In a performance car world so wrapped up in prodigious power, gargantuan grip, and tremendous technology, sometimes it’s nice to take a breath and step back to the basics. Agile, frothy, engaging performance on a budget — sorta the full-sized car equivalent of plonking your butt among a bunch of tubes and a two-stroke, then heading to the kart track
We caught up with Drew Blewett, owner of Custom Wiring Solutions, to talk shop about his specialised wiring services and the high-spec work he put into Rhys Knauf’s street-legal track car AE101 Levin
Another creation to roll out of the Madlab doors, but this one hits differently. It smells like 2004 Manukau Velodrome smoke, has probably been plastered on your wall, and carries a legacy forged through decades of tyre smoke, scars, and madness. This is the story of FURSTY — the OG wagon that turned a young, broke, rotary-addicted Mike Whiddett into the ‘Mad Mike’ that the world knows today
Right oil, right quantity, right to your door — we talk to the man behind OilHub
25 years later, Honda’s most beloved coupe is back on NZ roads. But is a hybrid Prelude really a Prelude at all? We drove it to find out.
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 320!
The Golf R project returns! This time, the engine’s coming out — but don’t worry, it’s not blown. We’ve got something special lined up: a build we’ve been itching to do for ages, and it’s nothing like your average street Golf.
We caught up with Pro Series newcomer Dan Edwards to get the lowdown on his 2JZ-powered 180SX, and how he landed on the podium in his very first round at Gizzy.
We’ve all been there: cutting corners, building on a budget, breaking things and dealing with compromises. It can wear you down and become a burden. Unless you’re Johnny Baxter, whose latest S15 Silvia build channels his education from past missteps, and delivers one hell of a good time on the tarmac …
Six Supras deep, Jason Ham tore through them like a kid rifling through Hot Wheels at The Warehouse, hunting for the perfect car — and this Supra’s finally the one that ticks every box
They say no build is ever truly finished, but Andrew’s latest Trueno comes pretty close. After years of late nights and countless hours in the garage, he’s created his boldest build yet – a Sunburst Yellow icon built to be driven.
We’ve all been there: cutting corners, building on a budget, breaking things and dealing with compromises. It can wear you down and become a burden. Unless you’re Johnny Baxter, whose latest S15 Silvia build channels his education from past missteps, and delivers one hell of a good time on the tarmac …
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 319!
For Joel Hedges, one half of C’s Garage, drifting has been a constant evolution. Known for their capers with Silvias, it’s a little-known fact that an enthusiasm for retro Toyota has been quietly simmering in the background. Until now that is, with one hell of an NA drift AE86 set to be unleashed
Can a die-hard JDM enthusiast find happiness in Audi’s latest five-cylinder weapon? We take the 2026 RS3 for a blast to find out.
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