Innehållsförteckning för February 2019 från Fast Car

So here we are. It’s 2019 and you’re having a brilliant start to the year. I know this because you’ve made the fantastic decision to buy and read this magazine. If you’re a new reader, welcome. If you’re an established reader, welcome to Fast Car 2019, the same great magazine, but on bigger, posher paper. We’ve celebrated this upgrade by giving the magazine a very slight refresh that will evolve over the next few issues, including some new regular features to boot. Although the New Year brings fresh optimism about the future, we also think it’s the perfect time to reflect. So we’ve had a look back over the past 12 months and decided to reward the innovation, engineering and damn-right coolness of the industry’s best, by bringing back and…

Aside from the adapted CarbonMiata wide-arch kit that comfortably houses the 10-inch-wide splits tucked underneath, there are plenty of other touches on the car’s smooth bodywork that help to further set it apart from the rest. Check out that monstrous boot-mounted rear wing, for example; held in place with a comprehensive custom CNC frame that works its way up the rear of the car. There’s also the Livesport/Jam body kit that, when finished up in that sumptuous Dodge Redline Pearl paintjob, helps to secure this car’s legendary status once and for all.…

Styling Full engine-out respray in Candy White; custom wide front wings; smoothed tailgate; smoothed bonnet notch; smooth front grille painted Daytona Grey; carbon fibre rear valance; carbon wing mirrors; 5% rear privacy glass, R32 Xenon headlight upgrade; Kill All Wipers rear wiper delete; colour-coded TRC front splitter. Tuning 2.0-litre TFSI; Loba Motorsports LO400 turbo; HFS-3 Aquamist water-methanol injection; BP Racing turbo discharge pipe; carbon fibre Forge Twintake system; Forge dump valve; Forge oil and water caps; Forge Twintercooler; Forge silicone coolant hoses; Forge catch tank; RS4 fuel valve; JBS high-pressure fuel pump; JBS DSG software upgrade; JBS custom-code Stage 3 mapping; JBS fuel mapping; Integrated Engineering forged conrods; 1.8T oil pump conversion; balance shaft delete; full Milltek 3in turbo-back decat exhaust›with R32-style exit; carbon fibre engine cover; JBS 7-disc Stage…

We opened the voting lines back on 7 December and gave you nine days to register your top pick. In that time we received over 12,000 votes and social media went wild. We watched with interest as three cars became the clear favourites early on in the competition. This lead to an online battle to be crowned winner and it couldn’t have been closer. It really couldn’t. There was only 75 votes between the top three, and only eight votes between second and third place. But in the end there could only be one winner… EDITOR’S NOTE Now, I’m not saying I disagree with you all, but if it were down to me I’d have voted slightly differently. Conrad Bradley’s AE86, Austin Barnett’s Impreza and Garbriel Couty’s Mk1 Golf would…

STYLING Moondust Silver body; custom gloss-black honeycomb front grilles; PFL gloss-black front foglight surrounds with LED foglights; RS Parts gloss black front splitter; Maxton Designs gloss black front bumper splitters; Bespoke USDM running lights; 3M gloss-black vinyl roof wrap; colour-coded Triple R Composites rear lip spoiler; face-lift ST rear bumper with Triple R Composites three-finned rear diffuser in gloss black; face-lift rear boot lid with tinted glass; face-lift ST/RS LED rear lights; Euro-spec reverse light; Transformers-style rear badge; Kill All Wipers wiper delete kit; Team Heko wind deflectors; face-lift wing mirrors in gloss black; Focus XR5 Australian-spec wing badges; flattened inside lips on front wings; all OEM exterior plastics painted gloss black. TUNING 2.5-litre 20v five-cylinder turbocharged Duratec engine; Dreamscience cold air induction system with dry-charge filter; Dreamscience block mod;…

ZERO EV TESLA-POWERED R32 DRIFTER There’s a mega update scheduled for the next issue! MAIN MODS: TESLA ELECTRIC MOTOR • PB COILOVERS • JAFFA CAKES • 19-INCH WHEELS MIDGE’S BEETLE 1.8T After the last few months, Midge is giving his credit card a well deserved break! MAIN MODS: K&N INDUCTION KIT • COBRA RECLINERS • SMOOTHED FRONT BUMPER • AIR LIFT • RUSTY PAINT GLENDA’S AUDI RS4 Glenda is still looking for the perfect set of wheels to compliment the car’s new found KW stance. MAIN MODS: MILLTEK EXHAUST • KW COILOVERS MIDGE’S AUDI TT Midge is contemplating his next move. But we’ve got a feeling it will involve a standalone ECU! MAIN MODS: 3M WRAP• VOSSEN WHEELS • AIR LIFT SUSPENSION • TUNED ENGINE • ICE INSTALL…

