CUVs (compact utility vehicles) are the hottest thing in Australia since sliced bread. Want proof? All but a small handful of manufacturers have experimented in the segment, to varying degrees of success. Now, Fiat wants a bit of the action with the new 500X. In order to secure its piece […]
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.
Elon Musk tweet sends Samsung share price down
Elon Musk managed to wipe nearly a US$1 billion from Samsung’s share price, following a market fall-out over the Tesla CEO’s tweets. Recent rumours were swirling that Tesla may be planning a partnership with Korean electronics giant Samsung to supply battery components for vehicles across its range. Musk took to […]
New Honda NSX to take on 2016 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
The new Honda NSX is set to make its official race debut at the upcoming Pikes Peak Hill Climb event later this month. The 2017 Honda NSX, which lands in Australia later this year, will take to the tarmac in the highly anticipated event, after acting as the pace car […]
Tesla Model S 60 entry variant on sale in Australia from $100,800
Tesla has just unveiled two new Model S variants, responding to public demand to make the electric sedan more affordable. Introducing the all-new Model S 60 and 60D, priced from $100,800 and 108,300, respectively (plus on-road costs), the new variants are powered by a 60kWh battery pack. The Model S […]
Lexus infotainment systems in the US suffering major issues
Lexus is scrambling to find a fix following the release of an infotainment update that ended up corrupting and crashing the entire system in various cases in the US. A cloud-distributed update, intended for the traffic management and weather information, left US Lexus owners with zero infotainment functionality when the […]
LA Police recruit 100 BMW i3 city cars
The Los Angeles Police Department is now one of the most eco-friendly police forces, announcing an order for 100 BMW i3 units. BMW received the contract following months of testing, with the LAPD adding that the i3 received the pick because of its “combination of EPA rated best-in-class efficiency, reliability […]
VW Group gets approval to fix another 1.1 million dieselgate cars
Volkswagen has announced the approval of a proposed fix for a further 1.1 million vehicles, bringing the total approved fixes to 2.5 million units out of around 11 million. Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) officially gave Volkswagen the go-ahead for a further 1.1 million units to be replaced in […]
Novitec turns up the turbo on the Ferrari 488 GTB
The Ferrari 488 GTB has received a power makeover from our friends over at Novitec Rosso, pushing output up to megacar-like 568kW. Engineers managed to extract another 76kW and 132Nm from the stock 488 GTB’s 492kW/760Nm twin-turbocharged 3.9-litre V8, with figures standing at a total of 892Nm of torque, and […]