China’s first thoroughbred supercar may be closer than previously thought, following news that Techrules has started recruiting European experts to work on the GT96. The GT96 concept was quietly unveiled at this year’s Geneva motor show, with radical electric powertrain with turbine-recharging technology, with an output of around 770kW. Since […]
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.
Hyundai i30 N hot hatch spotted with new front end (video)
Hyundai has been spotted testing its i30 N performance hot hatch at the Nurburgring once again, this time showing more detail including a new front end. Prototypes have been spotted during development at the iconic Nordschleife for a while now, this time with less camouflage which has given away a […]
McLaren P1 LM to attempt Nurburgring lap record
The company responsible for the McLaren P1 LM, Lanzante, says it is eyeing-off a Nurburgring lap record by the end of the year as it fine-tunes the road-legal GTR package. Lanzante boss, Dean Lanzante, has said he and his team are preparing a car to tackle the Nordschleife to finalise its […]
Lexus IS sedan passes 1 million production milestone
Lexus is today celebrating a major milestone for its IS model, having produced 1 million units since its inception just under two decades ago. Lexus penned the IS during the 90s in response to ever-growing sales of European mid-size executive sedans like the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes […]
Volkswagen to debut its first proper EV at Paris show
Volkswagen chairman Herbert Diess has confirmed VW will unveil its first purely electric model for mass-production at the upcoming Paris motor show. In an interview with German publication WirtschaftWoche, Diess said the EV will be launched on the market either late in 2018, or early in 2019. Its dimensions will […]
Volvo Iron Knight truck breaks speed records, 0-100km/h in 4.6
Volvo has once again shown the world its trucks have no match, setting two world records including posting a top speed of 276km/h. Its ‘Iron Knight’ truck, a nearly 1800kW/6000Nm custom-made machine, has a new speed record for both the 500m and 1km sprint, beating the previous record set by… […]
Lamborghini to double annual sales with new SUV
Lamborghini says it expects to double its current sales rate by 2019 thanks to the introduction of its upcoming Urus SUV. Speaking with Reuters, Lamborghini’s CEO Stefano Domenicali said he expects the company will cap production of the SUV at 3500 units annually. Last year, Lamborghini shipped 3248 vehicles from […]
Novitec Ferrari 488 Spider gets tuned to 568kW
One of our favourite tuners Novitec has turned its head to the Ferrari 488 Spider, offering significantly more than just an aesthetic upgrade. The stock Ferrari 488 GTB’s 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 produces 493kW/760Nm, transferring power to the rear via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Ferrari managed a 0-100km/h run in three […]