Yeah, we can forgive some of you for not knowing what Magnum P.I. is – it was a popular TV show in the 1980s, but we appreciate we might be a bit more old and haggard than you guys! Magnum P.I. was a drama starring Tom Selleck (he of the magnificent moustache) who lived a luxurious lifestyle in the guest house of a huge beachfront estate called Robin’s Nest, in Hawaii. The owner of the place, Robin Masters, was a mysterious figure who was never seen in the show – he invited Magnum to live there in return for working as a private investigator for him. Magnum had free use of Robin’s Ferrari 308 GTS, and the two have been closely associated in popular culture ever since. So now you…

The first mag of the ‘90s, 29 years and 372 issues ago… ■ No cars on the cover, just a big, fat V8 lump… controversial! ■ We’re not sure who wrote the products back then, some bloke called Greg apparently, and he certainly swears less than our Midge! ■ Thought that Tricky’s 309 was the first Pug Thunder Saloon on the FC fleet? Actually, there was a 205 running in the late ’80s. ■ The big news of the month was the new Vauxhall Carlton GSi and Senator CD (20 grand seems like something of a bargain nowadays). ■ Who didn’t want a Triumph TR7 in the ’90s? We did, and most of us were about 10. That said, G probably had one. (Hey, it was a Fiat X19! –…

This was a close run thing this issue; 33-percent of me wanted to choose KEAN Suspensions’ Ferrari 308, because it’s beautiful and photographer Kevve.be has nailed the shoot. Another 33-percent of me wanted to choose the RX-7, because I love FCs and this is one of the best in the world. But the remaining 34-percent has chosen the Photography Guide as my Feature of the Month. I love taking pictures myself, so to get the inside knowledge and perspective from one of the industry’s best, Ade Brannan, is a real treat.…

“When I was a kid, I dreamt of being an F1 driver. My mate Glenda wanted to be an astronaut and my other friend Midge (I only had two) wanted to run his own sweet shop. But kids today? Apparently 75 percent of them aspire to be Youtubers!?” I guess times change and internet fame is more desirable than ever, so what’s my problem? It’s not the youth themselves I have beef with. But rather some of the Youtubers they look up to – guys and girls with millions of followers who talk absolute bullsh*t, and profit off the back of it by feeding their adoring fans lies. The scary thing is that these Youtubers believe their own bad advice and yet have absolutely no knowledge of what they are…

STYLING Full re-spray in Dodge Redline Pearl Red; CarbonMiata wide-arch body kit adapted to fit; Livesport front bumper and side skirts; Jam rear bumper; Proto-CNC custom billet alloy rear spoiler frame; Starlet Remix rear lights; washer jets and lock barrels removed; ID-Workz reverse bonnet scoop; welded and smoothed engine bay; ABS, air con, power steering, brake servo, master cylinders and original wiring loom all removed; wiper motor relocated to inside car behind dashboard. TUNING Fully-forged 1.3-litre 4E-FTE turbocharged DOHC 16v engine; Wossner forged pistons; Scat forged con rods; ARP head bolts; Athena MLS head gasket; red alloy alternator, crank and camshaft pulleys; Precision 5558 turbocharger with billet compressor wheel and anti-surge compressor housing; WEPR alloy inlet manifold; 70mm alloy B18 throttle body; Blitz Nür-Spec exhaust system; stubby Siemens Deka 630mm…

Name: Stuart Coull Occupation:›QC Inspector First car: VW Polo Match› Favourite car: Would have to be the Edition 30! Favourite modification to your car: Possibly the custom seats – these get admired so much Favourite show/event: Cleanfest - it’s on a par with FittedUK Track day or show and shine? I’d do show and shine all day long. Lessons learned from this project: Keep standard brakes. Brakes ruin all fitment plans, and who even needs them anyway?! What’s next? I’ve got a few things in motion to be ready for Dubshed X. I aim to have Optimus Automotive Trimmers involved – the interior is bugging me immensely…

Dare X5, from £327 (set) These new split five-spokes from Dare not only look the part in all their gunmetal glory and come in a lorry-load of fitments, but they’re engineered to be pretty damn light too. Weighing in at just 6.7kg for the 15 and 8.7kg for the 17-incher, there’s not a track car in the land that won’t be hankering after a set. As for the price, there’s no arguing that at just over 300-quid a set, they’ll be flying out the door, too! www.daremotorsport.com Sizes: 7x15, 7.5x17 PCD: 4x100, 4x108, 5x100, 5x108, 5x112, 5x114 Offset: ET38-42 Finishes: Gloss Gunmetal Rota RSS, from £159 (each) A sweet modern twist on a classic ’80s Japanese design, we can see these being infinitely popular in 2019, and not just on…

