Sales of new vehicles in June, 2023 have jumped a substantial 25% over the same time last year, with Toyota once again remaining at the top of the class and Tesla chomping at its heels with Australia’s second-best seller last month. All up, Australians purchased 124,926 new vehicles in […]
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.
2024 BMW 5 Series Prices and Specs Revealed, Arrives Late 2023
BMW has lifted the lid on Australian pricing for its eighth-generation 5 Series lineup, with a three-pronged lineup arriving Down Under, headlined by two battery-electric i5 variants. The 2024 BMW 5 Series lineup was announced earlier this year, with the platform picking up some added length, better weight […]
2024 Kia Picanto Range Picks up Major Facelift, Set for Q4 Arrival in Australia
Kia has given us a look at what to expect from the MY24 Picanto hatchback range, with a styling overhaul, added safety tech and the removal of the range-topping GT variant headlining the updates ahead of its late 2023 arrival. Kia says the styling refresh has been inspired by the […]
Nissan Launches 3-24 Month Ownership Subscriptions for New Cars in the UK
Nissan has taken the plunge and becomes one of the first manufacturers to offer a subscription service to get behind the wheel of its new cars, with flexibility and the ability to switch between cars some key selling points of the pilot project. Nissan says that its new subscription model […]
Electric IVECO eDaily Sets Guinness World Record with 153 Tonne Towing Feat
Iveco has claimed a brand-new Guinness World Record after its battery-electric eDaily cargo van managed to tow 135-tonnes; the equivalent of 135 Mazda MX-5s. The feat has seen Iveco set a new World Record for the heaviest weight towed by an electric van, after the eDaily towed 153.58 tonnes. What […]
Grand Cherokee Falters to Four-Star ANCAP Rating, Full Marks for Cherokee L
Jeep has received “mixed results” from the latest round of crash testing at the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) labs, with the Grand Cherokee picking up a four-star safety rating, while the seven-seat Cherokee L received five stars. ANCAP says that a four-star safety rating was applied to the […]
Maserati Returns to Track Racing with GT2 Racer, Set for European GT Series Debut
Maserati has taken the wraps off its all-new GT2 racer at a special event at Spa-Francorchamps, which is set to take part in the latter stages of the 2023 Fanatec GT European Series and the entirety of the 2024 season. Maserati chose Spa specifically for the unveiling event because of […]
Formentor VZx Picks up Akrapovic Exhaust, Added Tech Across the Cupra MY24 Range
Cupra’s fire-breathing Formentor VZx SUV has received an optional Akrapovic exhaust system, with the Leon, Ateca and remainder of the Formentor range picking up a small list of updates for the company’s more expensive MY24 range. Kicking off with the Formentor SUV lineup, the range has seen a powered tailgate and […]