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Settle the quarrel: which is the best V8?
Purists, now is your time to hit that voting button. We know that all of these engines are favourites of most of you, so get

Lamborghini gets a facelift: good, or bad?
For me, the later-model Lamborghinis aren’t the most attractive supercars out there. For some, their fighter jet–like appearance has them drooling, but for me, I

We want skids: post your shed skids and be in to win!
Want to win a boot-load of Demon Energy? Just upload a video of your finest shed skid to Instagram with the #demonburnouts tag, or upload

Enthusiast Essentials: Rain eXcellence
You’d be hard-pressed to find a true car lover who hasn’t heard of Rain-X, but just because a product has been around for decades

Enthusiast Essentials: have you got all of these in your shed?
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

2015 South Island Champs Top Six: Eurologik-built hyper Golf
“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 back

Petrolicious Pick: Lancia Delta S4 Group B
When a new video drops on the Petrolicious YouTube channel, we’re always excited to see what it’s all about. Recently we wrote an article on

Want to win a free VIP double pass to the 2016 World Time Attack Challenge?
To celebrate the fact that there are going to be some kick-ass Kiwi teams to support at the 2016 World Time Attack Challenge, the team

Are you installing your car audio wrong?
Think about it for a minute. When you go to a concert, even if you’re sitting too far away to see who’s on stage, you

Wizard of Aus: Nulon Nationals round three madness
Although I have been in Sydney since early March, I hadn’t photographed an event at Sydney Motorsport Park. Deep depression was setting in. I needed

Engineer adds spark to Christchurch Stadium
Over the coming months on The Motorhood, we will showcase some very talented Kiwis who have carved out interesting and successful careers in engineering after

It’s your game. Light it up
When Christchurch’s temporary sports stadium lit up in 2012, it was hailed a spectacular success. “Truly heartening!” said Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee.“Spectacular!” said Christchurch

Ten tips on what to look out for when purchasing performance parts
Buying performance parts is something we all love to do — though just choosing what parts to buy next can be bloody hard, let alone

The dark art of engine building
Ever wondered what it takes to prep and maintain an engine through a season of the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship? Here’s what

ST Hitec claims New Zealand’s fastest R35 title
If you know anything about ST Hitec, you’ll be aware that they’re obsessed with anything GT-R. It should come as no surprise then that they



