NZ Performance Car

NOT TOO HEAVY, NOT TOO LIGHT

Looking good isn’t exclusive to throwing the chequebook at the car and dunking it in a vat of new, shiny hotness. Sometimes a more discerning, measured approach with a focus on subtlety can hit the spot. Some folks just have that innate eye for style, an ability bordering on the subconscious, modestly going about the business of crafting their chosen sculpture as the apple of their mind’s eye. Within the automotive sphere, it’s often a case of subtlety over ostentatiousness; indulging in the fine art of selecting just the right components, eyeballing the exact fit, and spending hours poring over whether it looks just right. It’s not necessarily a big-budget affair, either.

Nailing that aesthetic, getting it bang on, is something that transcends absolute cubic amounts of currency. Sure, having a money tree in the backyard can help, but it’s the considered approach to car building, its genesis in inspiration and research, that

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