Ford is drumming up excitement for its highly-anticipated battery-electric Transit van, the E-Transit, with the company releasing some details and an arrival timeline for Australian deliveries, which are set for 2024. Headlines for the powertrain include a single electric motor pushing out 160kW of power and 415Nm of torque, with […]
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.
Jeep Avenger, Recon, Wagoneer S fully electric SUVs revealed
Jeep has given us the first glimpse at its electrification strategy as the industry icon moves toward zero-emissions vehicles, confirming that four new EVs will hit the road by 2025 as it hopes to blaze the trail for electric SUVs. The company took the wraps off a key chapter in […]
2023 Suzuki S-Cross now on sale in Australia from $40,990
Suzuki Australia is launching its new 2023 S-Cross small SUV, sporting a fresh redesign and a repositioning within the lineup that now sees the S-Cross as the company’s flagship SUV. Prices have jumped a pretty significant $10,000-12,000 over the outgoing S-Cross lineup, however, Suzuki is hoping the addition of AWD […]
Genesis GV60, Kia Niro, Tesla Model Y awarded 5-star ANCAP safety
ANCAP has given a trio of new EVs the full five-star safety rating, following analysis of crash test data on the Genesis GV60, Kia Niro and the Tesla Model Y, conducted by Euro NCAP. Tesla’s Model Y was the first cab off the rank and managed to record the highest-ever […]
MY2023 Peugeot 308 on sale in Australia in Q4, 165kW PHEV confirmed
Peugeot has lifted the lid on a number of specification details for its upcoming 2023 308 range for Australia, with plans for a four-variant lineup to hit dealerships from late 2022. The company says the 308 range will be offered in GT Hatch, GT Premium Hatch, GT Premium Wagon and […]
2023 Toyota GR Supra priced for Australia, manual option added
Toyota has confirmed prices for its updated 2023 GR Supra range, which arrives during the fourth quarter, with the lineup welcoming a new six-speed manual option for the first time for this generation. Toyota’s GR Supra lineup comes with a revised electronic power steering system, new suspension bushes and a […]
2023 Toyota HiLux Rouge arrives in October, priced from $70,200
Toyota has confirmed that its new HiLux Rogue will be arriving in Australian dealerships through October, sitting in as the flagship variant before the GR Sport lands in 2023. Making headlines here is the Rogue’s increased ride height and the wider track over the standard HiLux, with the Rogue sitting […]
Nissan X-Trail e-Power hybrid confirmed for Australia, arrives 2023
Nissan has confirmed that a hybrid variant of the all-new X-Trail is on its way to Australia early next year, with the introduction of e-Power and e-4ORCE technology for its top grades only. The X-Trail e-Power’s new engine design pairs a turbocharged petrol engine that acts as a generator for […]