BMW has taken the wraps off its second-generation X2 and battery-electric iX2 compact SUVs ahead of their Australian arrival in the first quarter of 2024. The release marks the first time we’ve seen a battery-electric powertrain for the X2 SUV, though BMW is holding off on the price list for […]
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.
Jaguar Farewells Internal Combustion with Final Petrol Sports Car, the F-Type ZP Edition
Jaguar has revealed its last-ever petrol-powered sports car, the F-Type ZP Edition as the company prepares its farewell to the internal combustion engine and move to an electrified future. Limited to just 150 units in total, the F-Type ZP Edition has been inspired by two iconic E-Type racers from the […]
Lift Kit Gives Tesla Model Y & Model 3 a 127mm Boost for Off-Roading
Chinese start-up firm, Pu.Labo, has launched a radical lift kit for the Tesla Model Y SUV and the Model 3 sedan, making for one of the closest things we’ve seen to the ultimate Tesla off-roader. Pu.Labo’s kit includes a set of adjustable coil-over shock absorbers that can increase the ride […]
BMW Nearly Doubles Electric Vehicle Sales in 2023, Group Sales Up 7.4%
BMW says that sales of its battery electric vehicle sales have nearly doubled over the same point last year, with group sales – including MINI – increasing a healthy 7.4 per cent at the end of September. In the nine months leading up to September, BMW has sold a total […]
Sportage & Seltos Help Kia Secure 4.8% Global Sales Growth in September
Kia has released its financial reports for the month of September, detailing steady growth of 4.8% globally with the help of the Sportage midsize SUV and its smaller sibling, the Seltos compact SUV. All up, Kia delivered 261,322 vehicles in September, with domestic sales in Korea totalling 44,123 units – […]
Cadillac to Return to Australia with Right-Hand Drive Electric Vehicles: Report
Automotive giant General Motors has confirmed that the Cadillac brand will make a return to the Australian market, with a range of right-hand drive electric vehicles set to hit the market in the coming years. The news comes from a report from CarExpert’s Scott Collie, citing sources from decision makers […]
Ryan Casha Clinches TGRA 86 Championship in Bathurst Thriller
Ryan Casha has taken out the top spot in the 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series (TGRA 86) championship after a thriller at the series finale at Bathurst’s Mt Panorama. Heading into the weekend, anything was possible with 190 points separating the top five racers in the series, with […]
Lexus Rolls Out Connected Services Across Full Aussie Range
Lexus says that all members of its vehicle range here in Australia have now been fitted with its latest generation Connected Services system. Launched back in 2020, Lexus’ connected services system was first bundled in with the IS sedan and has steadily been added across its range over time, culminating […]