Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is developing hydrogen fuel cell technologies for potential future showroom products, and has created a concept for testing based on the Land Rover Defender. For now, the few limited details that we do know is that the development direction is called Project Zeus, with […]
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.
Isuzu tops 2020 Roy Morgan customer satisfaction awards in Australia
Isuzu Ute Australia has taken out the top spot in Roy Morgan’s 2020 customer satisfaction ratings, edging out last year’s winner, Lexus, and all major brands to take out the ‘Best of the Best’ award across multiple categories. Roy Morgan’s Annual Customer Satisfaction Awards crowned Isuzu as the car manufacturer […]
2022 Maserati GranTurismo electric prototypes hit the road
We’ve been treated to the very first glimpses of Maserati’s all-electric 2022 GranTurismo prototype after it was snapped on the streets of Modena and on the track. The next-generation GranTurismo is an extremely significant car for Maserati, considering it is the brand’s first foray into the world of all-electric motoring, […]
Australian Nissan Navara Pro-4X-based Warrior previewed
Local manufacturer Premcar has said that Australia’s local manufacturing scene is “thriving” as the company gears up for the new Nissan Navara Warrior program, a joint-venture between Premcar and Nissan. Despite the last of Australia’s OEM manufacturers closing their doors in 2017, Premcar says that its Warrior program proves there […]
Special edition Porsche 911 GT3 celebrates 70 years in Australia
Porsche is celebrating 70 years presence on the Australian market, and has announced a special edition 911 GT3 to help mark the occasion. It’s called the 911 GT3 70 Years Porsche Australia Edition, and it’s based on the latest 992-generation 911 GT3 with the Touring Package. It marks the first […]
2022 Subaru Forester update revealed, in Australia Q3
Subaru has lifted the lid on the 2022 facelifted Forester SUV, complete with a new look, interior improvements, and more safety tech, ahead of its expected Australian arrival later this year. The company describes the refresh as being “significantly improved” over the outgoing model, with an updated transmission and suspension […]
Honda previews next-gen 2022 Civic hatch
Honda has given us a sneak peak at the next generation 2022 Civic hatchback, ahead of its official premiere on June 24. The new model is set to be heavily inspired by the ‘Civic prototype‘ that was shown in November. We can see from the teaser image a silhouetted Civic […]
2022 Alpina XD3 revealed with 730Nm diesel, confirmed for Australia
Renowned BMW tuning house turned factory car producer has confirmed its updated 2022 XD3 mid-size SUV is headed for Australian shores later this year. It’s based on the just-announced LCI update for the BMW X3. The XD3 is, as you can see, based on the latest generation BMW X3, but […]