“Simon Dove drops to new lows on discovering his lowering spring–equipped Civic just wasn’t quite slammed enough” What is it with our undeniable obsession
It’s been a long time since a modern car has entered the realms of affordability for tuning enthusiasts. The clean early-model Evos, GTXs and
Rod Millen’s Leadfoot Festival 2016 held on his Hahei Estate — this year over February 6–7 — sees an odd mix of machinery assembled unlike any
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It
Filling the big — scratch that — enormous shoes of famous forefathers would be enough to scare any new kid on the block. But
“Eric Budd proved it doesn’t take huge power, piles of cash or the latest technology to kick ass at NZGT — one of New
“Matt Kotsifakis may have hit the holy grail with his Honda when he built a rapid yet affordable and reliable car. But getting it
Thirty-five years. That’s how long the men from the Hawke’s Bay had waited to get their hands on the Enzed Superstock Teams Champs trophy, and
“It’s always tough saying goodbye to your mates before a trip away, but it can be made better by the addition of numerous high-powered
“Hey, we aren’t here to fu#k spiders,” exclaims Daynom Templeman, as we sit around examining his ‘Oh, so close to being finished’ BMW E46 —
“With one of the most recognizable and iconic number plates of our generation, you’d hope this Bayside blue R34 GT-R is packin’ serious heat
There’s something about the car scene, that attracts us enthusiasts to the makes and models commonly modified. It almost turns into a competition of
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
A wise man once said to me that New Zealand has an engine bay culture, so it should be of no surprise that the V
There is just something so pleasing to the eye about the colour black. Henry Ford was certainly onto something when he chose the colour for the
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