Cadillac has returned to the world of hybrid and electric vehicles with its latest iteration of the ELR. Keen to tap into some of Tesla’s share in the ever-growing EV market, the 2016 ELR has been redesigned and re-engineered, sporting some performance upgrades over the outgoing model. The lithium-ion battery pack […]
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 BMW 7 Series previewed in private invitation
With excitement growing over BMW’s next generation ‘G11’ 2016 7 Series, BMW has given a few special individuals a sneak peak ahead of the flagship’s official unveiling. Owners of previous generation 7 Series models have been invited by BMW to have a world-first peak at the luxury sedan in Florida, […]
Video: Lexus RC F joins LFA for some track fun
Lexus has released an epic clip of its most powerful creations taking to the circuit and shredding their rear tyres. The clip features five cars, two stock RC F coupes, two race-spec RC F cars and the almighty LFA. The new-comers attempt to take on the grand daddy LFA, which has […]
Super-luxury 2015 Volvo SC90 Excellence announced
Volvo has lifted the lid on what it is calling “the most luxurious vehicle ever built by the Swedish company”, incorporating aspects of modern Scandinavian technology and luxury. It’s called the XC90 Excellence. It shares all the underpinnings of the regular XC90, and from the outside it looks suspiciously identical. But the Excellence is […]
370kW VW GTI Supersport Vision Gran Turismo revealed
The videogames industry is more powerful than you might think, a lot more powerful. Rockstar for example spent more than $500 million in the making of Grand Theft Auto Five. That’s nearly double the budget for the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. The company made the money back in […]
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class updates announced
The latest generation C-Class has been a resounding hit, and to help push it along even further some updates have been introduced, including a new range-topping four-cylinder C 300 joining the range, along with revised specifications for some models. The news was announced via Mercedes-Benz’s overseas division, with Australian details […]
Video: Jeep shows off its Moab Easter Safari concepts
Jeep has released a promotional clip featuring seven all-new concepts that were unveiled for the 2015 Moab Easter Jeep Safari. Mark T. Allen, Jeep’s North American head of design, presents the short video which showcases some interesting super off-road concepts, based on the existing Jeep lineup. Allen explains that several […]
Qoros 2 SUV previewed before Shanghai debut
Chinese manufacturer Qoros has teased the automotive world with a design sketch of its next model, the Qoros 2, to be unveiled at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show. In recognition of the booming compact SUV crossover market segment, Qoros is planning a new SUV with sleek styling and a jumped up […]