BMW has confirmed that the i4 M50 will become the first fully-electric safety car for the MotoE championship, replacing the BMW i8 as the official safety car of the electric motorcycle class of the MotoGP Grand Prix calendar. The announcement has brought forward a number of press images featuring a […]
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.
2021 Hyundai Staria MPV on sale in Australia from $48,500, AWD confirmed
Hyundai Australia has given us the specs, features and price lists for its new 2022 Hyundai Staria van arriving this month, which brings in a futuristic design, a big boost in technology, and some new powertrain configurations including AWD. The local company says that the optional all-wheel drive variant is […]
Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro announced, throwback to 1979 ‘Gold Ring’
Abarth Australia has launched an all-new special edition to its lineup, known as the Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro. It’s designed to pay homage to the 1979 A112-generation Abarth, otherwise known as the Gold Ring. The Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro’s styling is a direct throwback to the black and gold days of the […]
Aston Martin to reveal Valkyrie ‘roadster’ at 2021 Pebble Beach
Aston Martin is set to unveil an all-new car at the Pebble Beach’s Concours d’Elegance next week, with the company releasing a teaser showing what looks to be a drop-top Valkyrie roadster. It will mark the 70th anniversary of its American operations. From what we can see in teaser image, […]
Honda previews 2022 NSX Type S, last hurrah for current gen
Honda has released the first round of information and an image of a new NSW Type S version, which will be introduced as a last goodbye to the second-gen NSX in 2022. After posting somewhat underwhelming sales figures since its introduction back in 2016, Honda has released some preliminary details […]
Glickenhaus plans Baja-inspired hydrogen pickup, 1000km range
Le Mans competitor and manufacturer of hyper-exotic creations, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, has given us a sneak peek at a new Baja-inspired, hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) pickup, promising almost 1000km range. The company’s FCEV ute is a concept based on the ‘Baja Boot’ that competed in last year’s Baja 1000 […]
Bentley posts all-time record sales and profit in 2021 first-half
Despite being in the middle of a global pandemic, Bentley has managed to post all-time records in 2021 in terms of first-half yearly sales and profits. Bentley’s first half of 2021 has seen the company report the largest profit margins in its 102-year history of operating, driven by consistent demand […]
ARENA funding to see 400 new EV charging stations set up in Australia
More than 400 public electric vehicle fast-charging stations are set to be constructed and hooked up to Australia’s steadily growing EV charging infrastructure, as ARENA increases its funding envelope to $25 million. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that $24.55 million will be sent to five applicants to […]