The Toyota Prius is certainly a polarising figure in the automotive world. While it may have taken a few generations to be as widely adopted as it is now, there’s no denying Toyota’s vision for a high-tech, reasonably inexpensive low-emissions passenger car. To give you some idea of its worldwide […]
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.
Designer envisages nuclear-powered Audi F-Tron concept
Welcome to the Audi Mesarthim F-Tron concept, a car that could open the floodgates to nuclear powertrains of the future. The name Mesarthim is a reference to the Mesarthim system in the Aries constellation. While no power output specs have been confirmed, it is an exciting stride into new energy […]
Jaguar Land Rover starts real-world autonomous & connectivity testing
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will soon begin testing a fleet of around 100 autonomous vehicles to fine-tune its CAV (Connected and Autonomous Vehicle) capabilities. JLR is currently in the process of creating a one-hundred vehicle fleet, fitted with its CAV array of sensors, 3D cameras and communication software, […]
Audi EVs to account for 25% of its sales by 2025 – report
Audi is putting Tesla firmly in its sights following an announcement the German manufacturer is aiming for a massive increase in its EV production by 2025. Rupert Stadler, Audi’s CEO, was said to have unveiled the plan to a crowd of around 2000 at an exclusive event in Munich on […]
Koenigsegg One:1 crashes during Nurburgring lap record attempt
Koenigsegg is licking its wounds this week following a crash involving one of its One:1 hypercars as it was trying to hunt down the lap record at the Nurburgring. Not to be outdone by current lap record holder, the Porsche 918, Koenigsegg has been spotted for quite some time now […]
Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 posts 7:28 Nurburgring lap time (video)
The Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 has set a Nurburgring lap time of just 7:28, with results suggesting the car can go even faster. On the outset it’s important to note that the lap times were recorded by German publication, Sport Auto, rather than an official test conducted by the manufacturer. Alas, […]
For Sale: 1998 Mercedes E 55 AMG wagon owned by Schumacher
A classic 1998 Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG wagon previously owned by Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has been discovered for sale online. The ad, listed by Berlin-based dealership CTS, says the E 55 has just under 200,000km on the clock, with an asking price of $133,025 – around ten […]
FCA invests US$1b in facility shuffle, Jeep Compass production ending
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced it will cease production of several models, and invest more than US$1 billion into updating its manufacturing infrastructure at its US plants. FCA said in a statement that US$1.05 billion will be invested into retooling operations at two of its major manufacturing plants, to strengthen […]