Ford has stopped production of the Mustang at its Michigan factory after sales of the muscle car dove 32 per cent last month in the US. Ford, America’s second-largest automotive manufacturer behind GM, announced its Flat Rock production facility in Detroit will remain inactive for one week in an attempt […]
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.
Tesla to unveil ‘unexpected product’ on Oct. 17, says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter, teasing the launch of an unknown product in a week’s time. Musk recently tweeted: “Tesla product unveiling on the 17th (unexpected by most), followed by Tesla/SolarCity on the 28th,” which has since caused the automotive world to speculate as to what the […]
Germany proposes ban on combustion-engine cars by 2030 – report
German officials are pushing a for a Europe-wide mandate on the production of electric vehicles only post 2030, according to a report. German publication Der Spiegel is reporting that in order to comply with emissions targets set at this year’s Paris climate change summit, sales of petrol and diesel vehicles […]
Tesla files lawsuit against state of Michigan after sales ban
The battle between Tesla and the state of Michigan has heated up once again, with Tesla filing the first lawsuit in its history after being shut-out from selling vehicles in the US state. As it stands, Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles due to legislation introduced by Republicans in […]
Volkswagen Scirocco R Wolfsburg edition on sale from $49,490
Volkswagen has released details of a special farewell for its Scirocco, with the Scirocco R Wolfsburg edition, to go on sale in Australia from November 14. Production of the Scirocco’s swansong will be limited to 150 units, the majority of which fitted with Volkswagen’s DSG transmission, with just 30 manual […]
Honda patents strange new on-the-go EV charging system
Honda, keen on exploring new ways to charge electric vehicles in the future, has submitted a patent application detailing a unique contact charging arm reaching from the car to an electrified third rail. The application, submitted to the US Patent Office for the second time on May 4, 2016, works […]
McLaren testing hybrid setup with 570GT prototype? (video)
‘Tis the season for testing out of the infamous Nurburgring, and the latest video shows us McLaren is developing an interesting new model – or powertrain – based on the 570GT. Woking-based McLaren has been spotted testing out a 570GT prototype which, judging by footage, looks to be a lot […]
BMW 8 Series could be topped with ‘M8’ – report
BMW is set to revive the 8 Series nameplate, with word of a flagship ‘M8 reportedly in the works and ready to hit the road by 2020. Autocar reports that when it does arrive, the M8 will be packaged with a new version of BMW’s 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 unit pushing […]