Only months after the reveal of the DBX crossover concept, Aston Martin is reportedly pondering opening a production facility in the US to build the road-going version. Aston executives are claimed to have talked with officials in several US states, according to a Financial Times report, alluding to the possibility […]
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.
Google executive says autonomous cars are inevitable
Google executive Ray Kurzweil has delivered a speech at the SAE World Congress in the US, detailing his predictions for the future, including what is in store for the automobile. The director of engineering at Google, said to be one of Google’s key futurists, spoke about self-driving cars saying they […]
Honda Concept D revealed, previews future China-only model
Honda has rolled into the 2015 Auto Shanghai event with one of the more eye-catching concepts to be unveiled at the show this year, called the Concept D. The design draws influences from the HR-V, and then turns them up to 11. There are very, very angular themes for the […]
Donkervoort takes ‘carbon edition’ to extreme with D8 GTO
Donkervoort, a small Dutch manufacturer, has unveiled the D8 GTO Bare Naked Edition at the Shanghai auto show. This is what you call minimalist performance, right here. As the name suggests, the D8 GTO has been meticulously crafted using strong, ultra-light carbon fiber, and we’re not talking a few lashings […]
Qoros 2 PHEV concept unveiled at 2015 Auto Shanghai
The Qoros 2 SUV PHEV concept has arrived at the Shanghai show, and we can almost guarantee you won’t forget what it looks like any time soon. The compact SUV is on exhibition at the Shanghai auto show in China, joining many other compact SUVs and concepts. It is Qoros’s […]
Land Rover passes 6 million production milestone
Land Rover took to the Shanghai auto show to celebrate a very serious landmark, with 2015 marking the 6 millionth model to roll off the production line in the company’s 67-year history. The six millionth model produced was a LWB (long wheelbase) Yulong White Range Rover Vogue, and is currently […]
Venucia VOW concept revealed, targeted at youth gen
As the day count on the Shanghai auto show rises, so too does the number of compact SUV debuts. Here’s the latest entry from new-kids-on-the-block, Venucia. Chinese manufacturer Venucia unveiled its entry into the booming market segment, with this, the VOW. The name is an acronym for Venucia Over Wonder, […]
Volkswagen goes smart & suave with C Coupe GTE concept
Volkswagen could be keen to be a big player in the plug-in hybrid premium sedan market, overnight unveiling this, the C Coupe GTE concept at Auto Shanghai 2015. The C Coupe is powered by a hybrid setup consisting of a four-cylinder TSI engine, mated to an electric drive system. The […]