From writer to racer: to create an addiction
2 October 2015
As the garage door tilts open, my fingers grip around my phone. What would the category think … all I need to do is send
As the garage door tilts open, my fingers grip around my phone. What would the category think … all I need to do is send
We’ve been waiting for what seems like a very long time for the first round of the 2015–’16 NZ Superlap season, and boy did the
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We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It doesn’t
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There’s no doubting that the JZ line of engines are extremely strong and reliable, so it’s no surprise that NZ Performance Car have had a
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German automaker Audi has just announced that next year’s Audi S4 won’t be supercharged, but rather turbocharged, which is the best news we’ve had all
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We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It doesn’t
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified get a look in too! It doesn’t matter what
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