, torque and range figures for the upcoming ID.4 and ID.5 battery-electric vehicles, including the range-topping ID.4 GTX. While the ID.4 has been on sale in Europe for quite some time now, Volkswagen says that Aussie buyers will be getting their hands on a refreshed version of […]
November Deliveries Confirmed for Updated 70 Series Range priced from $75,700
Toyota says that the first examples of its updated LandCruiser 70 Series will be touching down in Australia in November, with prices starting at $75,600 before on-roads. Toyota announced its refresh for the LandCruiser 70 Series a few months ago, confirming that the 2.8-litre turbo-diesel powering the HiLux, Prado and […]
Kia Confirms Powertrain, Range and 2024 Arrival for EV5 Midsize SUV
Kia has confirmed some powertrain and range figures that Aussie buyers can expect from the upcoming battery electric EV5 midsize SUV which arrives here in 2024 as well as giving us a slice of what to expect from its future EV lineup with design details of the EV3 compact SUV […]
Nissan Releases Hyper Adventure Concept Ahead of Japan Mobility Show
Nissan has taken the wraps off yet another radical concept vehicle ahead of the Japan Mobility Show, this time in the form of an adventurous all-wheel drive electric vehicle known as the Hyper Adventure Concept. The company says its sports SUV package is designed “for people passionate about outdoor adventures […]
Mercedes Conducts World-First Public Crash Test with Two Electric Vehicles (video)
Mercedes-Benz has smashed up two of its electric vehicles, all in the name of public safety, becoming the world’s first manufacturer to conduct public testing of two electric vehicles crashing into each other. Rather than use Euro NCAP’s typical 1400kg trolley with an aluminium barrier to replicate another vehicle, Mercedes-Benz […]