The Australian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has published the first set of results from its voluntary CO2 Emissions Standard tests, marking what it calls a “benchmark for future improvement”. The study aims to track the progress manufacturers are making to reduce their CO2 emissions, and celebrate new, innovative […]
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 Alpina B8 revealed, based on BMW M850i Gran Coupe
Everybody’s favourite BMW tuning house and manufacturer, Alpina, has turned its head to the new 8 Series and come up with the 2021 B8 Gran Coupe. It adds some elegant touches to the bodywork and extracts enough power to rival the almighty M8. First and foremost, there’s the 4.4-litre bi-turbo […]
Video: Mercedes-Benz says goodbye to dodgy valet parking
Have you ever had to hand over the keys to your pride and joy, and didn’t trust the valet whatsoever? Mercedes Benz has just released a funny clip promoting its new ‘future-ready’ technology that is packed into the next-generation S-Class; autonomous parking. It’s a promotional clip with a twist; and […]
Porsche achieves record revenue in 2020, despite sales down 3%
Porsche has managed to set a new revenue record for the year of 2020, emerging from the pandemic-plagued period having grown its value to 28.7 billion euros, 100 million more than 2019’s results. Despite the fact that Porsche actually delivered 3.0 per cent fewer units than in 2019, mainly due […]
Tesla’s driver-facing camera poses privacy concern – report
A report from US-based consumer advocacy group, Consumer Reports, has warned that Tesla’s in-car camera poses a serious privacy concern for the passengers. The benefits of studied footage could also outweigh the potential privacy risks. According to the report, Tesla does indeed study some in-car camera footage in the process […]
Porsche CEO confirms next-generation 718, hints 918 successor – report
Porsche CEO, Oliver Blume, has confirmed there will be a next-generation 718 series, but says the company is yet to decide whether the next generation of Boxster and Caymans will be powered by petrol, electricity, or a combination of both. Nearly two years ago, Blume said Porsche was due to […]
McLaren wraps up Sport Series with final 620R deliveries
McLaren is wrapping up the production of its Sport Series models, with the final build and deliveries of the 620R to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. McLaren’s first Sport Series variant was introduced to the globe in 2015, when the company unveiled its 570S Coupe at the […]
Isuzu Ute surpasses 200,000 sales in Australia
Isuzu Ute Australia is currently popping bottles of champagne as it celebrates more than 200,000 sales of its iconic D-Max ute and MU-X SUV. Since its introduction to the local market in November 2008, Australians have lapped up the D-Max in droves, having purchased nearly 150,000 units as of the […]