Maserati is celebrating the completion of its 100,000th vehicle produced at its Avv. Giovanni Agnelli Plant (AGAP) in Italy. In just three years since its opening in early 2013, Maserati hit the major milestone, with the 100,000th car being a white Quattroporte GranSport fittingly headed to the People’s Republic of […]
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.
Polestar works its magic on new Volvo V90 Cross Country
Volvo has confirmed the new V90 Cross Country is the next model to receive the high-performance Polestar treatment. The 2017 V90 Cross Country equipped with D4, D5 and T6 engines are all set to be offered optional Polestar treatment, consisting of more power and faster gear shifts. In the most […]
Last Ferrari LaFerrari sold at auction for $7 million
The last, 500th example of the Ferrari LaFerrari has been sold at a recent RM Sotheby’s auction for a whopping US$7 million, making it the most expensive brand-new Ferrari ever sold. We reported back in September that Ferrari was breaking tradition and producing one extra example of the LaFerrari purely […]
Volkswagen Australia announces recall for 61,000 dieselgate cars
Volkswagen Australia has announced a voluntary recall of around 61,000 VW and Skoda models implicated in the emissions-cheating scandal. Volkswagen announced yesterday it had received approval from the Federal Government for the recall, which has been designed to address the software controlling the 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre TDI engines. Owner of […]
Apple gives clearest confirmation yet on auto technology development
After months of speculation, optimism and doubt, Apple has given us its first confirmation the brand is working on some form of autonomous vehicle technology, possibly for use in Apple-branded cars. Apple submitted a letter to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which has in turn been picked […]
Ford CEO Mark Fields welcomes deals with Trump
Ford’s CEO has said he and the company is open to deals with president-elect Donald Trump’s administration to keep jobs in the US. Mark Fields, president and CEO at Ford Motor Company, and Donald Trump have had a frosty relationship in the past, with Trump calling the outsourcing of some […]
Nico Rosberg retires from F1 following championship win
German F1 champion Nico Rosberg has shocked fans by announcing his retirement from Formula One, just five days after taking out his first world title. Rosberg, 31, managed to snap his first F1 championship after his second-place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix gave him a points lead over […]
BMW creates bespoke M4 for DTM champion, Marco Wittmann
BMW is celebrating Marco Wittmann’s second DTM championship victory by creating a special edition M4 especially for the racer. The 26-year-old German driver took out the 2014 and 2016 German touring car (DTM) championship, nabbing this year’s championship after taking out the final DTM race at Hockenheim in October. He […]