The 2015 Holden Astra is an important car for a number of reasons. With a base offering below the $30k mark, it is within reach of a big chunk of the buying public. It also signifies Holden’s plans for life after death here in Australia. Holden has confirmed that within […]
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.
Jaguar F-Pace prototype being used as support car in Tour de France
The Jaguar F-Pace has once again reared its face, this time with the announcement the SUV will be the support vehicle for Team Sky in this year’s Tour De France cycling event. The prototype version of the F-Pace, Jaguar’s first-ever SUV model, will carry the team’s director, doctor, mechanic, as […]
HGP shows off 700hp VW Golf R with 3.6 V6TT conversion (video)
German tuning house HGP Turbo has had a fiddle around under the bonnet of the previous-gen Volkswagen Golf R, and the results are mind-blowing. The Mk6 Golf you’re about to see in the video below produces an astounding 521kW of power and 820Nm of torque. This is more than most […]
McLaren to increase hybrid use, half of showroom by 2025
McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt has confirmed that within 10 years, at least half of the marque’s models will have hybrid powertrains. Riding the wave of success of its hybrid hypercar, the P1 (pictured), the manufacturer has now set a hybrid target of 50 per cent of showroom models by 2025, […]
Mazda 767b Le Mans car crashes at Goodwood Festival (video)
The car world lost a good friend today, with a 1989 Mazda 767b Le Mans race car tragically crashing out of the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb event. Seniji Hoshino was behind the wheel for a timed sprint of the iconic climb, escaping the incident with only minor […]
2019 Lotus SUV to be lighter, faster than any rival
Lotus has begun drip-feeding information regarding its premiere SUV/crossover model, due for a 2019 release. Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales, speaking with Auto Express at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, said the British marque’s first ever foray into the SUV/crossover market will be “much lighter and faster than any other SUV […]
2016 MINI Clubman makes its debut, gets first 8spd auto option
MINI has taken the wraps off the latest-generation six-door Clubman model, based on the new Cooper. It gets a number of advanced features including the first eight-speed auto MINI has ever offered. Nothing revolutionary on the styling front, with MINI sticking close to the iconic aesthetic recipe, although it is […]
2016 Chevrolet Camaro convertible officially unveiled
Chevrolet has just dropped the all-new 2016 Camaro convertible which gets a new automatic folding roof, the only of such systems in the segment. The new system can be opened or closed at speeds up to 48km/h, and it includes thermal and acoustic protection installed for maximum comfort and insulation. […]