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Code red: Winiata Reid’s HQ on steroids!
“Winiata Reid’s HQ shows you don’t need a huge budget or years of experience under your belt to own a standout car” Growing up

Concept Corner: one for the lads
What would you do when you’re sorted for a race car, weekend car, and daily driver? If you’re Andrew Sinclair, it’d be to build

Check out the June instalment of Enzed Central Muscle Car news
“Keep up to speed with New Zealand’s most exciting race series — Enzed Central Muscle Cars” View fullsize Camaro coming together With Brendan Neiman’s

Long haul: Shane Poulton’s slammed GMC truck
“When Shane Poulton wanted a low and slow cruiser, he knew that a GMC pickup was the only way to go!” It all

Sheer brutality: Dave Campbell’s 700hp El Camino
“With over 700hp on tap, this matte-black El Camino brings a whole new meaning to the word ‘brutal’!” Dave Campbell is one of those

HSV demonstrator sell-out: your chance to get a ClubSport R8 LSA
Over the years, we’ve been lucky enough to test drive almost every new HSV model as they’ve become available. And each and every time we

Renegades take over NorthWest Shopping Centre
West Auckland is well known for its car culture, and on Queen’s Birthday weekend (June 4–6), that love of all things car related was showcased

Weekly Motor Fix: intercontinental love child
Down in this part of the globe, V8 Supercars is one of the biggest and most popular forms of motorsport. Almost every month there’s a

A jumbo-sized toy shed celebration
Rotorua’s well-known performance workshop, The Toy Shed, has recently moved to larger premises at 106/112 Riri Street, to be shared with parts supply business Proparts.

Tumblin’ dice: from nuts and bolts to showstopper!
“It may have started as a pile of leftover junk, but Aaron Carson’s T-bucket is now one of the best looking in the land!”

Low-flying ’Vettes: NA C7 vs twin-turbo C6
“With the release of the critically acclaimed Corvette C7, we decided to pair one up with a brutal, twin-turbo Corvette C6 — to see

End of an era: HSV’s final LS3s
HSV has announced that three limited-edition models are set to hit showroom floors later in 2016 in celebration of its 340kW, 6.2-litre LS3 V8 power

Start winter right with NZV8 Issue No. 133
NZV8 Issue No. 133 has hit shelves! Check out what you have to look forward to: View fullsize This month’s cover car is nothing short

La Puerto Rican: the Puerto Rican racer that never was
“The story of the greatest Puerto Rican racer that never was!” The question Matt Wishart gets asked the most often is “Who the hell

Connect four: the theory behind four-link set-up
“You’ll read about them in just about every issue, but what actually goes into a four-link rear end? We take a closer look at