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Burnt bald heads a thing of the past for McLaren
When you own a McLaren 570GT you want to look good … and impress the opposite sex. Why else would you buy one? Unfortunately, the
How well do you know your Japanese tail lights?
Since you all enjoyed trying to identify Japanese headlights in our last quiz — with some very interesting results — we’ve whipped up another quick
The only six-second 13B in Australasia
In the October 2016 issue of NZ Performance Car (Issue No. 238) we take a detailed look at the Abbott Brothers Racing 13B-powered FD RX-7.
Ken Block maximum hoonage in a rock stock RS
We had the pleasure of pedalling the all-new 2016 Ford Focus RS this month (you can read all about it in our October issue of
Kiwi-built Mini dominates land-speed records
“When Kiwis travel abroad to do battle, it’s a big deal, and a long way. So you may as well make the trip worthwhile,
Build update: that four-rotor Lexus preps for WTAC
When Carl Thompson’s quad-rotor Lexus GS300 first broke cover back in 2013, there was no one denying the turbo quad-rotor was a game-changer, internet atom
Scott Dixon to headline Legends of Speed event
When you’ve got an event where all of those in attendance could be the headline act, it’s hard to be blown away by just one
Eurohaus: an EDM winter wonderland
August 13 marked the very first Eurohaus event, held at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park. An event purely for European vehicles held at a central
South Island Champs 2015 Top Six: Lawrence Knight’s 1992 Mitsubishi Evo II
“Seeing as the V 4&Rotary South Island Champs entries are open, we thought we’d take a look back at last year’s standouts” View fullsize
Win a $10,000 family holiday thanks to Repco!
To celebrate Father’s Day, Repco are giving customers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and it couldn’t be any easier to enter. By simply
See what’s inside our 1000hp garages
You’ve got 1000hp and an unlimited budget to play with. You can buy as many or as few cars as you like. One custom R32
Enthusiast Essentials: revealing the game-changing Low Loader trailer
We see plenty of car trailers. Some are good, some are bad, and others downright terrible. But when a Futura Low Loader rolled into the
The Little Red Wagon that was destined for stardom
“While the original Little Red Wagon may have become an accidental hero, Roger Lang’s version was always destined for stardom” Back in 1965 Bill
Porsche fans, look away now: Hyundai-powered Porsche
Yep, you read the heading right — American-based Bisimoto Engineering are building a V6 Hyundai-powered 1977 Porsche 911. Why would someone do such a
How well do you know your Japanese headlights?
Figuring out a car’s model isn’t a hard task when you have the entire thing in front of you, or even when scrolling past a