Issue 90

Issue 90
April 2009

Charge of the light brigade
The Mazda MX-5 has always been a neutral car with more grip than power. PowerStation has just turned that equation on its head with a Cosworth supercharger and 240bhp of poke

Genetic engineering
A self-taught expert on family relationships, Anthony Reid has put his talents to good use on his 1979 Datsun 180B. It''s all in the genes, apparently

Race day
Mitsubishi UK visited the United Arab Emirates for the Dubai 24 Hours to test the mettle of the Evo X in track competition. Fuelled up on caffeine, we caught every minute of the day’s action

Nortey by nature
Banker by day, aftermarket parts supplier by night, music lover Jason Nortey tells us how he got funky with a Celica 1.8 SR and created a hybrid ‘7A-FTE’ powerplant

Attention seeker
Owner of one of the most recognisable R33 Skyline GT-Rs in the country, owner Steve Gravett lets us in on the highs and lows of getting this project to completion

Swan song
The Impreza WRX is being axed in the UK, so we grabbed the final opportunity to test the model’s unwitting swan song, the Prodrive tweaked WRX-S

The hustle
Nic Chow thought it would be impossible to buy, modify, and run a Honda S2000. Just proves what hard work and staying home at the weekend can do for your upward mobility

Urban legend
Forget the urban legend surrounding the model name, Savie Neophitou is rewriting the story with his old skool Mitsubishi – a street-tuned Starion that is on its way to ten-second quarters

18 carat diamond
CA18DET or SR20DET? Now there’s an argument to fire up the forums. So let’s light the touch paper and offer Joel Melbourne’s CA-powered Silvia. How does 430bhp at the rear wheels and an 11.8sec quarter grab you?

Who are… performance tek?
As one of the leading Honda tuners in the UK, Performance Tek continues to push the boundaries in Honda modification.

All sorted for ease and whizz
It wasn’t broke but you’d be surprised at how different the revised MX-5 feels after Mazda gave it a 20th anniversary fix

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

The tiny giant killer
Do all good things come in small packages? We investigate the pint-sized Toyota iQ and its concept of kakushin, or radical innovation, to find out

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