Issue 89

Issue 89
March 2009

Stockholm syndrome
Nissan Skylines have a way of getting under your skin and not letting go, as Skyline enthusiast Christian Skywing has found. We take a look at his latest project, one of Sweden''s finest.

It''s showtime!
It may have been sub-zero temperatures outside but inside the NEC temperatures soared for the hottest motorsport show of the year.

Streeto drifto
To all intents and purposes this Toyota Cresta is a slightly tatty four-door saloon, but to Andrew Gray it is his street drifting stealth weapon

Terror hawk
Last year Roger Clark Motorsport swept the board with its WRC Impreza but hidden away in the workshops is its little-known mechanical twin. We went in search of the real Icelandic Express.

Sweet & spicy mango
Lurking in California is Ronald Cajayon’s Corolla Levin SR-5, one of the fruitiest old-skool Toyotas you''ll see all year.

Car of the year award
What feature car was voted the best of 2008? We reveal all

Daddy goes best
Look at what happens when the daddy of all Nissan engines – the GT-R’s RB26DETT – finds its way into an S13 200SX shell. It’s like a jet engine in a crisp packet!

On the blower
After buying a partly built project and firmly applying his own stamp on it, Kevin Miles now owns one of the UK’s most impressive turbocharged DC2s

Rover-dose
When his Rover 600ti proved too unreliable, Justin Felton switched to its sister car, the Honda Accord, and ended up creating the most powerful example of its kind in the UK

Who are… wolfrace?
Prepare to doff your caps to one of the industry''s founding fathers. A wheel company that boasts land speed records, a string of awards and even the patronage of 007!

The sensible option?
Faster, tougher in appearance and with that characteristic off-beat burble re-introduced, how can the Impreza WRX STI 330S be called sensible?

Salon selective
Prepare for a frenzy of photos as we take you through part one of our comprehensive three-part coverage of the most important show of the year – the unbelievable and extravagant Tokyo Auto Salon

Caged animal
What are the benefits of a roll-cage and how difficult is it to fit one? We find out with the assistance of a reader’s track day Civic.

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