Polestar has taken the wraps off the Polestar 4, a vehicle described as a “new breed of SUV coupe” which just so happens to be the company’s fastest production vehicle yet. It’s set to arrive in Australia some time in 2024. We’ll let you be the judge of the styling […]
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.
Haval launches more affordable H6 Lux Hybrid in Australia, from $42,490
GWM Haval has added a more affordable hybrid variant to its H6 SUV ranks, with the H6 Lux Hybrid joining the range priced from $42,490 drive-away. It becomes one of the most affordable hybrid SUVs on the market. The price does come in at a sizeable premium over the $36,990 […]
Premcar vehicle production hits 5000 units in Australia
Premcar is popping the champagne today after the 5000th vehicle rolled off its production line, four years after the company launched its local revision program for the Nissan Navara. After launching the Navara N-Trek Warrior way back in 2019, Premcar scored yet another deal with Nissan to create the almighty […]
Volvo EX90 gets ‘SunLike’ LED natural light system
Volvo’s next-generation SUV, the EX90, looks set to be part car, part alarm clock thanks to a collection of 72 LEDs dubbed the ‘SunLike’ system that is designed to provide a much more natural source of interior light. The company says that its collection of 72 LEDs scattered throughout the […]
MG Cyberster roadster debuts at Auto Shanghai, confirmed for Australia
MG looks to be getting back to its two-seat sports car roots and will soon introduce a futuristic battery-electric roadster, named the Cyberster. It makes its official debut at the Auto Shanghai event this week. MG hasn’t confirmed any powertrain details for the Cyberster, though the company says we can […]
2024 Porsche Cayenne unveiled, details confirmed for Australia
Porsche has taken the wraps off the major facelift, 2024 Cayenne SUV range, introducing styling tweaks, a completely new interior, with the lineup gaining a series of power upgrades and added range for the plug-in hybrid variant. On the styling front, Porsche has stuck with its evolutionary approach with the […]
2024 Lexus LM luxury MPV unveiled at Auto Shanghai, confirmed for Australia
Lexus has unveiled the 2024 LM luxury MPV at the Auto Shanghai event that kicks off this week in China. It boasts an impressive 2.4 turbo hybrid powertrain, as well as all-new levels of VIP motoring. The LM is the latest of Lexus’s L-series flagships, designed to give those seated […]
Volkswagen ID.7 to debut later today as fully electric mid-size sedan
Volkswagen is set to take the wraps off a near-production version of the ID.7 battery-electric sedan in an upcoming livestream later today, ahead of an expected market entry in 2025. The ID.7 is VW’s closest thing to a direct Tesla Model S rival, with the company’s flagship battery-electric vehicle becoming […]