NZ Performance Car

HERO STATUS

Only a handful of people know how the story of Jonah Lomu and his Nissan Patrol started. Back in the early 2000s, he was well-known as a rugby player but lesser known as a car guy. However, those who knew him before fame and stardom took over will tell you he was always a car guy and most definitely a car audio guy.

After having various cars as his playing career progressed and the budget allowed, it was in the early 2000s that another Kiwi legend joined forces with the big man. Fusion Car Audio was in its prime, inflatable green aliens were everywhere, and Fusion gear was rattling neighbours’ windows all around the country.

At this time, Jonah had a Nissan Patrol that had slowly been added to with

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from NZ Performance Car

NZ Performance Car1 min read
Impulsive V4.0
Downtime Entertainment is pretty quick on the trigger with ‘pop up’ events, and Impulsive 4.0 was one of those added to King’s Birthday weekend. Enthusiast events tend to attract a hard-core follower, and this was no different, with the usual culprit
NZ Performance Car3 min read
Mitsi Memory Lane
Last issue, we took a look at the NZPC-built Accord, and it appears that many of you enjoyed the trip down memory lane, so when we were looking for something for this issue and heard whispers at MOD (pages 48–53) that it was the 20th anniversary sinc
NZ Performance Car9 min read
Pissing Off The Purists
For performance car lovers, the word ‘stock’ is a dirty, dirty word — well, that is right up until any car becomes ‘classic’. Pissing off the purists and anyone else for that matter isn’t at the top of Cody Hamilton’s list of things to do, but buildi

Related Books & Audiobooks