Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One – try saying that 10 times in a hurry – has taken the wraps of its entrant for the 2022 Formula 1 season, with the reveal of the AMR22. The AMR22 was unveiled at Aston’s assembly line in Gaydon, with the reveal marking 100 […]
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.
Kia, Genesis dominate JD Power 2022 Vehicle Dependability Study
Kia, Hyundai and Genesis have cemented themselves firmly atop the leaderboard in the 2022 JD Power Vehicle Dependability Study, with Kia taking the top spot for the first time. All up, Hyundai Motor Group received three segment awards, for the Santa Fe, Sonata and the Kia Sorrento. Kia ranked highest […]
Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition breaks lap record at The Bend (video)
With the current FK8-generation Civic Type R set to be replaced in the very near future, Honda is making sure it goes out with a bang, setting a lap record at The Bend recently. Coinciding with the launch of the Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition, Honda recorded a successful […]
Meet Subaru’s stripped-out, race-ready 2022 BRZ Cup Car Basic
Subaru has published details of its factory-built and stripped-out version of the 2022 BRZ, called the Cup Car Basic, which is set to compete in a domestic championship in Japan pitting Toyota and Subaru tuners head-to-head. The BRZ Cup Car Basic has been designed to make the process of adapting […]
2022 Haval Jolion Vanta special edition announced for Australia
Great Wall Motors has announced that its Haval Jolion SUV will be receiving a limited-run of special edition Vanta models for 2022, following the success of its H6 Vanta edition. GWM says that 500 units of the Jolion Vanta will make their way to Australian shores, each of which receive […]
Porsche Australia launches on-demand rental for 911, Boxster, Taycan
Porsche has announced plans to expand its vehicle rental service to Australia with the launch of a six-month pilot based in Melbourne that offers easy rental for the 911, 718 Boxster and Taycan. Porsche says that its new ‘Porsche Drive Rental’ service is now available for the Australian market, having […]
2022 World Car of the Year finalists revealed
The finalists of the 2022 World Car of the Year awards have been published with more than a few surprise entrants, with the winner set to be revealed at the New York International Auto Show in August. The group has settled on a top 10 for the World Car of […]
Volvo announces $1.5b investment, EV production at Torslanda plant
Volvo is doubling-down on its commitment to an all-electric future with news of yet another investment into its electric vehicle pursuit, this time in the form of a 10 billion SEK (about AU$1.5 billion) investment for its Torslanda plant. Volvo says that the investment will be channelled toward its Torslanda […]