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Black Friday: two Zs, a mall, and a pair of Hoonigans
Every time we get sent something from the crowd at Hoonigan, we’re never disappointed. It’s always something wild, loud, and outright Hoon-ish. This time around,

Weekly Motor Fix: front-engined insanity —‘Stormin’ Norman aims for fives!
Bryan ‘Stormin’ Norman is no stranger to excitement when it comes to pedalling an overpowered, out of control, front-engined missile down the quarter-mile. For

Third time lucky: Father’s Day Drags 2015 beats the odds
“For years, the American Muscle Car Club (AMCC) has given Kiwi petrolheads the best kind of Father’s Day present — drag racing, in the

Worth the wait: a ’32 Ford dream that’s finally come true
“He may have marvelled at hot rods as a child, but Laurie Mayo never thought he’d own one, especially not one as flawless as

Concept Corner: Pro Mod power
“Every month we ask the cover car owner for the concept they’d most like to build, or see built” As you’ll know, if you read

Powercruise: Taupo gets rocked!
Every November there’s an event that fills Taupo Motorsport Park with more horsepower and action than any other month. That event is Supercheap Auto Powercruise.

Get your paintwork looking on point
“Looking at getting paintwork done? Here are a few tips and businesses to check out” Aesthetically, the paint finish on your car is its

Weekly Motor Fix: the RX-7 duo presenting the best of both worlds
On my recent trip to Nelson, I was driving around with my friend, and The Motorhood contributor, Mikey Mayers whilst scouting locations for the day’s

Kiwinats turns Christchurch to smoke!
With high hopes for good numbers this year, the organizers of Kiwinats Powerplay #2 — held at Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Ruapuna on

Get inside the Possum Bourne BRZ Behemoth
“It’s been a long time coming, but the Possum Bourne Motorsport–built Subaru BRZ owned by Gary Morgan is ready for the world stage” You

Art Deco understatement: learn the art of subtlety from this custom ’47 Delivery
“At first glance, this may look like a tidy, yet stock, sedan delivery, but park a truly stock one next to it, and you’ll

Galactic dragster: one of Ford’s toughest, just don’t call it a Galaxie!
“It might be about the same size as a cosmic entity, but don’t go calling it a Galaxie in front of Mark Barton —

The nostalgia factory: one was not enough
“The array of Japanese nostalgic bliss tucked away under this North Shore home is as varied as a pack of liquorice allsorts, so we

Cruise Mode: checking out the rad Tamiya GX81
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified get a look in too! It doesn’t matter

Dream shed: west-side collection
“When a car-obsessed husband and wife decided to get a place they could call their own, the results were always going to be impressive!”