NZ Performance Car

Anyone who has perused the pages of this magazine over the years will undoubtedly know that I have an obsession with workshop spaces. To me, this is almost as important as the projects that reside within, and I think you can tell a lot about a person

It’s not often that an experience pushes me into an angry rant; in most of those circumstances, it’s simply a case of gritting my teeth and letting it go. But when that same experience occurs day in, day out, and seems to be localized solely to the p

The country’s only Time Attack–based series, NZ Superlap, is back for its 2019–’20 season with a fresh set of dates just announced. Kicking off at Hampton Downs in November, the series will break over the holiday period before reuniting at Bruce McLa

Two have already been built on our shores, which you may recall from the cover of NZ Performance Car issue No. 233, although the secretive fraternity that is Rauh-Welt Begriff (RWB) has remained all but a mystery to most of those outside its membersh

After a seven-year absence, despite the efforts of the long-suffering rallying community, Rally New Zealand will finally return to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2020! It’s the culmination of years of work to see the top tier of rallying r

Since the day it came onto the drifting scene back in 2009, Drift Team Animal Style has been known for its aggressive, sharp driving and unparalleled car styling. Representing homegrown US talent, these days, Animal Style is a global name in the drif

When someone reckons that they’re going to slap together a hack build in the shed, it brings with it a certain set of expectations. First, this is a car that’s going to have the wheels absolutely thrashed off it, right? The priorities generally lie s

ENGINE: Toyota 1JZ-GTE VVT-i, 2492cc, straight-six BLOCK: Factory HEAD: Factory INTAKE: Elwood Parts billet plenum, 90mm throttle body, custom Bespoke Fab intercooler with Plazmaman 100mm core, Bespoke Fab three-inch intercooler piping EXHAUST: Bespo

NAME: CRISTINA DEUKETT AGE: 31 LOCATION: AUCKLAND OCCUPATION: BRAZER WEBSITE: DEUK46.WIXSITE.COM/DEUKETTART INSTAGRAM: @DEUKETTART NZ Performance Car: Hi, Cristina. Your highly detailed drawings have been popping up all over the internet. Can you tel

While the New Zealand winter might not be the harshest you’ll find on the planet, it still has its way of putting a downer on things. It well and truly yanks the handbrake up on getting the car out of the shed on a Sunday for a cruise, leaving many w

The year was 2009, and a new style of grip racing that focused on all-out, balls-to-the-wall single laps was emerging out of Japan. It was a fast-paced, edge-of-yourseat type of racing that shunned traditional circuit racing and inspired a whole new

Since the birth of motorsport in this country, timed sprint events have held a significant place in the competition scene. On any given weekend, in any given corner of the country, chances are there’s a MotorSport New Zealand (MSNZ)–sanctioned ClubSp

Welcome to part four of the K20 build that we’re currently undertaking. Last issue, we pieced together our short block and also assembled the modified RBB head. This month, we take over the engine room at Jtune Auto as we finally bring everything tog

Crack open the high-security storage vault that is more commonly referred to as your home garage and dig through that series of ‘strategically’ arranged piles, and you’ll no doubt find more than your fair share of parts that date back to a car that y

No matter how much power you’re making, it’s no good if you can’t put it all to the ground. Before even replacing anything, small adjustments in suspension alignment for things like toe, castor, or camber can make a huge impact. Shop around for a goo

The wise Keiichi Tsuchiya once said, “What is power without control?”; when it comes to boosted applications, the wastegate is front and centre in the fight on over-boosting. So, why is something so integral to the performance and reliability of the

Borrowed car, slammed, 215s — that doesn’t sound like the normal combo for taking the top spot in a competition event in this day and age, right? But Sheldon Kneale managed to do just that with a brilliant drive to pull off the win in round two of th

NAME: JAINIT KNIGHT // AGE: “YOUNG ENOUGH” // LOCATION: AUCKLAND OCCUPATION: IAG BUSINESS INSURANCE CONSULTANT NZ Performance Car: Hi, Jainit. Tell us what made you want to buy an Evolution and how long you’ve owned this one. Jainit: Hey, NZPC. Ownin

When you’ve been involved in an accident or found your car/motorbike stolen, it’s fairly stressful. That’s why the team at NAC Insurance aims to make the claims process as easy as possible for you. So that you can understand exactly how the claims pr

NAME: ETHAN LOWE // AGE: 29 // LOCATION: AUCKLAND OCCUPATION: OWNER, HI-POWER PERFORMANCE NZ Performance Car: Hi, Ethan. Is this the first AE86 you’ve owned, and what was it about the 86 specifically that made you want to buy it? Ethan: Hey, NZPC. Ye

With summer rolling in hard and fast, up your photo game with a B+W XS-Pro Circular Polarizer MRC Nano Filter. This product helps to reduce reflections and glare, resulting in a noticeable increase in the saturation of skies and foliage, as well as c

Setting goals and achieving them ain’t always a straight-cut process. Drew Coppins admits that, for him, it usually means being the guy who fluffs around and never really commits to a project, let alone one single car, for any longer than five minute