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Weekend Workshop: putting your boost system to the test
“We investigate how to test your boost system to make sure each and every psi is reaching the combustion chamber” Welcome to the Weekend
Score yourself a Mongoose security system prize pack
Win a Mongoose security system prize pack
V 4&Rotary South Island Champs: why you need to go
It is the nature of my job that I get to do the odd trip, and hey, I’m not complaining. However, one trip of 2014
NZ Performance Car Issue No. 228: a 10-second teaser of a damn good read
Sick of that gas station attendant yelling at you that his shop is not a library, yet you really want to see inside NZ Performance
The Final Konnexion: the ultimate Japanese-built streeter
“André Finney was on the hunt for the perfect Japanese-built streeter and found it with a RB26-powered midnight purple C33 Laurel” If we were
Make some noise: Datsun restoration to rival the best
“Immaculate and raucous, this 1972 Datsun 1200 coupé pushes the boundaries of period-correct modifying” View fullsize When it comes to putting a personal
Snapshot: Daynom Templeman drops his 2JZ E46
With the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship season opener now only weeks away, the steady stream of new hardware has begun to roll out.
Targa New Zealand: Targa teams tested
Wet weather and winding roads have proven to be the great equalizer during the closed special stages on day three of Targa New Zealand (Wednesday,
Snapshot: Super GT slant-nose Porsche 911
Twilight sessions are back at Hampton Downs, a good opportunity to get in a few hours of testing, or simply smash out some some after-work
Daily Driven: Mitsubishi Evo IX FQ360 ultimate streeter
We don’t only feature full modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It doesn’t matter
Targa New Zealand: day one pace setters lead the way
Still in front at the end of the second gruelling day (Tuesday, October 27) of Targa New Zealand 2015, Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi
Weekly Motor Fix: Beams-powered KE35 Corolla
While many might pigeonhole the ideal drift car into a few specific chassis codes, the reality is that basically any car that is rear-wheel drive
Base-model grunt: Audi turn up the boost
If it’s one thing both NZV8 and NZ Performance Car can agree on, it’s a V8-powered vehicle with two turbochargers. So if you’re in the
Shocking news: electric vehicle event coming to Christchurch
View fullsize A new electric vehicle event is set to quietly take over the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Ruapuna in late November. EVolocity
26B power on street rubber
What happens when Brent Curran from Curran Brothers Racing (CBR) supplies an iconic Australian Mazda RX-3 with a 26B PP quad rotor? The result is