With hybrid powertrains making their debut in the NTT IndyCar Series next year, Honda has taken the wraps off its radical CR-V Hybrid Racer ahead of the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this weekend. The CR-V Hybrid packs a mean punch thanks to its 2.2-litre twin-turbocharged hybrid V6 […]
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.
Facelifted Volkswagen ID.3 debuts, Australian launch set for 2024
Volkswagen has taken the wraps off its updated ID.3 battery-electric vehicle for 2024, with VW tackling a few of the major pain-points of the first-gen model, improving interior quality and ironing out software bugs. On the visual front, the ID.3 update hasn’t resulted in too many noticeable changes, however, the […]
Cherry Omoda 5 on sale in Australia, price starts from $29,900
Chinese manufacturer Cherry has revealed pricing and specification details for its return to the Australian market, with the launch of the Omoda 5 compact SUV range kicking off from $29,900 before on-roads. The Cherry Omoda 5 range is being offered in two variants, with both the base and premium-spec EX […]
Subaru Forester hits 300,000 sales in Australia
Subaru is popping the champagne this week after recording 300,000 sales of the Forester SUV here in Australia since its introduction in 1997. The Forester’s sales journey here in Australia has seen five generations joined by five facelifted updates since 1997, and at one point in time, was Australia’s best-selling […]
Peugeot confirms e-2008 fully electric SUV for Australia
Peugeot has announced plans to introduce its e-2008 battery electric SUV, first unveiled in 2020, in Australia in the third quarter of 2023. It will join the existing GT and GT Sport petrol variants. While Peugeot is pretty tight lipped in terms of details, we do know that the e-2008 […]
Ford Performance taking 2000hp electric SuperVan 4 to 2023 Pikes Peak
Ford’s performance arm, Ford Performance, has confirmed that it will be bringing its all-electric SuperVan 4 to the 2023 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event that takes place in June. The 2023 edition marks the 101st time the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event has taken place, with Ford entering […]
Peugeot e-Partner fully electric van confirmed for Australia
Peugeot has confirmed that its battery electric light commercial vehicle, the e-Partner, will arrive in Australia in the first half of this year, marking Peugeot’s first fully electric vehicle on sale Down Under. The Peugeot e-Parnter is based on the PSA Group’s efficient modular (EMP2) platform which is set to […]
Suzuki & Toyota planning 1000kg, 1.0-litre turbo sports coupe – report
The rumour mill is once again swirling, with whispers that Toyota and Suzuki are planning on a co-developed two-seat sports coupe powered by a 1.0-litre turbocharged engine. The report comes from Japanese outlet Best Car, who says that Suzuki may be leaning on Toyota and its Daihatsu subsidiary for a […]