Audi Australia has lifted the lid on its pricing and specs for the e-tron GT and its high-powered flagship, the RS e-tron GT, ahead of deliveries commencing from September. Audi gave us our first glimpse of the e-tron GT lineup about 12 months ago, but now the local arm is […]
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.
2022 Haval H6 Hybrid on sale in Australia from $44,990
Great Wall Motors has confirmed that the new Haval H6 Hybrid will be priced at $44,990 drive-away when it arrives in Australia in just a few weeks. It’ll come in as one of only a few hybrid options currently on offer in the mid-size SUV market segment. We reported late […]
Aston Martin adding 100 staff to production facility in Wales, for DBX 707
Aston Martin has revealed plans to add around 100 new employees to its St Athan production line in Wales to keep up with demand for its DBX 707 hyper-SUV. We reported just a few weeks ago that Aston Martin is billing the DBX 707 as the world’s fastest luxury SUV, […]
2023 Honda CR-V revealed via design patent image
A patent image has appeared online showing what is believed to be the new-look 2023 Honda CR-V, which seems to follow the design direction of the new-look HR-V. The patent image has surfaced online on multiple platforms and shows a mid-size SUV with a front end and headlight design that’s […]
Subaru tops 2022 Consumer Reports manufacturer rankings
Subaru has taken out the top spot in the latest Consumer Reports manufacturer rankings, edging-out last year’s winner, Mazda, to become the king for 2022. The rankings come from independent customer advocate group, Consumer Reports, who compares everything from cars to smartphones and fridges. In the context of cars, the […]
Renault Australia announces price rises across majority of lineup
Renault has quietly detailed some price rises across nearly its full range of vehicles here in Australia amid the logistical chaos and component shortages of the pandemic that have plagued all major manufacturers in recent months. News of Renault’s price increase follows recent announcements from Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Toyota who […]
7-day money-back guarantee offered for Polestar 2 in Australia, arrives March
Polestar has announced that its Australian order books for the Polestar 2 have officially opened, ahead of the first deliveries arriving Down Under in March. The local arm is also offering a new 7-day money-back guarantee for customers. For months now, Polestar has been drumming up excitement for its Tesla […]
First Grenadier SUVs produced as INEOS readies mass production
INEOS Automotive is within reaching distance of mass production of its rugged off-roader, the Grenadier, with the first examples rolling off the line recently before mass series production is set to commence in July. The first Grenadier test vehicles have officially rolled off the production line at its Hambach factory […]