Pagani is continuing its publicity campaign for the upcoming Huayra Roadster, with the latest Facebook teaser showing the design touches of the rear-end. With the reveal set to take place at the Geneva Motor Show in March, Pagani is attempting to make the automotive world collectively salivate ahead of its […]
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.
Avatar Roadster is Britain’s latest super light sportscar
There’s a new sports car on the block, powered by a Ford EcoBoost engine with weight statistics that would make even Lotus weak at the knees; welcome to the Avatar Roadster. The base model Roadster is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged Ford EcoBoost engine, good for 186kW. It transfers its […]
Takata could face US$1 billion settlement in U.S.
Notorious airbag manufacturer Takata is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. settlement valued at around $1 billion, according to reports. Takata Corp. is expected to settle the case pushed forward by the U.S. Justice Department after a federal investigation found its airbags were faulty, and prone to rupturing. These […]
Lotus Exige Race 380 revealed, ready for motorsport
Lotus has unveiled a race-only version of its Exige Sport 380 called the Exige Race 380; the most hardcore Exige to leave the Hethel production line. The headline stats are impressive to say the least, with a tweaked version of the existing Exige’s 3.5-litre supercharged V6 unit, which now produces […]
FCA accused of emissions cheating, over 100,000 vehicles targeted
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles stands accused of violating environmental protection law, with the EPA alleging the brand failed to disclose details of software that allowed its vehicles to permit more noxious gasses than legally permitted. In a revelation almost identical to Volkswagen’s disastrous dieselgate scandal, America’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is […]
Nissan Vmotion 2.0 concept previews future design direction
Nissan has made a bold statement at the Detroit auto show, unveiling the Vmotion 2.0 concept; a possible sign of exciting things to come from the Japanese manufacturer. While, at this stage at least, the Vmotion 2.0 is little more than a concept car, Nissan says it serves as a […]
Jaguar Land Rover sets record sales in 2016
Jaguar Land Rover is bringing in the New Year in style after setting records in sales in Australia, tripling its figures since 2010. JLR Australia broke the record, riding on a surge in sales that saw the marque sell 16,605 units last year, a 26 per cent increase over 2015’s […]
MY2018 Jaguar F-TYPE announced, 400 SPORT V6 added
Jaguar has released an update for its sexy F-TYPE sports car, expanding the lineup to give customers more choice, also announcing a world-first collaboration with U.S. company GoPro. All up, Jaguar now offers 28 derivatives for the MY2018 F-TYPE range, with both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive variants across five different […]