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What everybody needs to know about the 2015 Chrome Expression Session
Over the weekend of August 8–9, the Mothers Chrome Expression Session event returns to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, and the 4&Rotary team have ensured that

Heading to WTAC? Here’s how to win a VIP upgrade
The Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC), being held on October 16–17 is shaping up to be one of the best yet, with more international teams

Ride shotgun around Hampton Downs in NZ Performance Car’s cover car with Mark Gibson
View fullsize NZ Performance Car magazine’s current cover car, Gary Morgan’s Possum Bourne Motorsport–built Subaru BRZ, is definitely an immaculately presented machine — but how

Watch Felix Baumgartner redefine manliness by chasing drift car with helicopter
I can almost imagine what it would be like to be Felix Baumgartner. I expect that at least once a week he wakes up from

The wait is over: see the Lexus hoverboard in action
View fullsize We’ve been drip-fed images, video, and shiny press releases about it for the last two months, but finally, video has emerged of

Weekly Motor Fix: a sideways look at an SR20-powered S13
In the world of competitive drifting there is a big rush towards large-capacity function warriors that seem to forgo the uniqueness that drew me and many others to

Battle stations: we compare four of the best performance wagons on a budget
“With so many ’90s performance station wagons out there, how do you choose? Staffer René Vermeer has owned a bunch of them, so here’s

Video: check out why Japan remains the tastemaker at Offset Kings 2015
Sit back, take note, and drool over some of Japan’s finest builds that featured at Offset Kings 2015.

Here’s our guide to knowing your turbo manifolds
Nobody likes being ripped off, or wasting money by purchasing the incorrect parts for their build. So we decided to talk to one of the

Video: black, round, and sticky — the art of producing a drag slick
Most of us will have stood alongside a drag strip and watched 1000s of horsepower transfer through a set of big black slicks, which twist

Get up to speed with the LVVTA review progress
As some readers may be aware, NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is set to undertake an audit of the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Incorporated (LVVTA)

Beyond the Fence Line: dirt, noise, and an introduction to rally
Growing up, my interest in rallying could be described as ‘keen’, with the dramatic scene of Luis Moya smashing the rear window of his and

Video: getting the low-down on the coming D1NZ season
After an unforgettable 2014–’15 season, the upcoming 2015–’16 Demon Energy D1NZ championship is set to be even better. Following the calendar that was revealed at

Daily Driven: ‘Subi’ Singh’s turbocharged 1996 Nissan Primera P11
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles here at NZ Performance Car — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It doesn’t matter what




