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Pity SPEED died, was a decent read Zoom is getting too repetitve now, I used to buy every issue, but now it's just 13B's in little mazda's and datto's. Get's boring after a while

Yeah SPEED I had issue 1 to about 5 and was given #15.

I can't remember why they got axed...

Zoom (Fully blown, outrages mods), Hot 4's (Riced up shit), half the time its all the same shit, but Zoom has some very good and interesting articles tho.

For example, Zoom had segments on comparing Front Mount Intercoolers, how a NOS System is set up and differences in Boost Controllers... Just to name a few.

HPi is still number 1 for me, direct from Japan and they have segment on cars that are in AUS as well.

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Magazine articles are written to sell magazines. Wheels is specifically targeted to 'Aussie' enthusiasts and will therefore have an article on a Holden or Ford in every magazine. Bang for buck the HSV & FPV vehicles are pretty good and are the top of the tree for Australian built performance cars, thus they are compared to other performance cars from around the world. Motor magazine is aimed at the slightly wealthier enthusiasts and contains more articles about European vehicles. HPI & Zoom magazine articles seem to list the mods a person has done to the car and the build process. They rarely seem to actually be a review of the car or a driving story. Like others have commented it was a pity that SPEED only lasted for about 8 issues as it was a good blend of articles.

When sorting out which cars to compare sometimes they do it on price point, performance numbers (kW, engine types, capacity, 0-100 times etc), sometimes they do it because they were the only cars the magazine was able to borrow from dealerships and private owners, sometimes they do it purely because it hasn't been done before. At least both Wheels and Motor have finally realised in the last few years that kW at the flywheel and kW at the wheels are different numbers and that a cheaper car with some well planned mods can be better than more expensive standard cars. But ultimately the articles are written to sell magazines - so in Australian publications they will invariably contain an Australian car. If you don't like it buy Car or EVO magazines from the UK, or just look up their websites and read the smaller articles for free.

I read magazines from the USA, UK and various Australia publications. However I go to my local library and borrow them so they cost me nothing and I only read the bits that I am interested in.

Well said, as you pretty much narrowed it down to the target audience.

I have bought Wheels Mag in the past, but every issue was HSV vs FPV, even now when I go look at whats new on the magazine stand, it's always some HSV vs FPV top of the range and every so often they would make it a HSV vs FPV vs EVO X or 370Z or STi or an Exotic Euro.

As long as HSV and FPV are on the front cover, I guess their doing their job... Call me bias as I am Skyline enthusiast, still HPi has had GTR / Silvia Specials, segments on Supra, Soarer, Z, RX 7, EVO, STi, NSX, even a Ford Mustang was in HPi one time

IMO there is a bit more variety, mainly with the JDM cars.

[Juan]

i loved speed!!!

the only mag i buy is Tarmac