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Daily Driven: Subaru Legacy Spec B daily
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It doesn’t
Tortured metal: a closer look at Colin McRae’s WRC Impreza
“Colin McRae was a man on a mission behind the wheel of any WRC Impreza. Aaron Mai takes a look at a very special
Garage Life: building ourselves a new place to call home — part two
OK, so I’m about three months late with this second instalment on our new digs, but give me a break, it’s been a very busy time
NZ Performance Car Issue No. 227: 152 pages of tyre frying
View fullsize Hitting stores today is an issue of NZ Performance Car that’s looking a little different to what you would normally expect to be picking
ATJ Drift: Northland’s finest Silvia duo
“The Ed sits down with Tom and Joe Marshall to find out who exactly makes up ATJ Drift, and how they get it done
Weekend Warrior: lady-built Charade turbo
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It
Hoonigan Escort: Ryan Tuerck gets first drive
Hoonigan had just hit us with the reveal of their latest machine, built for Ken Block, but it won’t be driven by Block during the
Gymkhana throwback: Ken Block’s 333-horsepower Escort
View fullsize Every time we hear about a new creation from the gymkhana man himself, Ken Block, we jump with joy, as we know
Yokohama World Time Attack: Kiwis take on the world
View fullsize Every year, our talented contributor Richard Opie makes the three-to-four hour flight to Sydney, Australia, to take part in the festivities around
Win with Teng Tools
Teng Tools, co-sponsors of our TV show, NAC Car Culture, have 18 prize packs up for grabs, and it couldn’t be easier to win one! Each
Link Flat Nats: New Zealand’s largest Subaru-only event
View fullsize It’s been eight months in the making, but boy was it worth it! Link Flat Nats, held between September 12–13, was
Thailand Street Metal: a local’s guide to the Thailand car scene
View fullsize Just as we thought we had a fair idea of what was going on in the automotive world, a Facebook page
Stray Bullet: kiwi-built time attack monster
“Mark McIntyre’s crazy-aero, 2JZ-packin’ time attack–specific Nissan Silvia came out of nowhere, and packs one hell of a punch” View fullsize HVAC and
Industry Insider: get the low-down on Battery Town
We talk to the industry experts in the automotive scene, so you can put faces to the names of the companies to approach for your
Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge: watch it live!
The Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge is the pinnacle of tin-top lap-timed racing — and to make sure you don’t miss it, we’ve got the