Karma has released a teaser clip of its upcoming flagship plug-in hybrid called the Revero, set for its official debut in less than a month. The short clip bills the Revero as “beauty that is almost… primal”, and carries over a significant amount of design language from its predecessor by […]
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.
Google Maps could soon help you find car parking spaces
Google Maps might be planning to release a new feature on its smartphone app that could advise you on the availability of car parks that are nearby. Google recently released a Beta version of its Google Maps app, known as v9.34. The Beta version has several new, convenient-oriented features like […]
New Mercedes-Maybach coupe previewed before Pebble Beach debut
Mercedes’s super-luxury sub-brand Mercedes-Maybach has released a teaser image of an upcoming coupe which will be unveiled at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance later this month. Mercedes used its Facebook page to reveal the teaser image, with a by-line marking the uber-luxurious coupe as: “Hot & cool – almost […]
Audi develops ‘eROT’ suspension that harnesses energy
Audi has unveiled a revolutionary new shock absorber prototype that not only increases comfort, but also saves fuel. The design has been nicknamed “eROT” by Audi engineers, which throws out the traditional hydraulic damper system in favour of a high-tech electromechanical rotary damper system. While we love cars here at […]
Baby Honda NSX on the way? ‘ZSX’ trademark found
Honda may be planning a baby version of its NSX hybrid supercar, according to reports citing a recent trademark application for a ‘ZSX’ moniker. Just weeks ago, Honda submitted a trademark application to the European Union Intellectual Property Office for the letter combination ZSX. Savvy readers out there would be […]
Tesla Autopilot vulnerable to hacking?
A group of researchers is claiming it has successfully fooled several aspects of Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ feature, which eventuated in the system not recognising real-world obstacles in the vehicle’s path. The group, a collaborative effort of researchers from China’s Zhejiang University, University of South Carolina and Chinese security firm Qihoo 360, […]
New Karma Revero plug-in hybrid to debut next month
Karma Automotive is set to unveil a new plug-in hybrid model called the Karma Revero in less than a month, previewing the revamped company’s latest developments. For those a little confused, Karma – previously Fisker – was purchased by Chinese group Wanxiang a few years ago when Fisker defaulted on […]
Karma Automotive to produce EVs in China
Karma Automotive has signalled its intention to invest $375 million into the production of electric vehicles in mainland China. The Wanxiang Group, headed by billionaire Lu Guanqiu, purchased the bankrupted automaker in 2014 after Fisker filed for Chapter 11 in the US after failing to pay $139 million in government […]