THE PRODUCT OK, the name may immediately make you think of those late-night infomercials, all those useful JML titbits for painting your living room or buzzing off your Nan’s moustache. Just using the word ‘miracle’ gives this one a lot to live up to. It’s a word normally reserved for the sort of marketing people who rely on cringy phrases like “bang on trend” or “on point”. The thing is though, as we’ve learnt in the past, when Chipex say anything they have good reason… THE TEST These guys don’t make a lot of car care products, their ethos is very much a case of quality over quantity. What this translates to is throwing a whole load of R&D at a very small number of items, all with the goal…

Name: Tom Clarke Job Role: Senior marketer, who oversees the UK marketing office, advert placement and key account marketing fulfilment. My relationship with Renault’s boxy turbo hatchback started way back in the ’90s. I was lucky enough to own one as my second car and I’ve always wanted to have another since, so deciding on the car for this build off was easy for me. The original plan was to buy a tired R5 GTT and restore it back to its former glory. But during my extensive search for the base car, I came across this Dimma-kitted version. It’s not a genuine Dimma, our budget wouldn’t stretch that far, but it’s what I call a ‘genuine fake’. Ripping the arches off this car would almost be sacrilegious to…

STYLING Full body restoration; shaved wipers, passenger mirror, roof spoiler and fog-lights; carbon fibre bumpers; carbon driver’s mirror, deleted passenger mirror; de-chromed badges; Rosso Corsa paint; arches modified for wheel clearance; highly polished and brushed front grille; Robin-1 Hawaii license plate (Magnum P.I. replica). TUNING Fully rebuilt F106 AB 2.9-litre V8(dry sump); quad Weber 40DCNF carbs. CHASSIS 10x18in (front) and 10.5x18in (rear) AL13 Heritage Series S20 wheels with polished lips, brushed gold centres and black hardware; Toyo T1-R 215/35x18(f) and 235/30x18(r) tyres; custom KEAN Suspensions air-ride setup based on NOS OEM Koni shocks; Accuair E-level rocker switch and I-level; Accuair Endo tank and hardline install. INTERIOR Seats, doorcards, dash, sun visors and centre console retrimmed in beige leather using younger model stitch design; renewed or replaced gauges, buttons, handles, light…

SLIM JULES EDITOR “My winner of Car of the Year? Gabriel’s Mk1 Golf. It has more carbon parts than the Formula One paddock.” MIDGE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR “Well, my favourite didn’t even make the top 35? Jules still hasn’t told me why he didn’t include my Beetle.” INITIAL G ART EDITOR “It’s got to be James’ Imp or Pipey’s E Type. They’re old classics but still awesome. Much like myself.” GLENDA WEBSITE EDITOR “I’m not sure what my Car of the Year is, but I should definitely win Best Beard of the Year.”…

What was going on in your life around the turn of the millennium? Aside from the FC office collectively boasting far more hair on our heads all those years ago, another huge change can be quickly discovered by simply picking up a copy of this very publication from around that fine era. Now don’t get us wrong, we love the modified car trends we’re lucky enough to be surrounded by these days, often going weak at the knees when copping eyes on a reserved, box-fresh ride boasting that all-important killer fitment. But we’d be lying if we said at least a small part of us didn’t miss those balls-out, no-holds-barred builds that were all the rage two decades back. BACK TO THE FUTURE Why are we reminiscing over a style…

Lift up that smoothed tailgate and you’ll find an amazing custom boot build beaming back at you. “This is where Monty at Bassmechanix comes into play,” says Stuart. “I contacted him about an idea I had and it kind of just started happening! Vibe Audio sent me some goodies and we began putting together something that was unique. Monty took my idea and added his own personal touches.” The build consists of a very rare bottle of Aberlour A’Bunadh Limited Edition whisky (sterling silver label, bottle no.374), surrounded by a Vibe Audio CVEN speaker setup with two 12-inch subs. It features Interlagos Edition 30 tartan to match the custom front seats, and the two one-gallon tanks are often confused with being part of the air-ride system – they’re actually the…

It’s not just us who are kicking off the new year with plenty of new exciting stuff. It looks like Rotiform are very much looking to the future too. One thing we’ve always loved about these guys is that they’re never afraid to upset the apple cart. Thinking outside the box comes as standard here, and it’s exactly this sort of behaviour that inspires new ideas like the (now award-winning) AeroDisc, or the batshit centre designs that took the modifying game to a new level. Now, we all know Rotiform do a classic design very well. But this 10-spoker with a twist certainly isn’t one of those. There’s no doubt this crazy looking CVT will be a future classic of course, but it’s clearly a design that’s very much of…

