It turns out the 2022 Subaru BRZ must be made of eggs, flour and butter, because they’ve been selling like hotcakes in Australia, with Subaru confirming that its first allocation is all sold out. Subaru got in touch late last month to say that the first allocation of Australian BRZs […]
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.
Toyota outlines $98b investment in EVs, debuts concepts; new MR2, Lexus LFA?
Toyota has laid out more details in its roadmap to a carbon-neutral future, with the confirmation of a mammoth $98 billion investment toward electrified vehicles while hoping to significantly raise the number of electric vehicles sold by the turn of the decade. News of the near $100-billion investment comes as […]
Queensland Police add hydrogen Hyundai NEXO to fleet
Queensland Police Force has announced the deployment of the hydrogen fuel-cell Hyundai NEXO as officially joining its ranks, as the Queensland government orders a total of five units for the government fleet. Queensland police have celebrated the arrival of their latest vehicle with the release of a series of photos […]
Next-gen 2022 Honda Civic Type R testing heads to Suzuka
Honda has confirmed that the development phase of the 11th generation 2022 Civic Type R has led the company to the iconic Suzuka Circuit, with Honda’s team of engineers looking as though they’re taking a no-compromises approach to the abilities of the next-gen model. Unfortunately, Honda hasn’t lifted the lid […]
Volkswagen spending billions in battery business and factories
Volkswagen is showing extremely bullish signs in terms of its future strategy on electric vehicles, with the establishment of a new European company to manage the battery sourcing and production side of its business, as VW looks to massively ramp up its EV production with the addition of six new […]
BMW iX and Genesis GV70 receive 5-star ANCAP safety rating (video)
Good news for modern SUV buyers, as the BMW iX and Genesis GV70 have both received a five-star ANCAP safety rating following assessment of crash test data from Euro NCAP. Following assessment of Euro NCAP data, ANCAP gave the BMW iX high scores for occupant protection, collision avoidance and side […]
Morgan releases most powerful creation yet, the Plus 8 GTR
The Morgan Motor Company has taken the veil off its latest creation, the Plus 8 GTR, which marks the production of a hyper-exclusive series that is limited to just 9 units. The Plus 8 GTR is based on the Morgan Plus 8, and takes more than a few pieces of […]
Mercedes gets go-ahead from regulators for Level 3 autonomous driving
Mercedes-Benz is celebrating a significant regulatory win after receiving official approval for its Level 3 autonomous driving system, marking an important milestone as the company looks to install this autonomous driving tech on its passenger and commercial vehicles. The news came after Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) granted system […]