Toyota has confirmed it is currently developing a new turbocharged hybrid powertrain that may find itself in the next generation Supra. News of the new engine development comes from Toyota’s racing arm, Toyota Motorsport GmbH, with the racing-derived powertrain almost certain to trickle down into other Toyota road cars in […]
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-Benz GLA Coupe & GT roadster confirmed for 2017
Mercedes-Benz has very sneakily confirmed some long-awaited models deep in its half-yearly sales presentation; the GLA Coupe, the GT roadster, and the ‘GLT’ ute. While the emphasis of the document was on Daimler’s strong sales in the first half of 2016, many of the media went straight to Mercedes’s product […]
Volvo posts decent sales increase for first half, profits up 6.7%
Volvo has reported strong growth for the first half of 2016, with its operating profit margin tripling year-on-year. The Swedish manufacturer has reported strong growth this year, with its income up from the SEK1.66bn reported in the first half of last year, to SEK5.59bn this year. Total revenue is also […]
Koenigsegg confirms Nurburgring crash due to ABS failure
Koenigsegg has issued a statement revealing the exact cause of the widely-publicised crash of its One:1 megacar at the Nürburgring, reported earlier this week. As we saw earlier in the week, Koenigsegg’s most recent attempt a tackling the Nurburgring’s Nordschleife resulted in a very broken car. The Swedish hypercar manufacturer […]
McLaren MP4-12C gets attacked by skateboard (video)
There’s either a really annoyed McLaren driver or a very bankrupt young skater out there tonight, following this incident. As far as we know the driver of the MP4-12C apparently missed a stop sign, causing a run-in with a skateboarder crossing the road. Needless to say, the skateboarder was running […]
Brabus 800 is one beastly Mercedes SL 65 AMG
If you’re in the market for a little bit extra from your Mercedes SL 65 AMG, tuning house Brabus may have exactly what you’re looking for. Welcome to the Brabus 800; a fire-breathing roadster with earth-moving equipment under the bonnet. In case you were under the impression the stock Mercedes […]
Volkswagen allocates another US$2.4 billion to dieselgate
Volkswagen is having to allocate another US$2.4 billion in funds to manage rising repair costs in the aftermath of the ‘dieselgate’ scandal. In an unscheduled announcement ahead of publication of its half-yearly report on July 28, VW said that despite a seven per cent rise in profits, amounting to $8.25 […]
BMW M5 Competition Edition revealed with 441kW
BMW has announced the world premiere of a limited-run M5 Competition Edition, but sadly Australian fans will miss out. Limited to just 200 units worldwide, the M5 Competition Edition is based on the existing platform, with BMW engineers squeezing out more power from the 4.4-litre bi-turbo V8. Total output has […]