Hypercar manufacturer Bugatti has received a flood of interest in the new Chiron, with a total of 220 orders in a nine-month period since its debut. Speaking with GT Spirit, Bugatti’s man-in-charge Wolfgang Durheimer said Bugatti orders for the AU$3.4-million Chiron were greater than Bugatti was initially expecting; with the […]
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.
BMW to fast-track autonomous car tech for ride-hailing, keep up with Uber
BMW intends to become the ‘coolest’ ride-hailing company on the market, with testing of autonomous cars set to commence in Munich next year. BMW is looking to share a piece of the pie with companies like Uber and Lyft, as the company nears the testing phase of an autonomous fleet […]
Volkswagen could face criminal charges in South Korea, record US$32m fine
South Korea has confirmed it is aiming to file criminal charges against Volkswagen executives, and issue 37.3 billion won (about AU$42 million) in fines. The $42 million (about US$32m) worth of fines are unprecedented in scale for South Korea, with the Asian authorities saying VW’s false advertising of it’s vehicle […]
Train crash in USA wrecks over 100 new BMWs, direct from factory
A train carrying over 100 new BMW vehicles fresh from the production line in South Carolina has derailed in the US, with disastrous consequences. The 12-carriage train was travelling from BMW’s Spartanburg factory in South Carolina to the Port of Charleston for export overseas. However, after traveling around 100km, the […]
Honda NeuV concept with artificial intelligence previews potential future in mobility
Honda has revealed a radical new concept vehicle ahead of its official unveiling at the 2017 CES show in Las Vegas, called the Honda NeuV. Honda is looking to preview the world’s first vehicle with an in-built set of emotions, thanks to the installation of what it calls an ‘emotion […]
Uber buys artificial intelligence start-up, envisions flying cars
Uber has set its sights on artificial intelligence to speed up its autonomous driving plans, after it was revealed the company recently acquired a start-up called Geometric Intelligence. Geometric Intelligence is a research start-up company founded by academics, based in New York City. Uber has announced that co-founder and CEO […]
Chinese company makes fake Mercedes electric SUV
As you may have noticed, China’s car industry is booming. We reported just weeks ago that its latest EV had taken out the fastest lap on the Nurburgring Nordschleife for an EV, bettering established automotive royalty like the Nissan GT-R Nismo, and Lexus LFA. While China may be moving in […]
2017 Subaru Levorg GT-S review
More times than not, we as performance car enthusiasts are forced to make sacrifices in the name of fun. Do you want a fire-breathing, circuit-destroying thoroughbred? No problem, but you won’t be able to fit the kids in the back, or anything more than a backpack in the storage compartment. […]