BMW has launched the most powerful version of its M5 sedan, with the 2019 BMW M5 Competition. It will arrive in Australia in September. The headline stats are impressive, with the Competition variant shaving 0.3 of a second over the standard M5 in a sprint from 0-200km/h thanks to modifications […]
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.
Tesla considering building European ‘Gigafactory’
Tesla is reportedly in talks with both Germany and the Netherlands that may well culminate with the opening of Tesla’s first European Gigafactory. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, government officials are involved in the talks, illustrating Tesla’s desire to open a factory to produce both electric […]
Editorial: How Donald Trump’s latest orders could shake the auto world
President Donald J Trump. While the controversial and divisive topic is almost too easy to mock, the reality is that the Trump administration is making some genuinely questionable, if not downright irresponsible attempts at policy making that could send the U.S. automotive industry, and indeed the world, backwards. At a […]
New Porsche 911 GT3 slashes 12sec from Nurburgring lap
Porsche has set a new Nürburgring lap time with the latest iteration of its hardcore, naturally aspirated 911 GT3. Despite recent assurances from automakers, including Porsche’s head of road car development, Andreas Preuninger, that setting record times on the Nordschliefe is a thing of the past, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer didn’t […]
Elon Musk confirms Tesla truck debut in September
Tesla has announced its first-ever electric truck will be unveiled in just a few months’ time. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced the move via his Twitter account, tweeting: “Tesla Semi truck unveil set for September. Team has done an amazing job. Seriously next level.” Considering Musk is typically quite conservative […]
2017 Subaru Liberty 2.5i Premium review (video)
The 2017 Subaru Liberty competes in one of the most challenging market segments, up against rivals like the Ford Mondeo, Mazda6, Volkswagen Passat and the almighty sales-conqueror, the Toyota Camry. Of those options, the Liberty ranks third, with a 10.5 per cent share of the segment, in comparison to the […]
Misha Designs plans epic Ferrari 488 GTB aero kits
Misha Designs has announced two stunning bodykit plans for the already-gorgeous Ferrari 488 GTB that give the prancing horse that FXX K treatment, at a fraction of the price. First up, the disappointing news; Misha’s kit for the 488 GTB features only aesthetic changes, no power upgrades unfortunately. Power remains […]
Nissan GT-R breaks record, carves map of India in lake
Nissan has taken celebrations for India’s 68th Republic Day to another level, with a world record-breaking feat on a dry lake bed in India. In celebration of both India’s Republic Day and the launch of the updated 2017 Nissan GT-R, Nissan broke the record for the largest outline of a […]