Car Type
FUN Is back! Fiat Abarth 500
Fiat’s fiesty Abarth 500 brings the fun back to driving Tim Hutton samples the delights So here it is, Fiat’s sexylooking Abarth 500. Good times are happening at Fiat right now; dealer profitabililty is above average, Fiat’s market share is the best that it has been in seven years. Read more…
Leyton’s Diary
Budding race ace, Leyton Clarke, starts his 2009 race season diary. Hi there. I’d first of all like to introduce myself – if you’re mad keen on saloon car racing then you may already have heard of me, but assuming you’re not, my name is Leyton Clarke. Read more…
Capturing the Icon
One of the great myths about movie sets, photo shoots, four-star restaurants and backstage passes is that going “behind the scenes” is deliciously cool. Generally, it isn’t. Read more…
The New 3 Series – Bar, raised. Bench, marked.
Broader, sleeker, sportier – the all-new 3 Series isn’t just an elegant athlete. It’s also a world champion in EfficientDynamics. The 3 Series combination of performance and fuel efficiency is unmatched. Read more…
Ford Focus ST – Getting Warmer
Strange how car and colour become inextricably linked in the public psyche. Just as the Ford GT40 will wear Gulf-orange on blue for eternity and the Impreza STi will never escape its rally-spec blue. Read more…
Subaru Impreza WRX STi V3
Brororroorrroorrr! “Oh, what was that?” “Just another Subaru WRX…” Well make no mistake here folks, a WRX STI is in no way just another Subaru WRX, and this is a foolish mistake which too many people make. Although the WRX STI might look similar to an ordinary WRX, those three little letters put together, S, T and I, make a whole world of difference. Read more…
In The Mix – Toyota Altezza RS Qualitat TRD Version 2000
Since high-performance imports started rolling into the country back when the ’80s turned to the ’90s Gavin S, now a prominent Auckland House and Breaks DJ, has had an infatuation. Read more…
Exhausting Measures
Most, if not all, of you will be aware that the laws of the land are changing when it comes to exhaust noise. The LTSA is proposing an alteration that has given the boys and girls in blue the right to simply have a vehicle ordered off the road if they deem it to be too loud. Read more…
Project-D – Suspension Built
With our four struts and springs removed, Project-D has been sitting very, very low of date. In fact it’s so damn low we’ll make sure we get a photo in the mag next month, so you can see just how slammed our Silvia was! Read more…
8th Wonder – Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
It’s been said before, but could this be the end of the road for the Lancer Evolution series? Rumour had it that the driveline and engine for the successor to the Evo VIII… Read more…