Lamborghini has given us a taste of what we can expect from its first-ever battery-electric production car, with the recent unveiling of the Lanzador concept at the Monterey Car Week. On the design front, the Lanzador sticks with a familiar and aggressive styling package, and while it’s picked up some […]
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.
Jeep Launches Black Styling Pack for Grand Cherokee Limited Range
Jeep says buyers opting for the five-seat Grand Cherokee and the seven-seat Grand Cherokee L now have the option of a new, menacing styling package with the launch of its Black Appearance Group. Reserved for members of the Grand Cherokee Limited range, Jeep’s styling package throws out a heap of […]
Lexus’ LM Hybrid People Mover Arrives December, Priced From $160,888
Lexus’ luxurious people mover, the LM will be arriving on Australian shores in December in a three-pronged lineup priced from $160,888 and stretching out to $220,888 for the range-topper. The base LM 350h 2WD Sports Luxury and mid-spec LM 350h AWD Sports Luxury variants come powered by a 2.5-litre four-cylinder […]
Mercedes Reveals Second-Gen AMG GT Coupe with Four Seats & 430kW V8
Mercedes-AMG has launched its second-generation GT Coupe and, surprisingly, practicality looks to be a big ticket item for the company, which has given the AMG GT some family cred with a new four-seat layout. Officially, it’s a two-plus-two arrangement, with the platform being stretching out 182mm to 4728mm in length, […]
RAM Adds Next-Gen ‘Big Horn’ Entry-Point into 1500 DT Range, Priced at $119,950
RAM Trucks Australia has released prices and specification details for its upcoming DT-generation 1500 range, with two variants heading to Australia priced from $199,950 before on-roads. The announcement comes as RAM plans to sell the last examples of the DS-generation of the RAM 1500 and move to the updated DT […]
Meet Bentley’s New Flagship SUV, the Bentayga EWB Mulliner
Bentley has taken the wraps off its brand new flagship, the Bentayga extended wheelbase Mulliner, for those looking for an additional three acres of legroom in the back of their luxury SUV. Over the standard Bentayga platform, the EWB Mulliner’s wheelbase has been stretched out by an additional 180mm, with […]
Battery-Electric Lotus Eletre Makes Public Debut at Monterey Car Week, Arrives 2024
Lotus has lifted the veil on its upcoming crossover SUV package, the Eletre, ahead of its official launch in 2024. While news first broke of the Eletre in late 2022, we’ve been yet to get eyes on Lotus’ upcoming battery-electric sports SUV in the metal up until now. Going head-to-head […]
Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster Picks up “Best in Show” at Pebble Beach
Mercedes-Benz has picked up the highly-contested honours for best in show at the most recent Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2023 with a stunning example of its W29-generation 540 K Special Roadster. The most recent best-in-show award gives Mercedes-Benz bragging rights for ten outright wins at Pebble Beach now, marking the […]