Nikola Motors has all-but ditched the original design for its Nikola One electric powered truck, instead aiming toward hydrogen to power the truck in its hope to create the world’s first zero-emission truck. It was only a few weeks ago we reported on an update for the December unveiling 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.
Mercedes to celebrate AMG 50th with F1-powered hypercar – report
Mercedes-Benz’s in-house performance arm AMG is turning 50 next year, and to celebrate, sources within Mercedes F1 team have reportedly confirmed a new road-going hypercar powered by the F1 car engine. Yes, you did read that correctly. At last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, sources within Mercedes F1 confirmed, according to […]
Mitsubishi admits more models have incorrect consumption figures
Mitsubishi executives have admitted more cars than initially reported have been involved in the fuel consumption scandal. CEO Osamu Masuko and head of R&D Mitsuhiko Yamashita confessed that domestic sales have been stopped, and owners in Japan would be compensated. A press conference was called just hours after the Japanese […]
007-inspired Land Rover Defender is one tough machine
Tweaked Automotive, obviously big fans of the 007 franchise, has created a special edition SPECTRE kit for the Land Rover Defender, taken straight out of the latest Bond film. Since the Defender is no longer in production, Tweaked Automotive requires owners to bring their Defender 90 or 110 in for […]
Video: Bryce Menzies jumps 115m in truck, breaks record
There’s a new world record for the longest car jump, with Bryce Menzies launching a race truck in New Mexico more than 115 meters. Energy-drink behemoth Red Bull and Bryce Menzies from Arizona teamed up to tackle Tanner Froust’s previous record and did exactly that; beating Froust’s record by 15 […]
Lotus Elise Cup 250 Special Edition revealed
Welcome to the Lotus Elise 250 Special Edition; the lightest and fastest Elise model ever to roll off the Hethel production line. It is based on the Elise 250 Cup and tips the scales at just 899kg, which is 25kg lighter than the Elise 250. It has been built to […]
Mercedes & Infiniti owners most inclined to autonomous cars
Drivers of Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti vehicles have been found to be the most willing to hand over controls to autonomous technology, according to a recent survey. A recent study conducted by MaritzCX says that just under a third of Mercedes and Infiniti drivers said they were “very interested” in fully-autonomous […]
Bugatti Chiron hybrid could be on the way – report
Bugatti is not ruling out the possibility of a more powerful hybrid version of its almighty Chiron. Wolfgang Dürheimer, chief at Bugatti, said he and his team are open to the possibility of a more powerful hybrid variant of the Chiron hitting the market. Speaking with Autocar, he said the […]