1:8 Scale Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-AMG F1 W09 EQ POWER+, £5,995 Love him or hate him, you can’t deny Lewis Hamilton is one of the all time F1 greats. Now, you’re gonna have to really love him to buy one of these official Mercedes-AMG Petronas models because they cost more than your average family run around. The CAD data from the team has been used to ensure every detail of the W09 is perfectly recreated at scale. From the authenticity of materials used in the model, to the same paint used on the F1 cars. What do you get for a smidge under six grand? You get an Amalgam Collection handcrafted (each model takes two weeks to make) model with the kind of attention to detail you’d expect from a multiple…

I have to admit, even having previous experience of their rather hardcore chemistry buffs going full on when developing new products, I wasn’t too sure how you can improve on the idea of a quick detailer. But the answer is clear… You see, most of us associate these types of products with simple spot cleaning, and by that, I mean removing fingerprints and dust at shows, or before you tuck up your pride and joy for the evening. But, while it’s clearly very good for that, perhaps the biggest thing here is that you can use it as a standalone LSP too. Unlike most products which rely on (or are designed to ‘boost’) previously applied LSP layers, it performs amazingly well on its own. “Miracle Detailer? The name is very…

Numbers 350bhp; 253lb.ft. Engine FD3S intake manifold; RE Amemiya titanium exhaust; N-stage original V-mounted intercooler and radiator; N-stage custom intercooler piping; Trust TD06-25G turbo kit; Sard fuel pump; Sard fuel rail; Sard fuel regulator; HKS EVC-S boost controller; Apexi Power FC ECU; ERC mapped. Suspension Tein Super Drift shocks; Swift springs 20 kg/mm front, 18kg/mm rear; Supernow camber joints. Wheels & Tyres AutoStrada Modena 9.5Jx17in front; 10.5Jx17in rear; Falken Azenis 615+K 235/45R17 tyres. Exterior AR-F front bumper; USDM door mirrors; USDM side markers; USDM emblems; Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R Millennium Jade paint. Chassis & Interior Tubbed front wheel arches; aluminium roll cage; Efini buckets seats; Renown Monaco steering wheel; FD3S shift knob.…

He might change them up more times than Lady Gaga changes her outfit on stage, but the choice of wheels bolted onto Tim’s ride have always been a key part to the car’s success. Take these current beauties, for instance: a set of 18in Schmidt VN-Lines that really are some of the finest hoops you’ll see on any show car out there right now. Boasting 2.25in of dish up front and 3.25in out back, these multpiece delights have been finished off beautifully by Wheel Unique to boast metallic silver faces, black barrels and polished dishes that’ve been buffed to within an inch of their lives. The result is a quartet of alloys that look nothing short of spectacular when the car’s aired out, we think you’ll agree. “They’re a one-off…

Everyone knows Meguiar’s and if you read this magazine you’ll also know that each year they build a fresh demo vehicle (we’ve featured the last two, the Crown Victoria Cop Car in 2017 and the Sunny Pickup in 2018). They don’t just build these cars to showcase their products but to demonstrate their passion for vehicles. In essence, the guys and girls behind Meguiar’s UK are just like you and us: car nuts. So what’s Tom V Dale? Well, Tom and Dale are the Meguiar’s guys responsible for the demo vehicles (as well as lots of other stuff), and each year that they embark on the build journey,their conflicting styles and opinions on car building clash. So this year, the head honchos at Megs UK had enough of the bickering…

213MPH SKYLINE Here’s a great video from the guys at Hoonigan who get to check out a real legend – the Blitz R34 GT-R. It’s been 20 years since its infamous 213mph Autobahn run. www.fastcar.co.uk/videos/213mph-blitznissan-r34-skyline-gt-r BEEMER FACE OFF Here we have a duo of wide-boy BMWs – some of the world’s very best in fact! But which one gets your vote? Liberty Walk or Rocket Bunny? It’s a toughie – the jury is well and truly out! www.fastcar.co.uk/videos/wide-boy-bmw-double 215MPH EG CIVIC Like your retro civics a little on the rapid side? Well you’ll love this 2000bhp monster then. Officially the world’s fastest FWD motor. Christ! www.fastcar.co.uk/videos/2000-bhp-hondacivic-eg-hits-215mph 4-ROTOR RX-7 Here’s yet another amazing motor we saw at SEMA: David Mazzei’s bonkers 4-rotor, 26B FD RX-7. And to think it’d had never…