Sometimes it pays not to stay in one lane when you’re into cars. For Christchurch’s Brent Howey, a change in tack from boosted high-power Nissans to the diminutive Toyota AE-chassis opened up a new scope on car culture, and it’s people.
You can follow the crowd or ignore the purists and build a wide-bodied WRX STi Type RA limited with a worked EJ20 pumping
We check out Michael North’s 430kW 1.5JZ-Powered JZX81 Mark II street-legal drifter!
With an ex-D1NZ driver at the helm, an insane Green Brothers 20B powerplant and a trick suspension and diff combo, this RX-7 is ready to spoil the party, one award at a time!
We check out Reece’s 13B-swapped Ford Escort MK2 — the cruiser, track, and skid car all in one!
With all the types of media blasting out there, why is vapour blasting rising in popularity? You’re in
the right spot to find out. read on and learn why it could be the perfect choice for your next project
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 310!
When you’re done with Altezza sedans, what’s next? The Altezza wagon platform never looked so damn good!
A Japanese style in its purest form — James Mangin’s S15 is an uncompromising modern Shakotan, as authentic as it would have been
Who in their right mind could get sick of a high-powered GT-R build? Definitely not us! One finished off by ST Hi-Tec? Even better!
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 309!
Forget how rare a blue WRX STI two-door is, this one’s built and ready to rumble with 480kW at the wheels!
Will we ever get sick of the pure insanity that comes from Lord Bemrose? We seriously doubt it. Stage two of the ‘cheap’ Ferrari build pushes the boundaries of pure race car porn and Japanese car performance engineering. Is this New Zealand’s ultimate track day ‘thing’?
With a 400kW goal in mind, Newton smashed that out of the park, with his ultimate Evo X project pumping out 601kW to all-four! We know the 4G63 is a stout motor, but it seems the 4B11 is coming out in full force!
Having been out of the seat for nearly a decade, Sam Khamis made a return to the track in a simple yet effective
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