Latest news and features
Urban Rumble: Boss-powered XM Falcon built on shaky ground
Shaking ground may have delayed the build of this fine Falcon, but, these days, it’s the car that brings the rumble to
The future is here: building virtual reality cars and taking them racing?
Ever felt like spinning a spanner but don’t want to get out of bed? Probably not, but here’s how you can do it
Win the ultimate Summernats package: WINNER announced
Congratulations Tammy Roma! The team will be in touch with you shortly to sort out all the finer details, so in the meantime prepare yourself
The other side: burnouts are for the people
You can’t have an event without the people who make it up, and it just so happened that the first round of the
Blow ’em or go home: NZBC smokes Masterton out
Mother Nature can be a cruel master, waylaying even the best laid plans, and every event organizer would do well to remember this.
All about oil: Lake Speed Jr breaks it down
Oil is something most of us know enough about, without knowing much more. We got to talk with a real-deal oil scientist to
Buying Guides: The $10k dilemma
Following on from our team nominating what they’d be buying with $5,000 in their pockets, we generously doubled the hypothetical budget and sent
Possum-killers: Narva Platinum Plus 130
With hundreds of different products thrust under your nose on a daily basis, we don’t blame you if you feel a little dubious
Running the numbers: Rod Harvey runs a five!
Aucklander Rod Harvey may be a V8 guy at heart, but for many years now he’s been campaigning a six-cylinder 2JZ-powered Toyota Celica.
Shipping in: time to buy
View fullsize We recently spoke to the team at Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) about the process of importing a vehicle into New Zealand,
The inner-workings of a Formula One water-to-air intercooler
The harsh nature of high-end racing is that if you ain’t delivering, money will dry up fast — which is what led to the the
Aussie gold: the stars of Meguiar’s MotorEx 2017
When it comes to the rarefied air of elite level Aussie show cars, no show can hold a candle to the revered Meguiar’s MotorEx, held
Mechanical Abuse: ’56 Chev pickup ‘beater’
Jeff Emerson’s Chev pickup is just a dirty old beater to him. But, while he treats it like one, it’s a little cooler
Slicker than slick: a true NZ hot rodding legend
What Tom Slick may lack in speed and style, it certainly makes up for in character and history View fullsize Meet ‘Tom Slick’.
Hot box: burnouts and hard-parking at WinterJam
You have to be brave to book an event in winter, particularly one that revolves around a hardpark and burnouts, but seeing over 5000 punters
