Nissan’s luxury arm Infiniti has made the cut for the highly-competitive field of Wards 10 Best Engines list for 2017, with its new twin-turbo V6. Infiniti’s recently-developed 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine was selected from a field of 40 units. The VR-series engine, found under the bonnet of the Q50 sedan, […]
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.
FCA boss Marchionne hesitant on future production plans; Trump
Fiat Chrysler’s CEO has expressed concerns of a Trump administration in regard to the company’s future investments in Mexico that could ultimately be harmed by the president’s controversial policies. Sergio Marchionne, the man who has been at the helm of FCA since 2009, told reporters at the Detroit show that […]
2017-2018 Subaru WRX facelift revealed for U.S. market
Subaru USA has unveiled an updated 2017-2018 WRX and WRX STI at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, promising more performance, despite leaving power unchanged. First up, the styling. Obviously, it’s more evolutionary than revolutionary, but the numerous tweaks have amalgamated into a refreshed-looking WRX. There’s changes to […]
2017 Audi SQ5 revealed; swaps to petrol, slower
Audi has revealed the sporty new SQ5 SUV at the NAIAS event in Detroit, based on the new-generation Q5. First up, the headline stats. Audi has swapped the outgoing 3.0-litre diesel engine with a new 3.0-litre turbo-petrol V6. Power stands at 260kW, and torque at 500Nm. These figures compare poorly […]
2017 Toyota Corolla hatch on sale from $20,190
Toyota Australia has released an updated version of its most popular hatch, the Corolla, packed with more safety tech than ever before. Toyota says the Corolla now comes packed with “three new leading-edge technologies across the range”, comprised of pre-collision autonomous emergency braking, lane departure alert and automatic high beam. […]
Volkswagen negotiates $4.3b deal with U.S. Justice Department
Volkswagen has negotiated the terms of a criminal and civil settlement with the U.S. Justice Department worth $4.3 billion, according to reports. The settlement, now in a concrete draft format, is still pending approval by Volkswagen’s board of management and supervisory boards. It would see Volkswagen plead guilty to a […]
2018 Toyota Camry facelift unveiled with new V6 option
Toyota has unveiled its eighth-generation Camry at the Detroit auto show, with CEO Akio Toyoda offering customers the choice of “sexy, and really sexy”. We’re not going to completely disagree with Toyoda, considering the Camry has received a significantly bolder front fascia, as well as adopting some sophisticated design language […]
Honda NeuV concept revealed at 2017 CES
Honda has brought its new NeuV concept to the CES in Las Vegas, emphasising that its latest product can earn its owner money while the owner is at work, on holiday or even sleeping. Honda’s principal designer at it’s American research and development sector Mike Tsay explains: “We designed NeuV […]