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NZ Touring Cars: Simon Evans claims eventual victory
Two days of BNT NZ Touring Cars racing action at this time of the year in New Zealand is a big ask. While the
Race relations: father-built, daughter-driven
“Built by dad and driven by daughter, this six-second roadster is the ultimate family bonding project! ” Some would say that with Lindsay as
Wizard of Aus: big-body dreamin’
“It took a while, but René Vermeer has now purchased a vehicle in Sydney. It’s probably not what you were thinking, however” View fullsize
White noise: Remo Grand’s turbocharged Altezza
“Both bought and built: that’s how Remo created his ultimate streeter — and, with modifications in all areas, this slammed and HKS-turbocharged Toyota Altezza
Weekend Warrior: James Wilkinson’s slammed FD
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It
Sublime performance: brutal big block performance
“Tony Ewens told his wife that if he bought his dream car, then he’d never need to modify it … Seven years later, there’s
Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Club’s season finishes on a high
Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Club held their final points meet for the 2015–’16 series on Sunday, April 10, at Ruapuna, Christchurch. A beautiful autumn day
Alcohol-fuelled insanity at Masteron’s Top Alcohol Challenge
Just under 140 entrants turned up to the Top Alcohol Challenge, held over April 9–10 at Masterton Motorplex, with cars turning up from all over
Would any of these machines be in your ultimate two-car garage?
A few of the members of The Motorhood team (NZ Performance Car, New Zealand Classic Car, and NZV8) have come up with their ultimate
Video Break: the first-ever drift doco — 1987 style
It’s the footage that started the craze; the 1987 documentary Pluspy follows the ‘Drift King’ himself, Keiichi Tsuchiya, drifting the touge in his iconic AE86. Little did
Big rigs return to Taupo: win tickets here!
The New Zealand Truck Show & Racing Festival at Taupo Motorsport Park will make a welcome return in 2016, following the success of last year’s
Precision orchestra: find out the secrets to an Adrenalin R muffler
In NZ Performance Car Issue No. 208, we featured Max Flower’s mental ‘Mad Max’ 26B-powered RX-7. Following the shoot, Max had the car retuned
Psychedelic fanatic: Ken Block’s graffiti artist–designed killer livery
“Ken Block once again proves that he thrives for originality, this time collaborating with famous graffiti artist, Felipe Pantone, to create one of the
Weekly Motor Fix: gas attack!
There isn’t much in this world that’s cooler than a good gasser — that ‘nosebleed’ stance, with a leaf-sprung front end and classic ‘big
Okayama 300kms: Cassidy debuts eighth in Super GT
The moment we heard about Aucklander Nick Cassidy pedalling a Lexus RC-F Super GT car, we were excited to see the young gun’s progress