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The seasoned warrior: Jason Horn’s 8-second Lancer GSR
View fullsize The 2016 drag season began at Meremere last year with the Spring Nationals. Among the import cars in attendance was a
Cruise mode: Bryce’s low-slung E36
“with its history in motorsport, it seemed like a perfect platform to start with and build on.” View fullsize 1992 BMW 318is (E36)Owner:
Cloudy with a chance of rubber
In early 2016, a few mates got together to revive Taranaki’s once proud quarter-mile street drags. Clearly the drinks were strong because the crew decided
Score a massive prize-pack with Play Dead and Teng Tools
Everybody loves a bit of free stuff and thanks to the team at Play Dead, you can go into the draw to win a massive
May the 4th be with you: missing Star Wars Toyota Celica GT
Major motion pictures, custom car giveaways, scandal, and a missing Toyota May 4th each year marks the unofficial Star Wars holiday
NISMO announces Heritage Parts program for BNR32 (GT-R)
“If things go well … we want to expand the models that we cover through this program.” For any lover of
Grab the latest issue of NZ Performance Car!
In this month’s issue we take a look at two of New Zealand’s top RX-2s, both built with different approaches, but to the same high
The Z factor: the last genuine Group 5 Zakspeed Escort in the world
This genuine ’70s race car is believed to be the only genuine Group 5 Zakspeed car competing anywhere in the world today,
Daily driven: Harry Clark’s BMW E30
View fullsize Owner: Harry Clark Location: Whenuapai, AucklandOccupation: Marketing / Graphic Designer View fullsize NZ Performance Car: Hey, Harry. The popularity of the E30s
New Honda Civic Type R turbo the world’s fastest production FWD
View fullsize Honda aficionados get your loud speakers ready to chuck it in the everyone’s faces — the latest Civic Type R is the
A new king is crowned after conquering the Puke Monster
View fullsize It’s a corner that strikes fear into the hearts of many drifters, with entry speeds often in excess of 200kph meaning drivers
History lesson: the humble Subaru WRX
“The name itself is an acronym for ‘World Rally eXperimental’.” Las year [2016] was a big one for Subaru, as November marked the
Five minutes and six seconds with Kei Miura
Great art is an outward expression of an artist’s perception of the world, while the inner workings of a tuner’s mind — at times
Grab the latest issue of NZ Performance Car now!
WRX fans can rejoice, as this month we finally have an STi gracing the cover following a long hiatus for the brand. And what a
Seeing double: the Briggs twins’ 10 second Evos
The Briggs twins are keeping high-powered Evolutions alive, despite breaking more than their fair share of parts as they battle each other to
