NZ Performance Car

Yeah, you read that right — the Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) is back for 2021 after being cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19. An event that sees visitors from all over the world, the Government of New South Wales (NSW) has recognised WT

Hi all! I’m honoured to be your hero contributor this month — a dream come true for me growing up as an enthusiast, and an extra page to add some more Mazda madness perhaps? Thank you to all who followed along and enjoyed the previous edition with Th

Contactless ceramic protection in under five minutes flat. Uh-huh. Seems too good to be true, right? No rubbing, no buffing, and no machines required. OK, so it’s not quite contactless, but it’s pretty damn close. Meguiar’s Hybrid Ceramic Wax is a sp

Tyler West is now the proud holder of a Formula Drift Japan licence, having earned the right to compete offshore by taking out the recent MSC Challenge New Zealand (MSC NZ) held at Meremere Drift Park. MSC NZ is an affiliated series of the Japanese p

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Sometimes, there’s just no going past a well-done, clean Nissan. Even better again, is one with custom paint, wide guards, and a stout engine conversion — all a combination for an incredibly good time, sure. But too often with Silvias we see them but

It’s crazy to think these days that the affordable Japanese performance machines we grew up with have skyrocketed into the collector’s realm. What were once affordable platforms able to be modified to take on the much more expensive European cars are

Last issue, in our Scrapyard Gains segment, we delved into what it would take to build a Volkswagen Golf GTI capable of similar performance to that of a Golf R Mk6. There’s nothing cooler than performance on a budget, and the Golf GTI is an incredibl

One thousand, four hundred and sixty days — one could complete a whole ton of road trips in that time. Being a teacher at a private school in Japan made it easy to take big chunks of time off. Most people in my situation would travel to nearby countr

If there’s one good thing to take from an Auckland lockdown, it’s the forced slow time. Whether it’s spent buying parts online, test fitting pieces or simply admiring and dreaming them, or spending it with those close to you — it’s part of the proces

A well-rounded street car build is not something you see so often these days — it seems that our scene has partially fractured over the last decade, diverging and coagulating into more and more focused subcategories. No-nonsense race cars, battle-har

René: Callum, I’ve met you in person in Sydney, and now you’re living in Vancouver; can you tell us your background in little ol’ New Zealand and how you got into cars? Callum: Hey, René. I grew up in Christchurch and had an interest in cars from a y

The Rotiform SNA is a custom forged, three-piece wheel, handmade in the USA. With a nod towards retro European styling blended with cutting edge profiles and new construction techniques, Rotiform wheels push the limits of modern car modification. Wit

There is something special about this event that the lower North Island claims and adopts as its own showcase of the import automotive community. It’s hard to explain exactly what it is, but anyone attending can see and feel the relaxed, happy vibe a

AGE: 33 // LOCATION: HAMILTON // OCCUPATION: ENGINEER NZPC: Hey, Joel. Good to catch up with you again! Tell us, how exactly did you find yourself ending up with this Cefiro and what state was it in? Joel: It all started with an idea to build a pract

Thinking outside the box’ for some is too passive; it’s the ‘doing outside the box’ that really counts. Truly taming the clay requires a special recipe of inch-perfect development and mechanical harmony that has been finely tuned to a tee. Modern spe

NZPC: Hey, Brook. Thanks for catching up with us. How did you get into modifying cars and how long ago was that? Brook: Hey! It started at a young age. I was surrounded by the car scene as a kid. My old man was and is still into his cars — slightly d

Well, that escalated quickly! One day, we’re scrolling through Facebook, and the next we’re balls deep in nostalgia — a new Facebook community has emerged, and it’s one of the single greatest things to have happened in a very long time online. If you

Got Instagram? Want print fame on top of all those likes that fly your way each time you post a photo? Want to show us your whip without actually talking to us? Want to see what other readers are up to in their sheds? The answer to all these question

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NZPC: Hey, Mehul. Thanks for meeting with us. Tell us your background with cars and how you got into modifying them. Mehul: Hey, guys. I have loved cars since I was a kid, since my first-ever car game Midtown Madness 2, which I got in a cereal box; t

On 20 February, Timaru International Motor Raceway hosted round four of the Drift South 2020–’21 championship. The standard track layout at the raceway for drift is always a challenging one, with a fast sweeping entry that then tightens up quickly wi

Initially, this build did not start out as you see it. Sure, that’s how most builds go, right? A few different engine combinations, and so forth. However, this time the engine has remained and instead Joshua is onto his second body. “I originally bou

There’s nothing quite like an R32 sedan build that’s well done, especially when it has been built at home in the shed. Dale purchased this 1989 Nissan Skyline R32 sedan as a rolling shell from a well-known Drift South competitor in 2016. Since then,

Paul Wiggy is no rookie with a Toyota GT-Four–based platform. Having owned and modified several in the past — one to the extent of near-on 400kW — he wasn’t about to shy away from another hefty project. Paul has owned this particular ST165 for a numb

For the past three years, Liam has been building a very unique combo. Altezza builds aren’t uncommon, but when you chuck a four-litre six-cylinder turbo Barra motor into the mix, things start to get interesting. “I decided to do this conversion becau

Most of us are probably thinking that 2020 was the worst year ever, and would quite happily push the reset button if we could. There is no doubting the fact that Covid-19 has affected tens of thousands of people, businesses, and events throughout the

Cars must be registered and have a WOF, drive back up the return road, have raced within the last two years, and still belong to the driver who set the time. If you know anyone who should be on the list, make sure to let us know by emailing editor@pe

When I took over as the editor of this magazine, I had somewhat been out of the ‘game’, as it had been a few years since I had worked full time in Parkside Media towers. With this appointment, there came a few small problems: who would help me produc