Subaru has confirmed that it will add a new performance flagship atop the BRZ lineup in 2024, with the arrival of the BRZ tS.The news came via Subaru’s attendance of the SubiNats owners’ festival, with the company giving punters a sneak-peek at a prototype version of the BRZ tS that […]
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.
Audi Adds More Safety Equipment as Standard Across its MY24 Lineup
Audi caught us by surprise this week, confirming that its almost every member of its full MY24 lineup will pick up a tonne of extra safety equipment. The update will add Audi’s driver-assistance systems, inclusive of adaptive cruise control, pre-sense systems, active-lane assistance and traffic jam assist for models ranging […]
Alpine Thrashes A242 Hypercar in 1500km Development Blitz Ahead of WEC Return
French automotive manufacturer and race outfit, Alpine, has been spotted testing its upcoming A242 hypercar in a development blitz ahead of its planned return to the world of WEC racing. The company says that the A424 has clocked up 1500km across two days of testing at the Motorland Circuit in […]
Honda Reveals 2024 Battery-Electric Prologue SUV with 482km Range
Honda’s U.S. arm has taken the wraps off the company’s first battery-electric SUV with the unveiling of the 2024 Honda Prologue SUV. While it comes as a brand new EV from Honda, the Prologue comes riding on the same platform you’ll find underpinning the Chevrolet Blazer EV- a high volume […]
Meet Ricardo’s Hybrid Ford Ranger 6×6 Conversion with 3800kg Payload Figures
Ricardo has released one of its more unusual creations of late, unveiling its Ford Ranger ‘HEX’ 6×6, showcasing a hybrid powertrain and some immense payload figures that. The team at Ricardo says its HEX conversion is unique, in the way that it has been designed as a more straightforward bolt-on […]
MY23 Fiat 500 Prices & Specs Confirmed, Lineup Slimmed to Single Variant
Fiat has confirmed prices and specification details for its pint-sized 500 hatch, with the company slimming down the previous two-pronged assault down to a single, high-spec variant, alongside a price increase. Priced at $27,220 before on-roads, the Fiat 500 Dolcevita is the sole 500 on sale here in Australia, and […]
Refreshed Genesis GV80 Debuts with New Coupe Variant, Set for Q4 2024 Launch
Genesis has lifted the veil on a mid-cycle refresh for the GV80 SUV alongside a the GV80 Coupe inspired by the GV80 Coupe Concept unveiled earlier this year, with the latter gaining a new electric supercharged powertrain option.Nearly four years after its launch, Genesis’ large SUV package has proved a […]
Hennessey Hires Ford GT, AMG ONE Guru to Lead Hypercar Development
Hennessey has announced it has tapped none other than former Multimatic Chief Engineer, Brian Jones, to head the development of the company’s future hypercars. Jones, who was previously the Chief Engineer of Vehicle Development and Integration at Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations (MSVO) has now been appointed as Hennessey’s VP of […]