Nissan has announced another member of its growing e-Power hybrid range, with the mid-spec ST-L variant to join the Ti and Ti-L family later this year with a price tag of $49,490 (before on-roads), making it the most affordable hybrid X-Trail available. Nissan’s new X-Trail e-Power range comes powered by […]
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.
2023 Kia Niro review – Hybrid & Electric (video)
Kia is hoping its follow-up to the first-gen Niro will take off where its admittedly lacklustre predecessor left off, offering a more mature and striking design package and a more fuel-efficient hybrid engine. While Kia’s accent across almost every segment has been quick and formidable, the company has been somewhat […]
Jaguar Land Rover announces £15b investment, electric four-door GT coming
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced 15 billion pounds worth of investment into its future technologies and platforms, with confirmation of a new electric four-door luxury GT and an all-electric Range Rover on the way. The company says it will be injecting the funds over the next five years to […]
Fuel efficiency standards coming to Australia with new electric vehicle policy
The Albanese government has announced plans to introduce Australia’s first set of fuel efficiency standards with its electric vehicle policy, announced by Chris Bowen this week. The federal government’s plans made no additional concrete investments into electric vehicle charging infrastructure, nor added incentives for Aussies to purchase a battery-electric or […]
All-new Mahindra Scorpio announced for Australia, $41,990 introductory price
Mahindra’s Scorpio 4×4 is arriving to Australia after a major overhaul, with a new platform, new 4×4 system and suspension revisions headlining the raft of updates for the budget-friendly off-roader. Mahindra says that after putting the Scorpio through its paces here in Australia for the past six months, it is […]
Volkswagen ID.7 debuts with 700km range, set for 2023 release
Volkswagen’s first all-electric mid-size sedan has been officially revealed, with the ID.7 boasting some impressive efficiency credentials with up to 700km of driving range from a single charge. The company says the ID.7 is not only its most spacious battery-electric vehicle based on the MEB platform to date, it’s also […]
2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan N previewed with Elantra N facelift
Hyundai has taken to the Auto Shanghai event to unveil its facelifted 2024 i30 Sedan N, also known as the Elantra N and Avante N in overseas markets. While the side profile remains relatively unchanged from the current model, with its sharp diagnoal body lines and sweeping roofline, the front […]
Citroen C5 Aircross Sport on sale in Australia, priced from $54,990
Citroen is launching its facelifted C5 Aircross in the middle of the year here in Australia, with a single-variant lineup made up of the C5 Aircross Sport, available from $54,990 before on-road costs. The C5 Aircross Sport comes powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol producing 133kW/250Nm, offering a 12kW […]