There are few things we here at PerformanceDrive love more than watching two exotics racing down a runway, battling for supercar supremacy. And to help you get through the Monday blues, here’s a cracker of just such event. The two cars in question, a Lamborghini Huracan and a McLaren 650S, […]
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.
Armed men hijack 3 cars in QLD, police undergo high-speed chase
Two armed men near Brisbane, QLD, have managed to pull off one of the longest Police pursuits in Australian history only days ago, hijacking three cars. The men covered almost 200km in the process, terrorising motorists and pedestrians from Caboolture, north of Brisbane, to Tweed Heads on the NSW border. […]
Jaguar Land Rover recalling over 100,000 cars in the US
Jaguar Land Rover North America is being forced to recall more than 100,000 vehicles due to safety issues that could lead to faulty braking and lighting. Of the more than 104,000 vehicles being recalled, nearly 75,000 are Range Rover models built from April, 15 2005, to September 4, 2012 – […]
Audi to introduce autonomous tech in A8 next year
Audi is aiming to be one of the pioneers in producing autonomous vehicles, the brand’s technology boss has confirmed. Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi’s board member for technical development, said in an interview with Automotive News that Audi plans to begin implementation of autonomous technology as early as the end of next […]
2015 Opel Corsa OPC revealed before Geneva debut
Opel has officially lifted the lid on its latest hot hatch, the 2015 Corsa OPC. It offers more power than ever before, updated styling, and improved handling. Opel has given its smallest hot hatch a handful of steroids and the results are impressive, with bolder styling, an intake on the […]
Video: Ken Block trashes the new Ford Focus RS
Ford has challenged Ken Block to test out a prototype version of the just-revealed 2016 Focus RS ahead of its global release. Thankfully, they filmed the day’s antics and here it is for your viewing pleasure. Apart from updates to the exterior of the car, Ford has taken the chance […]
Next Mazda MPS could be based on Mazda2 – report
Japanese manufacturer Mazda has confirmed it will leave its performance brand, MPS, on hold while it determines which models to release in MPS guise. In an interview with Autocar, the Mazda2’s chief engineer, Ayumu Doi, confirmed that Mazda is “always investigating” a revival of the MPS brand. It’s simply a […]
McLaren 675LT previewed again, gets bespoke titanium exhaust (video)
The second tantalising teaser for the upcoming McLaren 675LT has been released and definitely has our mouths watering. The 675LT will be at the top of McLaren’s ‘Super Series’ lineup, above the 650S and the Asian market-only 625C. It will utilise the same 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 from the 650S and […]