A few of the members of The Motorhood team (NZ Performance Car, New Zealand Classic Car, and NZV8) have come up with their ultimate two-car garage.
Check out our thoughts below, but then, taking into account an unlimited budget and your day-to-day driving requirements — do you need a tow car, do you drive long distance, do you haul kids, or just want to haul ass — let us know what your ultimate two-car garage would be in the comments at the end of this article, and we’ll select our top submission to get the latest copy of all three magazines!
Lachie Jones: New Zealand Classic Car staff writer
Bay one: Audi C5 RS6 Avant
Big enough for taking the family away, comfortable around town, sticks like shit to a blanket, insanely fast with a remap pushing things above 500hp.
Bay two: McLaren P1
A sensible hybrid car to counteract the RS6’s desire to burn fossil fuels.
Todd Wylie: NZV8 editor
Bay one: Jeep Cherokee Hellcat
With 707-supercharged-Hemi horsepower in a family-friendly four-door package — with room for the dog — what more could you ask for in the ultimate daily driver / toy hauler?
Bay two: Twin-turbo LSX-powered 1966 Chev Nova Wagon
Because sometimes shiny paint and modern creature comforts are overrated, but ridiculous amounts of horsepower never are …
Connal Grace: NZV8 deputy editor
Bay one: 1966–’67 Dodge Charger
I don’t get how anyone prefers the 1968–’69 Chargers to the first-gen! I’d have a pro-tourer with modern underpinnings, with a dirty Ray Barton 528ci Hemi and Jerico four-speed trans.
Bay two: ’49 Buick Roadmaster
I should probably have a practical vehicle on this list — like a bagged ’59 Impala two-door wagon — but who cares about practicality when you’ve got a ’49 Buick kustom?! Slam it to the floor on bags and Cadi hubcaps with wide whitewalls, chuck a white leather tuck ’n’ roll interior inside, and a 6L80E auto and LS3 deloomed and dressed to look like a Nailhead. Daily driver sorted!
Marcus Gibson: NZ Performance Car editor
Bay one: ETS Hilux
Nothing beats a vehicle that’s been hand built in the shed. Although I love Nigel Petrie’s, I would have to build my own version, with a 26B PP backed by a Holinger HD6. Or perhaps using a carbon ’80s-shape C10 body with a Nascar driveline … Hell, if it was my dream double garage it would have a hoist so I could have both.
Bay two: BMW E46 M3 CSL
I have an M3 as my daily driver already, but why not go one better with the super-light CSL version. Drop in a half cage and have VAG Motorsports go all out on the engine build, but keep it NA. BBS wheels, big brakes, and lots of semi-slick.
Jaden Martin: NZ Performance Car staff writer
Bay one: Nissan Z31 300ZX
Who doesn’t love transforming an ugly duckling into something rad? However, it would require a cheeky engine swap — a turbo VH45DE should do the trick.
Bay two: Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione II
Italian ’90s Group B styling, power to weight, and still the most successful individual model designation ever to compete in rallying. Perfect for lugging the groceries home.
Don’t forget to tell us in the comments below what two cars would feature in your ultimate two-car garage!