The head of Great Wall Motors (GWM) has taken to the stage at the Paris Motor Show to build up hype for the company’s expanding range of plug-in hybrids, EVs and even hydrogen vehicles set to arrive by 2025. All up, GWM says that there will be 50 ‘new energy […]
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 Peugeot 308 hatch & wagon on sale in Australia, PHEV follows in 2023
Peugeot has lifted the lid on local pricing for its latest 308 range, which will arrive here in Australia in a four-variant lineup, with deliveries kicking off before the end of this year. A plug-in hybrid version will arrive in 2023. The new Peugeot 308 range features both hatchback and […]
BBR releases supercharger kit for ND Mazda MX-5
Mazda tuning specialists BBR has released a pair of supercharger kits for the current ND-generation MX-5, resulting in some seriously impressive performance increases. BBR’s kits are available for MX-5 ND models produced between 2015 and 2019, with peak power figures standing at 186kW, marking a substantial increase over the stock […]
Porsche debuts new 911 Carrera T variant, on sale in Australia
Porsche has added another 911 variant to its ranks, with the 911 Carrera T joining the lineup as a lightweight touring variant that gains some added sporty bits and a manual transmission as standard. The Carrera T is priced from $280,600 (before on-roads) here in Australia, which means it sits […]
Renault revives an icon with 4EVER Trophy concept
Renault caught onlookers at the Paris Motor Show by surprise with a radical new EV that revives one of the company’s most influential vehicles, the Renault 4. It’s known as the 4EVER Trophy, and is set to win over a few hearts before paving the way for a new all-electric […]
2023 Nissan Qashqai scores 5-Star ANCAP safety rating
Nissan’s latest generation Qashqai SUV has been awarded five stars for safety by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), certifying the small SUV’s generous safety package. The new Qashqai scored 91 per cent for adult occupant protection, 93 per cent for child occupant protection, 74 per cent for vulnerable […]
All-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre revealed ahead of 2023 release
Rolls-Royce has revealed one of the most important vehicles in its history with the introduction of the Spectre. It is the company’s first battery-electric vehicle. It’s big, bold and with the burden of a 700kg high-capacity battery pack, the Spectre is remarkably heavy, too, tipping the scales at 2975kg. It […]
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV revealed, two AMG flagships
Mercedes-Benz has given us a look at some details of its upcoming EQE fully electric large SUV, which features a range of four variants, headlined by AMG’s first battery-electric performance SUV that pushes out 505kW. The EQE SUV range rides on a bespoke battery-electric platform providing body dimensions of 4863mm […]