If you’ve ever wondered what 425kW through the rear wheels of a supercar feels like, you’ve now got the opportunity to find out thanks to the Pure McLaren Arctic experience. One of the most desirable drive experiences is set 320km within the Arctic Circle, in the Saariselkä area of Finland, […]
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.
2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 laps Nurburbring in 7:29.60 (video)
Chevrolet’s new 2017 Camaro ZL1 has set a blisteringly-quick lap time at the Nurburgring, beating its predecessor and teaching some of its European rivals a lesson in the process. The video below shows a Camaro ZL1 being thrown around the Nurburgring, lapping the circuit a 7:29.60. A sub-7:30 run means […]
2017 Honda Clarity FCV offers industry-leading range
Honda’s upcoming Clarity fuel cell vehicle has received an EPA-rated 589km range. This is the longest verified range of any zero-emissions vehicle currently on the road. The Honda Clarity fuel cell full-sized, five-seater sedan is set to launch in the US later this year. Honda will start leasing vehicles to […]
NextEV spotted at Nurburgring, new Chinese EV supercar (video)
Chinese EV-producer NextEV has been spotted testing its highly-secretive electric-powered supercar around the Nurburgring. The mysterious EV, which could in fact be considered a megacar, was spotted at the famous circuit being filmed by helicopter, more than likely gathering footage for marketing purposes. While precise details are hazy at this […]
Toyota finalises its first hydrogen fuel cell bus, sales start early-2017
Toyota has announced its plans to release a hydrogen-powered bus which can double as an emergency power resource from early next year. As Japan prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, Toyota said it plans to produce over 100 fuel cell buses to serve the Tokyo area as soon as […]
Audi might have to buy back 25,000 3.0TDI vehicles in the US – report
Audi is planning to buy back around 25,000 3.0 TDI diesel-powered Q7 SUVs in the US, according to a recent report. German publication Der Spiegel is reporting that Volkswagen subsidiary Audi could purchase back the SUVs that failed to meet environmental standards as part of a compensation deal which at […]
Jaguar Land Rover & Ford team up for UK’s Autodrive project
Jaguar Land Rover and Ford have received the green light from authorities to begin testing of its autonomous and connected cars system on public roads in the UK. The announcement is part of a large, UK government-funded project named the UK Autodrive project, which aims to make UK roads safer […]
Tesla confirms ride-sharing plans with autonomous vehicles
Tesla has confirmed it intends to enter the world of ride-sharing in an announcement by its CEO, Elon Musk. The idea isn’t new though; Elon Musk first teased a Tesla-developed ride sharing platform with the release of the company’s ‘Master Plan, Part Deux’ back in July this year. In that […]