Sportcars
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…
The Kansai Connection
Of all the Japanese tuning companies, HKS is one of the best recognised the world over. It all started in 1973, when two talented young engineers kicked off a company with a vision and dream – to design and manufacturer the high performance engines and engine components that the Japanese OE manufacturers didn’t. Read more…
Rex with Flex
Ross Rutherford is one of those nice guys you meet every once in a while. You know the ones, with their positive attitude towards life and unassuming nature. Read more…
Auckland Auto Salon 2003
The Aussie-masterminded Auto Salon series boasts no less than eight shows spanning three countries, and the Kiwi round recently returned to the Auckland Events Centre in Greenlane. Read more…
The Blue Streak – 700hp Evolution III (CE9A)
It’s summer 2001/2002, and there’s an air of excitement in the import-racing scene. One Brett Lee Sang had just run a 10 second ET in his street-driven Lancer Evolution, and the introduction of the Pro Import car class made for a new breed of hard core, serious drag racers powering incredibly quick drag weapons. Read more…
BMW Returns to the American Le Mans Series 2009
The return of the ALMS racing season is here – and with it, the competitive debut of two brand-new BMW M3 racecars, helmed by a freshly minted racing team: BMW Rahal Letterman Racing. Read more…
Paul Horrell and Supercars
The super-rich have a tough time of it. Truth is. they’d be much happier without such vast stockpiles of cash. But fear not; supercars are here to save them. I’m not about to contend that poverty is anything but a miserable condition. But, on the other hand, the older I get, the gladder I am that I’ve not become extremely wealthy. Read more…
A Day with Gerhard Hofstetter – Engine Sound Designer at BMW M
Vroom. Vrroooom. Vrrrooooooom. Again and again, Gerhard Hofstetter presses the accelerator pedal. Sometimes short, sometimes long. Hard, soft, fast, slow. But the engine has his undivided attention at all times. Read more…