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THE UK’S NO.1 MEGA MX-5 BUYING GUIDE JAPANESE EVERY MAZDA ROADSTER EVER! TUNING MAG JAPANESE CARS BANZAI RARITY VALUE WORLD’S FIRST ROCKET BUNNY VARIETTA TURBO + ULTIMATE CLUTCH TECH AND… 350Z TUNING GUIDE TOP TURBO’D DROP-TOPS n Time Attack Toyota MR-S n 450bhp F22 Honda S2K n Chopped 570bhp Datsun 260Z 第203号 AUGUST 2018 ›››555BHP SUBARU ›››HONDA S660 ROAD TEST Issue 203 £4.99 WELCOME ISSUE 203 August 2018 /BanzaiMagazine @BanzaiMag @BanzaiMag CONTACT THE TEAM: banzai.ed@kelsey.co.uk TOP CONTRIBUTORS... Adam Rous Patrik Karlsson Chris Nicholls Ben Hosking Dan Bevis Chris Presley NEXT ISSUE ON SALE: Friday 3rd August 2018 CAN’T FIND THE MAG? ummer is here people, it’s miraculous as the guys in Japan perfected the idea with the Locate your nearest stockist on I know. In fact, I’m still in disbelief. MX-5 - for want of a better phrase - we soon found http://seymour.magzene.com But no, I poked my head out of the the joy of the twisty stuff. The sort of fun you’re just workshop this afternoon and there it not going to get in a 4-seater Audi or a FWD Tigra. was, a big ball of fire in the sky! And They sold a couple of those little Mazdas too, and not a cloud in sight either. Lovely. Japan hasn’t produced a bad drop-top ever since. Kelsey Media, Cudham Tithe Barn, SStill, I know things can change pretty quickly here In fact, I can’t think of anyone that does fun-to- Berrys Hill,Cudham, Kent, TN16 3AG in the UK, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed for drive convertibles better. People bang on about Part of the Fast Car Entertainment us. Thanks to the magical world of how a magazine Porsche and Ferrari but, unless you have a particular Family www.fastcar.co.uk works, it’ll be a good couple of weeks before you penchant for looking a plum sitting outside Old get to read what I’m writing right now in June, for Trafford, why would you pay all that for a badge? the August issue… er, which hits the shelves in July This issue is dedicated to proper street convertibles (don’t ask me, I don’t get it either). But the point is, and we have everything from an ultra rare Varietta I’m hoping the summer weather keeps up because (made even rarer with some far-from-subtle Rocket SUBSCRIBE TO we’ve got one hell of a packed show-schedule on the Bunny enhancements), to a carbon MR-S Time way… and I promise that we’ll cram as many as we Attack monster, and a bagged S2000 rocking a can into the upcoming issues of Banzai. USDM F22 lump. They’re all modified in completely Anyway, in a roundabout way, the summertime different ways too… well, apart from the addition of a is what this issue is all about. Or more specifically blower on each one. This is a tuning mag after all! AND SAVE blasting down those B-roads and feeling the wind As you’d expect there’s plenty of other stuff too, GO TO PAGE 76 THE UK’S 24-pages of NO.1 essential info JAPANESE MEGA MX-5 BUYING GUIDE 148 GUIDE EVERY MAZDA ROADSTER EVER! on your face. Sun goes up, roof comes down, that’s you can get our top tips on modding your 350Z PAGE FREE TUNING MAG SPECIAL JAPANESE CARS the saying, right? I’m not talking about posing either, Roadster, or maybe bag yourself an MX-5 with a JAPANESE CARS BANZAI BANZAI God knows there’s far too much of that going on in buying guide that covers every generation. Then KING RARITY OF THE VALUE WORLD’S FIRST the UK with Mr A4 Cab and chums. What I mean is again, if you can’t find the convertible you want, you WORLD ROCKET BUNNY 1030BHP SUPRA VARIETTA TURBO THE FASTEST the unique driving enjoyment that only a properly- could always make your own like ON THE PLANET ULTIMATE+ +MEGA SUBARU CLUTCH focused roadster can provide. It’s true that us British the absolute nutter who owns BUYING TECH GUIDE AND… 350Z AND… SUZUKI TUNING GUIDE SWIFT SPORT pretty much invented the rear-drive drop-top, and the car in the Wildcard slot! ROAD TEST 第TOP202号 TURBO’D JULY 2018 Issue 202 DROP-TOPS£4.99 HANDLING n Insane Nissan S15 n Carbon Toyota MR-S even though many of them were a bit crap, as soon Until next time, enjoy the issue… TWEAKS n Slammed Honda S2K 33 &TIPS n Chopped Datsun 260Z ››› ›››HONDA CIVIC ›››INFINITI G35 555BHP SUBARU ›› 第203号 ›››NISSAN