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Supercharged Prize: win a Camaro with Fast and Furious Racing
With one round of the all new 4Guys Autobarn Fast and Furious Racing left to go at Mad Mike’s Summer Bash, all eyes are on

Sunburn and gasoline: get your ass to SummerJam 2017
Listen up people: SummerJam is about to hit ASB Baypark, Tauranga! Locked in for a December 23 date, it promises a day for keen and

Garage Life: Jerk testing
In this fast paced world we live in, there is never enough hours in a day, days in a week, or even months

You’re a Jerk: CJC head back to Nationals
While they’ve remained on the quieter side for the last few years, anyone that has been out of diapers for more than two

Little Aussie Battler: 13B Datto 1200
Born across the ditch and finessed in New Zealand, this little Datsun 1200 packs a serious punch View fullsize While stereotypes might dictate

Time’s Up: 660kW R33 GT-R animal
Although your first glance may lead you to believe that this BCNR33 is nothing more than a stock example, once you’ve been lined

Free Sh*t: WIN a 4&Rotary Nationals pit garage with NZPC
With the new-look V 4&Rotary Nationals format kicking off in January, the Show and Shine at ASB Showgrounds on Saturday, and the all-new

Daily Driven: SSR MX-5
View fullsize 1993 Mazda MX-5Name: Daniel Heaphy // Age: 24Location: Auckland // Occupation: Sales at BNT View fullsize NZ Performance Car: Hi, Daniel. How did you wind

The Snowball Effect: too-clean C35 drifter
A car build never takes a linear path, and, as Dan Walsh found out with his once daily-driven C35, it can get out

Weekend Warrior: TE71 battler
View fullsize 1980 Toyota Trueno (TE71)Name: John Franich // Age: 28Location: Auckland // Occupation: Panel shop foreman NZ Performance Car: Hi, John. TE71s are precious metal these

Cruise Mode: bagged E28
View fullsize 1984 BMW 520i E28 Name: Heino Wendzich // Age: 25Location: Auckland // Occupation: Director, Autostance NZ Performance Car: Hi, Heino. How’d you come to own

One Bad Motherf#*ker: Quad-rotor FD RX-7
Lock your girl’s DMs, because Fritz Leaning is bringing the heat to a street near your house with his 400kW carby-fed quad-rotor View

Enthusiast Essentials: all your must-haves from NZ Performance Car and NZV8
With such a huge range of cars found in our motoring titles — be it NZV8 or NZ Performance Car — it’s pretty

Honda Civic Type R turbo crate motor??
We recently had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of New Zealand’s first Honda Civic Type R turbo (FK8) and besides the

California love: Cany Customs x Wrap God Itasha wrap day
Here to capture the local car scene from a different perspective, meet NZ Performance Car’s Southern-Californian import Steven Plascencia — based out of