Mitsubishi says we can expect no less than 16 new models in the coming five years, nine of which will be either a battery-electric or hybrid vehicle, as the company looks to expand the BEV share of its lineup. The news comes from Mitsubishi’s latest mid-term business plan, which has […]
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.
New Toyota C-HR to be hybrid only in Australia, arrives early 2024
Toyota says it will be bringing the next-generation C-HR small SUV range to Australia with hybrid powertrains only, forgoing its turbo-petrol base models. In fact, Toyota says that the new C-HR will be offered as a hybrid only all around the globe, while a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant will be […]
Bowler releases 100th special edition Land Rover Defender 90
Land Rover specialists, Bowler, has released a one-of-a-kind celebration of its 100th customer commission with the release of the Bowler 100th Edition Fast Road conversion. The Fast Road conversion is said to be an evolution of the company’s highly acclaimed Defender Challenge Rally Series vehicles that were in production between […]
G-Power announces upgrade kit for BMW M8 Grand Coupe, 671kW
German tuning house, G-Power, has released a series of new performance upgrades for the BMW M8, the most powerful of which increases power to a monstrous 671kW. Less powerful upgrade packs are also on offer. Headlining the raft of upgrades available for the G-Power M8 is a massive revision of […]
Hardcore Ferrari SF90 ‘Versione Speciale’ spotted testing (video)
Ferrari has been spotted testing out a potential new range-topper for the already manic SF90 Stradale hybrid supercar range, with video footage showing a prototype testing on the streets. The footage comes from car-spotter Varryx who spotted a very special prototype mule of the SF90 Stradale, complete with a massive […]
Lamborghini confirms 735kW for ‘LB744’ Avendator successor, hybrid V12
Big news from Lamborghini as the company lifts the lid on some powertrain details for the upcoming Aventador successor – codenamed the LB744 – with a plug-in hybrid V12 pushing out “more than 1000CV” combined. At its heart, the LB744 will stick with the traditional mid-mounted 6.5-litre V12 powerhouse, though […]
Honda ZR-V confirmed for mid-2023 in Australia, hybrid & 1.5 turbo
Honda is set to add another SUV to its ranks, with the company confirming its all-new ZR-V will arrive to Australia in the middle of the year in both turbo and hybrid form. The ZR-V is set to squeeze into the lineup above the compact HR-V package and its larger […]
Plug-in Hybrid Peugeot 508 GT Sportswagon confirmed for Australia
Peugeot has opened the order books for its upcoming 508 GT Sportswagon Plug-in Hybrid variant ahead of the PHEV’s second-quarter arrival here in Australia. The 508 Sportswagon is being offered to Australian buyers in a single, high-spec GT variant, with prices yet to be confirmed by Peugeot. It joins its […]