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Cruise Mode: sleeper MZ11 Soarer
View fullsize 1981 Toyota Soarer MZ11 Name: Tom Acott // Age: 31 Location: Wellington // Occupation: Diesel mechanic View fullsize NZ Performance Car:

A touch of class: Culture — Backstreet Car Meet
The formula behind the Culture — Backstreet Car Meet event is remarkably simple. So simple, in fact, that were it to be organized

Running wild: Hi-Power-built 500kW RB26 S15
When Hi-Power Performance was given an open slather on a worn S15, the results were pure street brawler View fullsize “What the hell

Turning the clock back to 2011 for 2018
In the world of motorsport there are few liveries as Iconic as the blue and teal war paint of team Falken, and for those of

Weekend Warrior: Rohit’s 340kW Evo 6
View fullsize 1999 Mitsubishi Evo VI Name: Rohit Bhattacharjee // Age: 29Location: Auckland // Occupation: Clinical research manager NZ Performance Car: Hi, Rohit. How did

Making waves: Tune Technic now offers dyno tuning
Finding the right person to trust when tampering around in your car’s ECU can be daunting, and it’s the kind of task you

Yazi®: LS-powered, Rocket Bunny-clad 180SX
After going through two shells and having nothing to show for it, most would have given up, but Elliot Brown was determined to

Look good, drive better: southern-battler S13
No one ever said that a functional build has to look like ass. Russell Major’s S13 could teach us a thing or two

Push it to the limit: Group B TA64 Celica
Group B rallying took the boundaries and threw them to the wind. For one Kiwi rally fan, the replication of Toyota’s Group B effort recreates

Schools in: S-chassis history lesson
We take it right back to the beginning to find out how the Nissan Silvia became one of the most popular performance models

Heated: Drift South round two
Words: Jamie Nelson Photos: Tony Crossed As we are hitting those sunny months, round two of Drift South was hit with an absolute scorcher

The Bangers: 2017 V 4&Rotary S/I Champs
We don’t need to introduce an event like the V 4&Rotary Nationals South Island Champs and while us northerners have

Grand Theft Taupo: Jerkfest 2017
As the number of candles on my birthday cakes continue to grow, so does the size of the must-attend list of car events

Facing down the Howard 3
As Saturday, 25 November looms, it marks an important date for competitors in the TQ class at Western Springs speedway, as they compete

Throwing the catalogue at it: Bringing back the cover-car shine with Meguiar’s tech experts
There is an old saying that the state of a person’s shoes is a good indication of what’s going on in their wallet. What that