Classics

The first generation of Mazda’s RX-7 is finally being taken seriously as a classic. The most desirable are the JDM-spec...

Mention Group A touring cars and Ford’s Sierra Cosworth is one of the first to spring to mind. Dick Johnson...

In anticipation of the new WRX, we delve into the archives to remember the time we drove the ultimate Subaru,...

When it comes to the topic of classic Hondas surging in value as part of the Japanese performance car boom,...

Ford NZ was doing okay in the seventies but as the eighties dawned it needed a new car for the...

The original quattro caught the competition off guard with its otherworldly grip, while the AWD concept also made a handy...

There were two Japanese AWD rockets wearing the GT-R badge in the nineties. This is the one not made by...

While the M3 hogs the E30 limelight, aficionados know the merit of the M325i. It’s a relative rarity now, and...

There was a time when the only true Porsche was one without a radiator. We drive one of the imposters,...

Finding a low-mileage, all-original car that’s decades old is the ultimate for some collectors. Auckland Holden enthusiast, Daniel Armstrong, managed...

Life begins at 6000rpm for the Civic Type R. That’s when the engine’s high-lift cam profile takes over and all...

For some, the RX-3 is Mazda’s finest machine. And this coupe is one fine example, having received much care and...

The Ellerslie car show, as most know it, is a mass gathering of some of the country’s finest automobiles. We...

Honda was one of the early initiators of the hybrid concept. Here we look back at the future. While New...

Here’s a delectable trio of machines, all sharing the diamond badge. We talk Evos with a passionate custodian. Warren Currie...

The original MR-2 is a time warp back to an era of Straight line design and pop-up headlights. Here we...

We visit a passionate custodian of the Austin-Healey marque here in New Zealand who let us take a nosy around...

It’s been dubbed Australasia’s largest car festival and Whangamata’s beach hop has been proving popular for 20 years. We went...

Nissan is re-stoking the zed fire with the recent reveal of the Z Proto. Here we look back on an...

Alfa Romeo's Alfasud was the firm’s answer to a burgeoning small car market. The firm created a character but one...