NZV8 is a monthly automotive magazine and website that focuses on V8 cars, car clubs and the related culture predominantly in New Zealand, but also Australia and the USA.

Its readership is 96,000

It was the third automotive magazine to be published by Parkside Media

Parkside Media

Parkside Media is New Zealand's 2nd largest independent publisher representing 2% of the magazine market. Its offices are in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Established late in 1990 it is owned by Greg Vincent....

, the other two being NZ Performance Car

NZ Performance Car

NZ Performance Car is a monthly automobile magazine and website, and is the biggest selling automotive and men’s lifestyle magazine in New Zealand.As Parkside Media’s second title, it has eclipsed the success of NZ Classic Car...

 and NZ Classic Car.

NZ Classic Car magazine

NZ Classic Car is a monthly automotive magazine and website that covers all things related to classic and historic cars, events, clubs, and related car culture in New Zealand and to a lesser extent Australia....

NZV8's offices are in Grey Lynn

Grey Lynn

Grey Lynn is an inner residential suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand, located three kilometres to the west of the city centre. Originally a separate borough, Grey Lynn amalgamated with Auckland City in 1914....

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

.

The magazine's tagline

Tagline

A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product , or to reinforce the audience's memory of a product...

 was originally Feel the power. It was changed in issue 32 (January 2008) to NZ's top circuit, strip and street machines.

Magazine contents

As of the December 2008 issue (#43), the typical magazine contents include:

• Feature car reviews
• Event overviews (such as drag racing
  Drag racing
  Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
  
  , V8 Supercars, car club
  Car club
  A car club or automotive enthusiast community is a group of people who share a common interest in motor vehicles. Car clubs are typically organized by enthusiasts around type of vehicle , brand , or similar interest...
  
   meets, etc)
• New car and car tuner news from around the world
• Editor and contributor columns
• Driver interviews (for example Andy Booth
  Andy Booth (motorsport)
  Andy Booth is a motor racing driver from New Zealand, currently competing in the New Zealand V8 touring car series. A relatively late starter in motorsport, Booth never raced karts, and only competed in a handful of Formula Ford events in New Zealand before heading to the UK where he spent several...
  
  
• Scale model reviews
• Book reviews
• Events calendar
• Drag racing records
• Readers’ letters

Website

Daily news articles are available weekdays which are additional to magazine content. Full magazine articles are available from previous issues, often including additional photos and information (including videos) that could not be fitted into the magazine.
Some writers run blogs on the website, and a forum is run as a subsite to encourage user interaction.

Users can purchase books related to muscle cars, Pony cars, V8s and motorsport

Motorsport

Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...

, as well as back issues and subscriptions in the online shop.

The website and forum is run by Convergent Online Media, a separate company owned by Greg Vincent (owner of Parkside Media) and Darren Cottingham.

Online games

Jetsprint Legends is the first game in the world to feature jet boat racing on New Zealand's jet boat tracks.

Television

The inaugural season of NZV8 TV was broadcast in 2009 over 13 weeks as a part of Powerbuilt Tools Motorsport on TV1, Sunday afternoons.

Notable contributors

V8 Supercar driver Jason Richards

Jason Richards

Jason Richards is a motor racing driver, currently on break from full time racing due to his fight with cancer, whilst still providing full engineering support for Brad Jones Racing in the Australian touring car series, V8 Supercar.-Early career:Richards started his motor racing career at the age...

 has a monthly column. New Zealand V8s driver Andy Booth

Andy Booth (motorsport)

Andy Booth is a motor racing driver from New Zealand, currently competing in the New Zealand V8 touring car series. A relatively late starter in motorsport, Booth never raced karts, and only competed in a handful of Formula Ford events in New Zealand before heading to the UK where he spent several...

 presents NZV8 TV.

Government policy

Like its sister publication NZ Classic Car NZV8 has supported various parties in lobbying Land Transport NZ for easing rules on car modification, frontal impact laws for low volume vehicle certification and steering systems. It is recognised by the V8 industry as working for their benefit.

External links

• NZV8 website
• Parkside Media website
• Myspace page