PS13 ›HONDA S660 ROAD TEST AUGUST 2018 ›››MAZDA RX-2 Issue 203 £4.99 001 BNZ091829/05/2018 Cover AUG.final.indd07:34 1 001 BNZ0818 Cover JUL18v3.indd 1 25/06/2018 10:08 MIDGE - EDITOR SHELL - ART EDITOR SAM - CONTRIBUTOR MARTIN - ADS BLOKE “So, let me get this straight, no “I wouldn’t know, my hairdresser “Personally, I can’t think of “Cappuccino? No, not the car, roof means it’s a hairdressers drives a Boxster… but I’ll have to any Japanese hairdressers I’m just getting the coffees in.” car? What are these divs on?” let him off, he’s got mad skills.” cars, not one, ever. ” (About bloody time! - Midge) It only took Midge 15-years Michelle not only does an Sammy P esquire writes more He may flog advertising space doing every job in the car amazing job on the ‘look’ of the features than anyone else, but for a living, but he drives a EP3 magazine business to finally mag, but she’s one of the very still will do absolutely anything Type R so we’ll let him off. He’s get the one he wanted. Loves few that can keep the boys in to get out of work and out on also an MMA champion, so tuning, hates trying to spell. line too. Well, most of the time. the track. Fair play we say. we’re not going to argue. Auguat 2018 005 CONTENTS TURBO DROP-TOPS 026 008 ON THE COVER: NISSAN VARIETTA The standard Varietta is about as easy to find a hen’s tooth in a pile of rocking horse poop, so try finding a turbo one… and then fitting a Rocket Bunny kit! Madness. 026 WTAC SPECIAL: TOYOTA MR-S It’s not how much you get knocked down in life - it’s how you get back up again. Here’s some of the best bouncing-back ever! 036 TURBO TERROR: HONDA S2000 There’s no ‘ordinary’ F20 sitting under the hood of this S2K, this one is rocking the fabled USDM F22… oh, and a blower. 090 ED’S WILDCARD: DATSUN 260Z The 260Z is a motoring icon, the love of many a classic car purist. There’s just one thing to do then… let’s cut the roof off! HOME-BUILT HERO 064 SUBARU IMPREZA STI This home-brew Scooby was conceived on a drive and, quite literally, born in a barn. It’s also pushing a whopping 555bhp. Yummy! REGULARS 021 016 016 ROAD TEST: Honda S660 Hot stuff or a Japanese hairdresser’s delight? We send Sammy to find out. 021 Banzai Legends You might call these two the best of British… only with a Japanese twist. 032 New Products Time to get your credit card out! 097 Skidmarks Pub ammo and a whole load of 042 randomness from the team. 090 008 006 www.banzaimagazine.com ISSUE 203 AUGUST 2018 SUBSCRIBE & SAVE CASH Check out our 079 OUT THERE latest subscription deals on pg76 022 AUTOCON L.A. You may think the shows are very different in the USA… but, in reality, they’re exactly the same! KNOWLEDGE 042 TECH TALK: Clutches It’s all plates, pucks and finger springs this month. 047 Swap Shop PCD Guide Your essential resource for fitting the right hoops. 054 Quick-fire Tuning 036 It’s our second favourite Nissan drop- top this time… and it’s coupe brother. 057 DETAILING: Grime to Shine We get ourselves up to Meguiar’s UK to see if their products can save a rather dirty Mitsubishi Evo. BANZAI BUILDS 068 Staff Builds Proof that we practice what we preach… or at least that we try to. 074 Your Builds What’s going on out there on the streets? This is the place to find out. 079 MX-5 Buying Guide This month we tackle every generation of perhaps the most famous Japanese roadster of all. Let’s bring on the fun with everyone’s favourite little Mazda. 088 Classifieds 064 057 Always looking for that next project? Well, you could find it right here. Fingers crossed like. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE MAG? Give the team a shout on Banzai.ed@kelsey.co.uk August 2018 007 NISSAN VARIETTA HOThile the cult of the S-body wheelsabout hunting for the badges to see what is it still possible to own one and properly Nissan is all-pervading they’re looking at - although their popularity is stand out? Why yes, yes it is… and what you in the UK drift scene increasing and they’re being imported to the need to do that is a genuine Varietta. (and the stance scene, UK in ever-bigger numbers. It makes sense, What’s that, we hear you cry? Well, you’re and the show scene), it’s as the fabled SR20DET was housed here in looking at it.