A MINI has taken out a very unique Nurburgring record overnight after a driver managed to navigate the infamous circuit on just two wheels. That’s right. Chinese stuntman Han Yue piloted a MINI Cooper hatchback around the Nordschleife in 45 minutes, live-streamed via Nurburgring’s official Facebook page to over a […]
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.
Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1, Lamborghini Veneno seized from dictator’s son
The son of an African dictator has reportedly had his quiver of supercars seized, including cars such as a Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president of Equatorial Guinea, is the son of dictator and president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who also has […]
BMW sells 100,000th ‘i’ car, confirms X3 EV variant for 2020
BMW has announced that three years after the launch of its i sub-brand, it has managed to hit the 100,000 sales milestone. More than 100,000 plug-in hybrid and all-electric models have rolled off the production line since BMW’s launch of i division in November 2013; 60,000 of which were the […]
Hyundai IONIQ sets hybrid land speed record at Bonneville
Hyundai has thrown down the gauntlet and set a new land speed record for a hybrid vehicle at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Hyundai team took out the record with a race-prepared IONIQ hybrid prototype, developed in-house by Hyundai’s American engineering and quality division. The car set […]
Mercedes, BMW sales drop in US, Jaguar Land Rover rise
Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo have reported strong growth in sales figures in the US for the year 2016, while rivals like Mercedes, BMW and Lexus have struggled to gain traction in the market. While overall growth of the automotive market has lost momentum, premium manufacturers like Jaguar Land Rover […]
New Audi A3 & Q4 delayed due to dieselgate scandal – report
The launch of Audi’s new A3 and all-new Q4 models have reportedly been delayed by problems arising from the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal. German publication Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that engineers within Audi, a Volkswagen Group subsidiary, are struggling to keep up with the demand of fixing vehicles with […]
Lotus Evora Sport 410 announced; more power, less weight
Lotus has released details of its upcoming lightweight, more powerful version of the Evora known as the Evora Sport 410. The Evora Sport first broke the veil earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, pleasing the crowd with its sharpened up design lines and promises of more power complimented […]
BMW i5 to arrive in 2021, after i8 spyder – report
BMW is planning on creating an all-new i5 SUV for release in 2021, following the introduction of the i8 Roadster in 2018, a report has revealed. We reported several months ago that BMW’s ‘i’ team was working away on its next creation. Now we’ve got some more tangible evidence as […]