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Perpetual Motion: Brady’s RX-2 is devotion to perfection
After eight years of constant development, you’d think Brady would be content with his RX-2 — but, as we found out, he may
Grab your copy of NZ Performance Car Issue No. 248!
View fullsize In our 248 monthly issues, there are very few models that have not made it onto our cover, but the Soarer is
Civic Type R Bloodline
The Civic Type R (CTR) range was built on screaming engines, stiff bodies, and solid power-to-weight — an ethos that’s definitely not been
Score a $1799 Repco tool kit stacked to the brim with Play Dead car care
Loyalty cards are dime a dozen and more often than not just rack up pointless rewards points that expire before you can use them —
Stadium Super Trucks organiser Robby Gordon snapped doing street doughies
When you’re out promoting your motorsport discipline in Australia and want to demonstrate how sweet the competitors machines are at doing burnouts, what do you
Cruise Mode: Taylor Bruno’s USDM-spec DC2
View fullsize NZ Performance Car: Hi, Taylor. There’s something different about that bug-eye front from what we’re used to seeing, what is it?Taylor: Hi,
Daily Driven: rough-and-ready left-hook Datto 1200
View fullsize NZ Performance Car: Hi, Craig. How did you come to own this beaut of a 1200?Craig: Hi, NZ Performance Car. It originally
Toyota sets new Le Mans lap record
The record breaking lap was claimed by the Toyota TS050 Hybrid, driven by Japan’s Kamui Kobayash, on its first lap out of the pits after a
Honk if you’re horny
We’ve all been there, sitting at the lights when the car in front waits a beat too long to get underway. No biggie, we give
Rattle ya dags and get yourself to Fieldays
It’s that time of year again where what seems like every ute in the country converges on Mystery Creek in Hamilton for Fieldays. 2017 sees
Watch Professor X from X-men rip a shoey at Formula 1
While Red Bull Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo celebrates podium finishes with his trademark shoey straight out of his sweaty racing boot, one thing you
10 points: Toyota WRC driver Esapekka Lappi hits drone mid-air
While drones seem to produce some of the raddest footage to come out of motorsport today, most series’ discourage amateur drone pilots from flying at
Something for everyone: 20B powered Fiat 124 battles a V8 Supercar
As we hear news of regulations being relaxed for the Supercars series, our ears are pricked up a bit. Could GT-Rs really be making a
What’s it feel like to crash, and walk away, at the Isle of Man TT?
The annual race on the Isle of Man is perhaps one of the deadliest in the world, seeing on average two-to-three riders killed
“Mahketing” 101: How Chevy accidentally won the internet
You can imagine how excited Chevrolet were when they came up with this concept. Get a bunch of definitely-not-paid-actors together, film them standing