Peugeot has brought its refreshed 2016 208 GTI to Australian shores, adding some French spice to the exciting and competitive compact hot hatch market segment. Before you ask is this really a hot hatch, there’s something you should know about the 208 GTI. At 153kW, it’s the most powerful car […]
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.
Ford Mustang, Camaro, Dodge Challenger fall short in IIHS safety test
The latest round of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety data is in, and the results aren’t good for a particular handful of American muscle cars. The IIHS recently pitted the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger against each other in a crash test, with none of the trio able […]
Google patents sticky bonnet for passenger safety
Google may well have one of the most obscure automotive patents in existence, following the discovery of a recently approved application. Initially submitted on November 12, 2014, the remarkable safety innovation was invented by Google employees Alex Khaykin and Daniel Lynn Larner, and received patent approval on the May 17. […]
Hyundai i30 N hot hatch development progresses to Nurburgring 24hr
Hyundai has revealed that it will be bringing three cars to the Nürburgring 24 Hour endurance race, including an i30 2.0 Turbo N development vehicle. Hyundai, keen to promote its performance subdivision ‘N’, will field a 1.6-litre i30, a race-spec Veloster, as well as a development version of the upcoming […]
Fiat Chrysler sales ban threat in Germany, share price drops
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles shares have taken a tumble following the release of a report claiming it may be unable to sell cars in Germany due to emissions cheating. German Newspaper Bild reported Fiat Chrysler would be ineligible to sell cars in Germany if evidence of emissions foul-play is discovered by […]
Hottest-ever Renault Clio R.S. leaked, new ‘250’ version?
Photos have emerged of what could be Renault’s hottest Clio R.S. to date, ready to take on the nameplate ‘R.S. 250’. The photos were first posted by French automotive site TheAutomobilist, claiming to have the photos and details of a new special edition Clio R.S., complete with a claimed 186kW […]
BMW 2002 Hommage concept pays tribute to original 2002 turbo
BMW has unveiled a stunning new concept car paying tribute to the iconic BMW 02 Series’ 50th birthday. It’s called the 2002 Hommage. The 2002 Hommage concept was unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, and it’s a futuristic look to the past, celebrating Europe’s first turbocharged series-produced vehicle. The […]
Koenigsegg developing insane 1600cc four-cylinder engine
Maniacal Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg has signalled its intention to produce a tiny 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine that could produce just short of 300kW. Chinese marque Qoros recently unveiled a cam-less powertrain which utilised Koenigsegg-derived technology, for use in its production cars, and it’s understood it has now begun funding Konigsegg’s testing. […]