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Cruise Mode: a facelifted S14 built for a queen
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 what
Counter claims victory at Japanese Race Supplies Drift South
View fullsize Yay, spring, and with it comes round one of the South Island’s very own grass-roots drift event, the Japanese Race Supplies Drift
The Evolution showdown: tell us your favourite
View fullsize We thought we’d get the record straight and find out exactly what model from the potent Mitsubishi Evolution line-up is the most popular.
NZ Performance Car’s ultimate wheel guide
The saying that even a wheelbarrow will look cool on 17s is a statement that certainly rings true. But that originated back when wheels only
Ford GT: carbon fibre right down to the wheels
View fullsize Way back in January, we wrote about the awesomeness that is the Ford GT. Ford really did impress with the specs, design,
Big boy: ear-destroying and fire-breathing 26B-powered Lexus
“With a nitrous-huffing 26B quad rotor sharing the engine bay with a similarly-sized turbo, Carl Thompson’s Lexus GS300 will fry your mind like a
Retro runner: screaming, Beams-powered KE70
“Dan Yeoman’s Beams-powered KE70 is a testament to just how good a project can be if you stick to your guns and see it
Is this the coolest drift event on the planet?
The early years of drifting; the Japanese influence meant it was about teams, driving extremely close, and cars that looked super rad (well in my eyes
Zeroclass and 100-per-cent fun
The Zeroclass (ZCD) team are what we would call regulars at Ricoh Motorsport Park in Taupo, with a seemingly constant flow of grass-roots drift events
BMW M4 gets power boost
BMW has been producing some very tasty turbocharged cars lately, and one of our favourites — the BMW M4 — has received a major upgrade.
The Breakdown: getting your head around the Volkswagen scandal
We’d all love to be able to pick up the newspaper every morning and have a leisurely read with a cup of coffee and our
Weekly Motor Fix: super Silvia — the four-cylinder that could
Hans Ruiterman has owned his Nissan Silvia for a number of years now. It has been featured in NZ Performance Car magazine, been drifted,
A showstopping, quake-surviving, Mitsubishi Evo IX
“Much like Christchurch, the city it was purchased from, Shinkal Rogers’ Evo IX had seen better days, but thanks to some blood, sweat and
A sublime, slammed ’69 Toyota Crown
“Sublime, slammed, and unsurpassed, this 1969 Crown is a lesson in building the perfect retro cruiser at home” View fullsize Built not bought.
From writer to racer: to create an addiction
As the garage door tilts open, my fingers grip around my phone. What would the category think … all I need to do is send
