Ever wanted to drive the McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder or LaFerrari at over 300km/h but don’t have a spare $3 million? Well, you might be in luck. Thanks to UK-based hypercar club Auto Vivendi, an opportunity is coming up to drive in what it calls “The Hypercar Holy Trinity […]
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.
2016 Holden Calais V Sportwagon VF II V8 review (video)
The new 2016 Holden VF Series II Calais V Sportwagon sits in the market as the only, rear-wheel drive V8 luxury wagon priced under $100k. Unfortunately, it won’t be around for much longer. We’re going to miss it. A lot. There’s something admirable about a vehicle that can take the […]
Lamborghini ‘Centenario’ special edition confirmed, Geneva debut
Lamborghini is developing a new supercar to celebrate company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini’s 100th birthday. It’s believed it will be called the Centenario. The new model has been confirmed by Lamborghini’s CEO, Stephan Winkelmann. In an interview with Auto Express, Winkelmann confirmed the special model will be unveiled at the Geneva […]
Vitesse AuDessus creates full carbon kit for Ferrari F12tdf
Just in case you didn’t think Ferrari’s special edition F12tdf wasn’t mental enough, Vitesse AuDessus has released plans for a special aftermarket carbon bodykit. Ferrari’s weight saving wizardry shaved 110kg from the original F12 Berlinetta with the F12 Tour De France, and now Vitesse AuDessus can take off another 159kg. […]
NSW petrol prices set to rise, with push to increase ethanol sales
In local news, Australian motorists are being warned of a jump in petrol prices, following a proposal to boost ethanol sales. The NSW State Government has signalled its interest in boosting sales of the E10 blend, which could result in a $1.4 billion cost blow-out, according to reports. The proposal […]
Mysterious Lamborghini Huracan spotted, new Superleggera?
Lamborghini has been caught out testing an interesting Huracan on a mountainous road somewhere in Italy, with clues leading to a potential new Superleggera lightweight. It’s said that a section of road was closed off by Lamborghini while it tested and photographed what some are speculating to be a Huracan […]
2016 Porsche 911 Turbo on sale in Australia from $384,900
Porsche’s road-worthy ballistic missiles, the 911 Turbo and Turbo S, are set to hit Australian shores in May next year, following their official unveiling at the Detroit Motor Show in January. Thanks to some clever engineering, another 15kW has been squeezed from the 3.8-litre bi-turbo six-cylinder, bringing power up to […]
Paul Walker’s father suing Porsche, ‘lack of safety features’ on Carrera GT
Paul Walker Senior is suing Porsche for the death of his son, the Hollywood star known his roles in Fast & Furious movies, following a tragic accident in a modified Porsche Carrera GT in 2013. According to Walker Sr. the Porsche Carrera GT that his son was riding in lacked […]