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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
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
700kW-plus 2JZ-GTE in three easy steps
Modifying your car can be a daunting task, what with so many products available on the market, and conflicting views about which ones are effective.
Prowear NZ Superlap round one: anybody’s game
We’ve been waiting for what seems like a very long time for the first round of the 2015–’16 NZ Superlap season, and boy did the
A turbocharged 13B Mazda 808 that’s been built to thrash
For Ryan Johnson and his close group of mates, thrashing rotary-powered vehicles to within an inch of their lives, and sometimes beyond, is more
Schoolyard dreams: 1980 Ford Escort Mk2
“When James’ dad bought the car as a do up for him to drive to school, neither of them could foresee how far the
A rear-wheel drive 700kW R33 Skyline that hits hard
“Frank Perez’s R33 was built for one thing — kicking arse” Sibling rivalry is something anyone with a brother or sister will be able
From writer to racer: can you become a race driver in seven days?
“Is that it? I expected … more.” When I first informed my mum that I would be racing at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park near the
