Tesla Motors has under-performed this year according to reports, with information suggesting the manufacturer is well under its sales projections for 2015. Tesla issued a letter to shareholders earlier in the month explaining that it predicted at least 50,000-52,000 units to be shipped in 2015. In reality however Tesla is […]
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 dealer slaps $20,000 mark-up on Shelby Mustang GT350
A Ford dealer in the US has been caught out trying to sell a 2016 Shelby Mustang GT350 with a modest $20,000 mark-up. A photo of the classified was recently posted up on Reddit. The dealership in question, All Star Ford in Los Angeles , California has listed a GT350 […]
New Mercedes-AMG SLR in the works, could be mid-engined – report
The rumor mill keeps turning thanks to whispers that Mercedes-AMG is plotting an all-new SLR for a 2018 launch, becoming a successor to the previous SLR McLaren. Auto Bild, a German media outlet, is reporting that an SLR successor is currently in development, with engineers tossing up whether a mid-engined […]
All-new 2017 BMW 5 Series to debut at Paris Motor Show
The next-generation, 2017 BMW 5 Series is set to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show next year, an international report has revealed. It’s expected to showcase fresh styling in the theme of the latest 7 Series. According to Autocar in UK, the next iteration of arguably the brand’s most […]
GM invests US$30 million for new wind tunnel
Automotive giant General Motors is claiming its new US$30 million wind tunnel is a vital tool in the fight for lower emissions and increased economy on all future vehicles. The Detroit-based company recently opened its latest 35,000-square-foot wind tunnel for testing new designs, as the new low-emissions target date approaches. […]
Road-legal Koenigsegg Agera RS heading to the US market
Attention all US-based millionaires… Koenigsegg is currently in the process of building you a road-legal version of the epic Agera RS. That’s right America, gone are the days homologation requirements halting sales of the Agera, Koenigsegg has confirmed it is producing the first US road-legal Agera RS. According to a […]
Performance coupe version of the Bentley Bentayga confirmed – report
Executives at Bentley have confirmed that we are set to receive a red-hot coupe version of the Bentayga in 2016, with even more power. Speaking with British press, Bentley’s director of product line Peter Guest confirmed the new model will be “much more biased towards on-road performance… But it will […]
Rezvani Beast X unveiled, uses insane 2.4L twin-turbo engine
Californian supercar marque Rezvani has announced another model to its lineup called the Beast X, following on from the regular Beast. Aside from having one of the more exciting names in the automotive world, the Beast X has the muscle to match. In the engine bay is a 2.4-litre twin-turbo […]