Polestar has unveiled its MY2024 Polestar 2 update, with a new look, more safety and charging tech, a new set of motors and added driving range headlining the updates for the Tesla Model 3 rival. For the 2024 model year, the Polestar 2 has received far more than just a […]
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.
Bentley debuts Bathurst 12 Hour Continental GT S special editions
Bentley has taken the wraps off a pair of special-edition Continental GT S models that celebrate the company’s Continental GT3 racer that took out the 2020 edition of the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race. The two Continentals in question have been commissioned by Bentley Sydney, to celebrate the local launch […]
Hennessey announces 2.9L H650 supercharger kit for GM 6.2 V8, up to 650hp
Everyone’s favourite Texan tuning house, Hennessey, has released a new supercharger kit for SUVs that use the GM 6.2-litre V8 powertrain, unlocking a 55 per cent power increase. The kit, known as the H650 package, is priced at US$27,950 – just under AU$40,000 – brings power figures for GM’s vehicles […]
GM announces US$918m powertrain investment, includes 6th-gen V8
The latest announcement from General Motors shows the auto giant is a long way from saying farewell to the V8 internal combustion engine, with more than US$900 million planned for investment into production lines pumping out V8s. More specifically, General Motors has announced US$918 million (about AU$1.3b) of investments into […]
BMW expands solid-state battery development, partners with Solid Power
BMW has announced a significant step in its aim to develop a solid-state battery pack for its battery-electric vehicles, with the expansion of a joint agreement with US company, Solid Power. Officially, BMW has expanded an already existing joint-agreement that adds a research and development licence atop Solid Power’s battery […]
2023 BMW M3 Cs unveiled, confirmed for Australia priced from $249,900
The new limited-edition BMW M3 CS will be arriving in Australia in the second half of 2023, with a lightweight focus, bespoke chassis setup and a significant power upgrade over the standard M3, making it the most dynamic M3 we’ve seen yet. Under the bonnet you’ll find the S58 3.0-litre […]
Alpina debuts its most powerful model yet with 466kW B5 GT
BMW tuning specialists and manufacturer (set to be owned by BMW), Alpina, has released its limited-edition take on the BMW 5 Series sedan and wagon, with the B5 GT. It boasts the company’s most powerful engine it has ever made for a road car. Alpina has been busy under the […]
Audi Q5 55 TFSI e quattro hybrid on sale in Australia, arrives H2 2023
Audi has confirmed that a plug-in hybrid variant of its Q5 SUV will be joining the lineup in Australia in the second half of this year, called the Q5 55 TFSI e quattro S line. The Q5 PHEV comes powered by a 2.0-litre TFSI turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 195kW […]