Toyota has confirmed that a revised version of its hydrogen-powered GR Corolla, as well as a GR86 tweaked to run on carbon-neutral fuel will be competing in the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2023. More specifically, Toyota says that its #32 ORC ROOKIE GR Corolla H2 Concept and the #28 ORC […]
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.
Toyota Confirms $73,990 Price Tag for HiLux GR Sport, Arrives September
Toyota has confirmed that its all-new flagship HiLux, the GR Sport, will be touching down in showrooms in September, with retail price tags sitting at $73,990 before on-road costs. The GR Sport sits atop the same wide-track platform you’ll find already underpinning the HiLux Rogue, which means a 135mm wider […]
Volkswagen’s Profits Rocket 42.5% as Sales Jump 25%
Volkswagen has released its latest set of financial details for the first-half of 2023, detailing sharp increases to its delivery numbers and subsequent operating profits, with Skoda, SEAT and Cupra each reporting huge bumps in sales. All up, Volkswagen managed to increase its operating profits up from 2.65 billion euros […]
U.S. Customers Launch Class-Action Against Hyundai Over ‘Faulty’ Charging Ports
Customers in the United States have launched a class-action lawsuit against Hyundai after the Korean giant’s charging tech reportedly overheated and capped charging rates far below expectations. The news comes courtesy of a report from The Drive, who says that lawyers representing the owners of cars like the Genesis GV60, […]
Australians Purchased More EVs in the First Half of 2023 Than Entirety of 2022: Report
Australian appetites for battery-electric vehicles skyrocketed this year, with sales of EVs in the first half of 2023 outpacing the entirety of sales in 2022, according to the latest report from the Electric Vehicle Council. The latest ‘State of Electric Vehicles: July’ details a massive uptick in adoption rates of […]
Mitsubishi Confirms Model Grades & Timing For All-New MY24 Triton
Mitsubishi says that the first examples of the all-new MY24 Triton ute will be touching down in Australia in February, 2024, with the company offering the Triton in a four-pronged lineup. In case you missed it, Mitsubishi launched the latest-generation Triton just yesterday; for a deep-dive into the updates on […]
Ford Performance Debuts Mustang Dark Horse R Track-Only Special
Ford Perormance has taken the wraps off its latest, most hardcore treatment for the all-new Mustang, with the launch of the Mustang Dark Horse R. It’s Ford’s track-only special, which is intended for customer racers like the Mustang Challenge sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association, based on the seventh-gen […]
MY24 Hyundai i30 N-Line Sedan Picks up Styling Refresh & Hybrid Tech
Hyundai’s i30 N-Line sedan has received a significant makeover for the 2024 model year, with upgraded equipment lists buoyed by a new hybrid engine option. The Hyundai i30 N-Line seden has been launched in its home market of Korea, with the company showcasing a new, sleek design language at the […]