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Meet Powered, a celebration of the most powerful, rare, and just damn cool cars from across New Zealand, as featured in NZV8, NZ Performance Car,
Mangatainoka Motors — any excuse for a roadie
Winter on State Highway 2 near Pahiatua is usually a quiet affair, the cold, crisp air and long, dark shadows don’t see too much traffic
Inside Llama Engineering
We take a look around the new premises of one of Wellington’s top performance shops One-stop performance shop Llama Engineering recently held an open day
The History of HAVAL: Redefining the Specialist SUV Market
GWM HAVAL is a specialist manufacturer of SUVs and recorded over 1 million units in global sales to become a deserving SUV expert in 2013.
Shaun shares his lifelong passion for JDM cars
Shaun Moses is one of those people who has got it right. He has managed the trick of ‘never working a day in your life’
Simple Dimples
Speed holes are an age-old technique used by fabricators to lighten components or allow airflow, but they can also add strength if dimples are punched.
Spinning True
What to look out for when buying second-hand wheels Words and photos: NZ Performance Car Switching up the wheels that your car sits over is
Strike One Mark
Few prospects should scare you more than the double threat that is a high-300kW JZX100 street shark capable of tearing you to shreds on the
Floating on Air
Delivering a left-right-goodnight combo to the ‘coilovers and wheels isn’t a build’ crowd with a Volvo 244 so well refined you simply couldn’t ask for
Dennis the Menace
Toyota is back in the game with a Mäkinen-designed all-wheel drive, three-cylinder turbocharged hot-hatch — and it’s a true badass! Words and photos: René Vermeer
EURO SURGEON: How to Build the Ultimate Volkswagen Golf R
Do you want a hot hatch that will dabble in GT-R quarter-mile territory, but with European luxury and comfort? We talk to EuroSurgeon about how
Strap in for the Ride!
Strap in tight, there’s a new parts store in town! Zoo Performance NZ specialises in a wide range of performance-related products, including fittings, hoses, oil and fuel
Silvia Stackin’
If three’s a crowd, six is just a goddam piston party! Steve Kerr shows us his six-deep Silvia stack — you think you can top
B-Style: Pride of the South
We chat to the lads of Team B-Style about what sets ’em apart from other ordinary drift teams Words and photos: Ashleigh Monaghan Oh man,
In Full Force
So it’s an Evo club, and it’s just for locals? Well, this could go one of two ways … Words and photos: Peter Kelly When