Lamborghini is celebrating the fourth anniversary of its Urus ‘super SUV’, a vehicle that has helped the company reach new record sales highs after riding the wave of luxury SUV success. Lamborghini says that the Urus has played a major role in reaching record turnover and profitability, especially in light […]
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.
Volvo global sales up 8.8% through November 2021
Volvo Cars is displaying some clear signs of resilience in the face of wide-scale production slowdowns and semiconductor shortages after reporting an 8.8 per cent sales increase for the first 11 months of 2021. So far, Volvo has produced and delivered 634,257 cars for the first 11 months of 2021, […]
2023 Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang Gen3 ‘Supercars’ debut
General Motors has unveiled the latest protagonist set to lead the charge in the next chapter of the company’s V8 Supercars endeavours, with the unveiling of the Gen3 Camaro ZL1 Supercars race car that will hit the track from the 2023 season. Sadly, the emergence of the Gen3 Camaro ZL1 […]
2022 Polestar 3 SUV previewed, first model produced in USA
Polestar has given us a sneak peek of its all-electric SUV, the Polestar 3, while doubling-down on its plans to massively expand operations in the near future. The teaser image supplied by Polestar features a heavily-camouflaged Polestar 3 prototype sitting in a design studio somewhere, awaiting its official launch in […]
Aston Martin confirms final V12 Vantage, arriving in 2022 (video)
Lovers of the masterpiece that is the V12 internal combustion engine, rejoice, for Aston Martin has confirmed that the final chapter of the V12 Vantage will be released in 2022. Aston Martin is bidding farewell to its iconic fan-favourite with the release of an all-new farewell vehicle for the Vantage […]
GMSV heading to Bathurst to showcase C8 Corvette, Silverado
General Motors Special Vehicles (GMSV) has been able to leave its Port Melbourne headquarters and hit the road for the first time in months, travelling to Mount Panorama, Bathurst, to showcase its products to motorsport fans during the big race. The GMSV team is set to showcase three right-hand drive […]
BMW i7 electric sedan goes winter testing, arrives 2022
BMW is gearing up for the launch of its first-ever all-electric luxury sedan, the i7, and has headed to its winter testing centre in Sweden for developing and tuning ahead of its launch next year. As you’re probably aware, sub-zero temperatures can pose a massive hurdle for electric powertrains to […]
Video: Extensive Alpina documentary is a must for classic BMW fans
Pull out your textbooks and start taking notes, because this new documentary by Welt on Alpina is officially required viewing for automotive enthusiasts and lovers of classic BMWs. It comes from Welt’s Youtube channel, the video arm of one of Germany’s largest newspapers, Die Welt. It was given unprecedented access […]