Form rules everything around me: Super-Lush 1.5JZ-powered Soarer
22 March 2024
Jono Smith’s Soarer serves up pure JDM drift style from an era when power was secondary and swagger was king “It’s not a
Jono Smith’s Soarer serves up pure JDM drift style from an era when power was secondary and swagger was king “It’s not a
View fullsize Name: Shannon Thickpenny // Age: 40 Location: Auckland // Occupation: Owner/CNC machinist at RS Works NZ Performance Car: Hey, Shannon. You’re no stranger to
View fullsize 1981 Toyota Soarer MZ11 Name: Tom Acott // Age: 31 Location: Wellington // Occupation: Diesel mechanic View fullsize NZ Performance Car:
Temptation is dangerous when playing the show-car game — Khrunal’s Evo X is the by-product of giving in to that urge more times
Weekend warrior: 1991 Nissan Silvia (S13) View fullsize Name: Chevenne Hassan // Age: 23 Location: Christchurch // Occupation: Workshop coordinator NZ Performance Car: Hi, Chevenne.
Mixing subtle aero aesthetics with the bite of a four-litre heart, Philip Huynh’s ‘Hyper Roadster’ is every bit as rapid as its name
Prolific modifier Vick Bhatti is back with his sweetest project yet — a bagged and wide-bodied 512kW GT-R, and don’t for a second
While not everyone’s glass of sake, Matt Jordan’s precision take on Japanese style encompasses art, rebellion, and remembering your roots View fullsize
This may have been Sean Clark’s first car in high school, but it’s all grown up now, with a level of refinement fit
Out there in the world, there’s a million and one engine combinations for you to drool over, and, regardless of what they started
Full coverage of the 10th anniversary V 4&Rotary North Island Jamboree View fullsize Every city, town, and suburb has its own flavour
Simply because it’s too important not to be talking about, here’s a reminder from Andrew at Special Interest Vehicle Association of New Zealand (SIVANZ) about
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Serving up the country’s best automotive offerings southern style at the 2018 V 4&Rotary South Island Champs View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize
A closer look at a few Kiwi innovators that deliver top-tier components locally and abroad View fullsize The world over, us Kiwis are
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