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South Island Champs Top Six: Leigh Church’s ’75 RX-3
“Now that the 2016 V 4&Rotary South Island Champs entries are open for the December 10–11 event, we thought we’d take a look at
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Trophy hauler: one of New Zealand’s OG minitrucks back in the game
“One of New Zealand’s original minitrucks is back, and it’s packing some serious punch with a 270kW 4G63 that is dripping in chrome” The
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Can you match these Japanese legends to what they are famous for?
Everyone looks to the leaders of their community for guidance, and the same goes for cars — especially with New Zealand’s fascination with Japanese styling.
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Win the experience of a lifetime with Century Yuasa Batteries
Century Yuasa Batteries is giving battery purchasers the chance to win an unforgettable experience of a lifetime, and it couldn’t be easier to enter.
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Gymkhana reincarnated: is this better than the originals?
You know, we do love a good laugh here in the office. So, in saying that, when hilarious videos such as this come across our
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Enthusiast Essentials: get your hands on our must-have products
With the diverse range of vehicles covered by our motoring titles, New Zealand Classic Car, NZV8, and NZ Performance Car, it’s clear that the car
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Toyota have fun with Initial D and GT86
Recently I drove a white GT86 ‘Black-line’ Edition over here in Sydney, and when I was behind the perfectly contoured wheel, and strapped into
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Chris Evans quits Top Gear amidst tumbling ratings
You remember Jeremy Clarkson’s fire and brimstone departure from BBC, and Top Gear, last year? Well, this is not about that, but it does concern
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New name to revive a legacy
It’s been awhile since we got excited about the launch of a new Subaru wagon, but when we received an offer to head to
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Cruise Mode: Tyler Young’s 15×10.5-inch BBS-equipped Golf Mk2
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified get a look in, too! It doesn’t matter
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Castrol Edge Performance Car of the Year: vote for round six here!
Are you someone that’s got an opinion and wants to get their hands on a bunch of NZ Performance Car and Castrol gear? Then all
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RWB: Rauh Welt downunder
“RWB finally hits our shores with not a one-car but a two-car build. Introducing Waikato and Hekigyoku — a pair of super-fine Porsche 964s”
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Enthusiast Essentials: Sandbrooks’ clear solutions
Struggling to find factory replacement windscreens for your classic road or race car? There’s now a simple solution. Sandbrooks — the company well known
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Pure class at the Nagoya Speed and Custom Show
By now, you probably already know that Japan is car obsessed — perhaps more so than anywhere else in the world. But while everyone is
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Rhys Millen’s road to the new Pikes Peak EV record
The 100th running of Pikes Peak has seen all eyes focused on EV technology, with three extremely powerful EV (electric vehicle) machines lining up against the