NZPC: Hey Sean, welcome back. We featured your bagged 1UZ-powered E30 back in issue 239! What made you decide to part ways with it, and where is it now? Yeah the E30 was a pretty cool car, had an enjoyable 9 years with it and was my first car. Modifi

Two days of celebrating automotive culture with adistinct central North Island flavour is probably the bestway to sum up the Jamboree-presented by Downtime Entertainment, which was held on March 2nd and 3rd atthe Manfeild circuit and show hall in Fei

NZPC: Hey Glen, fancy seeing you on the other side of a feature. Straight off the bat, how did you get into modifying cars and what are some other cars you have owned in the past? Here we are. It’s been a dream of mine to shoot and have my own car in

Suspension is one of the most important factors in determining a vehicle’s day-to-day drivability. The first step in suspension tuning is to upgrade your vehicle’s stock springs. Upgrading your suspension components will ensure improved handling and

Suhail Sahib, also known as ‘NFORCA’ or ‘K1NG JZ’, a familiar face in the car community, is currently reviving his Evo V ‘EV1L V’, to its former glory. This Evo V previously belonged to his close friend Faiz at Boost Like This. Suhail acquired it aft

On a cloudy Saturday morning, Toyota fanatics from all over the country made their way to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park for the annual Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival, a celebration that brings enthusiasts to soak in all things Toyota and Lexus. On ente

The idea of Drift Week is to turn drifting into an amazing adventure that is different from anything out there that you will remember for the rest of your life. It is supposed to be daunting and scary, it is supposed to make you uncomfortable. Yes, d

Two thousand and fourteen — a year where a plane disappeared into thin air, the Prime Minister of NZ had the same name as a key that unlocks a toilet at a gas station, NZ won 45 medals at the Commonwealth Games and perhaps the biggest thing to come o

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

Welcome back, everyone! I’m still buzzing from the great response to my first issue as Editor! Seriously, watching everything fall into place and hearing all the positive feedback - that’s what makes this gig so rewarding. Huge shoutout to my fellow

It feels unreal to be writing this. Having grown up with NZPC magazines and a passion for cars, it has always been a goal of mine to get a feature on these pages. So, when Deven offered me the Hero Contributor for this month’s issue, it felt like a d

Some decades ago, way back in the mid sixties, Honda created one of the singular, most successful advertising slogans to flog a few motorcycles in the USA. That tagline? ‘You meet the nicest people on a Honda.’ A pretty straightforward phrase that se

Picture this: I’m on a mission for a decent pie from the local bakery. Then, I spot this out-of-place sex-spec Honda Accord parked on the side of the road. I just had to take a closer geez. But here’s where it gets interesting: later that same day, w

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Back in the early 2000s, if you owned anything with more than a 13B rotary engine under the hood, chances are you were a poster star in the bedroom of teenagers across New Zealand, featured by this very magazine. Fast forward to today and owning anyt

NZPC: Hey Mike, first off, what an absolute weapon of a Mark II! How did you get into modifying cars and what are some other cars you have owned in the past? I guess it all began in high school when the import scene was at its peak in NZ, and I spent

Mitsubishi Owners Day at Hampton Downs this year will feature the Andrew Simms Arena with NZs largest Mitsi dealer supporting the event and mixing it with their love of rally. The event has gone from strength to strength with each year producing larg

While many of us can look back at our automotive past, recognising points in time when we had the wrong car, Wellington’s Steve Kerr is one of the lucky few who takes a different view. A younger Steve was actually a bit slower than his mates to get h

Man it was funny how people didn’t have faith in this project at the start” laughs the owner of this Skyline Sameer Kumar. Of course as the owner of Forged Developments, a Wellington based business that spends its days pumping out high performance bu

AGE: 26 // LOCATION: HAMILTON // OCCUPATION: MECHANIC THANKS: THANKS TO ALL MY GOOD FRIENDS WHO HAVE HELPED OUT AND MY LOVELY WIFE NZPC: Hey Samuel, how did you get into modifying cars? I got into cars through my grandfather and my uncle. They are bo

Ever since 2012, Keegan Goodal’s Toyota Altezza has been repowered with an Aristo-based VVTi 2JZ-GTE engine. With the factory turbos converted to running parallel, it has produced decent power in near stock form, and has attended countless track days

It’s been a long time coming. The event I had seen plastered across social media always felt close, but the distance from Auckland and inconvenient timing always conspired to keep it just out of reach. But this year, I put my foot down: no more excus

The friendly, inclusive New Zealand car scene, where enthusiasts of all ages, genders and interests are welcomed with open arms: whether you’re a 16-year-old kick-starting your passion with a $2000 ‘shit-box’, a 24-year-old knee-deep in a five-year p

Manfeild will be the place to be for trophy-hunting show car owners on 3 March, with Downtime Entertainment confirming Jamboree as the only North Island dedicated show for this year. Unfortunately the team weren’t able to secure an alternative for th

We need to talk about that whole ‘number-eight wire’ mythology surrounding the notion of innovation and ingenuity in Kiwi motorsport. The sentiment is pretty clear, it’s a synonym for a specific breed of pioneering, enterprising spirit that us Kiwis

F%$k there’s just so much going on, I don’t even know where to look. “Those are the passionate words of Mad Mike as he describes his annual event, Mike’s way of giving back to a scene that has given him so much back. Summer Bash is known for many thi

In the early 2000s, the pinnacle performers of JDM cars were the MKIV Supra, Mitsubishi Evolution, Nissan Skyline, and the Mazda RX-7. These rides were the ultimate embodiment of what people aspired to own, offering status and prestige. However, if y

If you’re an avid Honda fan, then dig into this story! Ethan Hunter is in the midst of building a 1980 Honda Civic (2nd gen), except he’s binned the old, ancient running gear and swapped in a DOHC ZC motor with a turbo slapped on it. Get this: the id