LZ World Tour Hits NZ!
Aotearoa’s finest go head-to-head with global drift superstars on Kiwi soil!
Harrys Euro: Your guide to buying your first Euro
Ready to make the switch from JDM to Euro? Here’s everything you need to know to make the leap with confidence, straight from the experts at Harrys Euro
Street Legal – Kitted and Clean 180SX Streeter
Dylan’s 180SX takes this issue 313’s Street Legal spot — built tough with style and a tribute to his old man
It’s a TRAP! – RB26-POWERED ROCKET BUNNY S15 SILVIA
Ah, an S15 with a Rocket Bunny kit — it’s a JDM classic appearance these days. But usually, they’re built for looks. This S15 is a modern-day performance car Venus Fly Trap — tempting at the lights, but deadly when they turn green!
WHAT’S IN THE LATEST NZPC ISSUE! – MAY/JUNE
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 314!
Until We Meet Again – REUnion 2025
REunion has become the gold standard for rotary-only events in the country, likely the Southern Hemisphere and maybe even the world. It’s a uniquely Kiwi experience, and after an eight-year hiatus from covering it, roving NZPC photojournalist Richy hit up Taupo to take it all in …
Street Legal – Steel Wide-Body JZX100 Chaser
We check out Doyle Harris-Lynch’s 347kW wide-body JZX100 Chaser.
Harrys Euro: Euros are rising in the scene — Here’s why
Let’s talk Euros — they’re popping up everywhere lately as JDM prices keep climbing. But are they really that unreliable? Do they drain your wallet on maintenance? And how easy is it to make big power? We’re busting the biggest myths and getting the real scoop from the team at Harrys Euro.
Living Streetside – One of NZ’s Wildest S14 Silvias
What started as a humble, non-turbo, automatic high-school ride and Hell Pizza delivery car has, after eight years of hard work and dedication, morphed into one of New Zealand’s wildest Silvias.
BOWDEN’S OWN HITS NZ SHORES!
For Kiwi car enthusiasts who take their detailing seriously, there’s a new player in town. Bowden’s Own, the Aussie family-run car care brand with a
FRANK24NSTEIN – K24 TURBO BMW E30
If you look in the dictionary under ‘K24’ you’ll see Jayden Broad’s name alongside it. He’s the New Zealand K24 maestro and he’s back with a German chassis, K24 turbocharged machine!
The True School – FC3S Mazda RX7
Nostalgia, it seems, is accelerating. The new-old hotness is now the 1990s, from pop-up headlights to angular lines giving way to organic curves. The genesis
Events
Rotationals X Downtime Entertainment: Park Up For Hunger
What better way to kick off 2025 than with a mix of cars and community spirit? Rotationals and Downtime Entertainment join forces to bring the scene together, for a day dedicated to helping out struggling Kiwi families this Summer.
Chrome Nights 2
Rain? Who cares? Kiwis love their cars and they’ll show up no matter the weather. Umbrellas were scattered around the Auckland Showgrounds, but that didn’t stop the excitement and underglow from lighting up the night.
Chrome Expression Session 2024
If high-octane power skids, roll racing, drifting, burnouts, and drag racing ignite your adrenaline, then you’re in for a rush at Chrome Horsepower Festival!
Motorsport
Type RAD: one hell of a STi Type RA
You can follow the crowd or ignore the purists and build a wide-bodied WRX STi Type RA limited with a worked EJ20 pumping
Simple singles: 13B turbo-powered 323
Having been out of the seat for nearly a decade, Sam Khamis made a return to the track in a simple yet effective
Kyushu car culture: Taryn heads to Japan’s southernmost island
“And finds a bunch of very like-minded individuals” View fullsize If you’re reading this magazine, you’ve probably got at least some idea
D1NZ champion Darren Kelly trades drift for what?!
Swapping tyre-destroying for grip-chasing View fullsize Fresh out of his 2020 drifting campaign, former national drifting champion Darren Kelly has confirmed that he