BMW is celebrating a successful first half year (H1) of sales, with the wider group (including MINI and Rolls-Royce) managing to report a 39 per cent jump on last year, globally. Sales in Australia are also up 14.7 per cent. BMW Group reported 1,339,080 sales in the six-month period, including […]
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 Jeep Compass on sale in Australia from $37,950
Jeep has confirmed the arrival of its updated 2021 model Compass compact SUV (also known as MY2022 in some markets) to Australian shores, packing a redesigned interior, added safety systems and more technology. The new Compass lineup remains much the same, with the entry-level Launch Edition – previously Night Eagle […]
Bentley debuts Flying Spur Hybrid; 405kW/750Nm, 700Km range
Bentley has unveiled a new plug-in hybrid version of the latest Flying Spur, promising to be its most environmentally friendly showroom model it has ever created. The Flying Spur Hybrid is Bentley’s second-ever hybrid model, after the British marque introduced a plug-in hybrid variant of the Bentayga SUV. Interestingly, the […]
Hyundai to transition to 100% renewables by 2040, join RE100
Hyundai and its affiliates have announced they have applied for RE100 membership, a global initiative that sets a date for a transition to 100 per cent renewable power by 2040. This means that Hyundai Motor Company, alongside Kia Corporation, will join the RE100 initiative alongside more than 300 global companies […]
Lotus unveils all-new mid-engine sports car; the Emira
Lotus has confirmed the arrival of its latest sports car, the Emira. It rides on an all-new sports car architecture, and is powered by a supercharged V6, with an AMG-sourced turbo four to be available next year. The Emira is the first all-new production car from Lotus that we’ve seen […]
700kW Peugeot 9X8 World Endurance Hypercar racer debuts
Check out this amazing race machine. It’s called the Peugeot 9X8 and it is essentially a successor to the Le Mans-winning 908 from 2009. It will compete in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. The 9X8 is powered by an extremely sophisticated powertrain that pairs a 2.6-litre bi-turbo V6 pushing […]
2022 BMW 2 Series coupe revealed, confirmed for Australia
BMW has lifted the lid on its all-new 2022 2 Series Coupe, adding a more aggressive styling package and even more power from its turbo inline-six M240i flagship. The second-generation BMW 2 Series coupe will come with four engine options all up, with the entry level 230i throwing power to […]
Maserati announces GT, Modena, Trofeo trim levels for MY2022
Maserati is refreshing its 2022 model lineup with the addition of three new trim levels – GT, Modena, Trofeo – for its Ghibli, Quattroporto and Levante SUV to meet increasing customer demand for added personalisation. The first is the new entry-level trim level, called the GT. Maserati describes it as […]