Classics

Group B conjures up images of flame-spitting monsters, chaotic soundtracks and hordes of rallying faithful risking it all for a...

Not all homologation specials are equal. Amongst the knowledgeable, it’s those first 500 examples of the breed, made to comply...

Porsche wasn’t the first manufacturer to run an ‘RS’ badge on its cars but the two letters are now synonymous...

When Group A met its demise, 2.0-litre super tourers needed to step up and offer a spectacle. In 1992, the...

VW upped its Golf game in the early 2000s by unleashing the R32, the genesis of the R era. We...

Many of Toyota’s nameplates relate in someway to a crown, but the company’s real crowning glory is a car they...

The Ford Consul Cortina developed by Lotus was one of the first homologation specials. Here is its tale of race...

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...