Jeep has taken the wraps off its first-ever battery electric vehicle at the Paris Motor Show with the official unveiling of the Avenger. The Avenger is packaged as a front-wheel drive crossover SUV that is likely to be more at home in the urban jungle than the actual jungle, with […]
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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.
McLaren SUV with fully electric powertrain on the cards – report
McLaren is already well into the development of a radical new design for the company, with a battery-electric SUV reportedly currently in development at McLaren’s Woking headquarters. If the report from Car Magazine proves to be accurate, the new model will prove pioneering in two major ways for the company; […]
Subaru confirms new 2023 Crosstrek for Australia, replaces XV
Subaru Australia has confirmed it will be introducing the 2023 Crosstrek small SUV locally, which will replace the XV as Subaru’s most affordable all-wheel drive crossover. The Crosstrek name has been on sale in other markets for a while, mainly in North America, but the model line is essentially identical […]
Final Lamborghini Aventador with NA V12 produced, Miura-inspired theme
In some sadder news, the final and last-ever Lamborghini Aventador and its iconic naturally-aspirated V12 powerhouse has rolled off the production line, in the form of the Miura-inspired LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster. Lamborghini first announced the LP 870-4 Ultimae last year as the final variant, with production limited to 350 […]
Audi recalls 170,000 vehicles in America over software/infotainment issue
Audi has issued a major recall over in the United States impacting around 170,000 vehicles, with a software issue to blame for the order. Reports state that Audi first started receiving complaints centered on its infotainment system as early as January, 2021, which prompted the Volkswagen Group of America to […]
Nissan Australia confirms prices for 2023 X-Trail e-Power hybrid
Nissan has confirmed Australian prices for its first-ever hybrid X-Trail e-Power, which will be available in the higher-spec Ti and Ti-L variants only. Nissan says that prices for the X-Trail e-Power will start at $54,190 for the Ti variant, rising to $57,190 for the range-topping Ti-L e-Power variant, marking a […]
Fully electric Jeep Avenger to make public debut at 2022 Paris Motor Show
Jeep has confirmed that it will be bringing a lineup of exclusively battery-electric vehicles to the upcoming Paris Motor Show, headlined by the public unveiling of Jeep’s first-ever EV, the Avenger. We first reported on the Avenger back in March when Jeep unveiled its first dedicated battery-electric vehicle, but few […]
2023 Toyota Corolla Cross now on sale in Australia from $33,000
Toyota has released prices and specifications for its Corolla Cross small SUV in Australia, with the lineup offering both petrol and hybrid powertrain options. Toyota is bringing the Corolla Cross to Australia in three model grades, with all but the entry-level GX gaining the option of a petrol-hybrid front-wheel drive […]