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Retro Series: 1972 Honda Civic
A small foot in the door: The Civic was pivotal in helping Honda crack the big time in the USA

Driven to extinction: The Bentley W12
Tightening emissions regulations flick the big V to a mighty W

Electric cars: Change we can believe in?
What sort of electric future works for Australian drivers? Mercedes-AMG’s EQS 53 is the catalyst for a reckoning of where we are right now

Cupra's Exponential Experience gives a taste of the UrbanRebel
An open skid pan. An electric concept performance hatchback. And every chance I was about to puke

Timo Bernhard and That Nürburgring Lap Record
The king of the 'Ring on what it felt like to demolish the all-time record

Lee Murray's WEPN ProCharged 355-cube LJ Torana
Lee Murray’s ProCharged Holden V8-powered Torana is really singing thanks to EFI

The last-ever XC Falcon Cobra, restored by Howard Astill
Cobra number 400 cops a full restoration by the master

Nicole Jaggs's carby-fed LS-swapped LH Torana
In her third year attending Rockynats, this time Nicole Jaggs and her trophy-winning Torana took on the Grand Champion battle

What are the worst mods you've ever done to a car?
Time to come clean and admit to the world the automotive sins of your younger self

Turbo LS-swapped Hyundai iLoad sleeper
Reckon this is just your average plumber's van? Think again!

582ci Pro Street Holden HJ GTS tribute
Mark Attard's tough-as-nails, 1050hp HJ Holden is the physical manifestation of the pro street dreams of his youth

Readers' rockets: Custom HJ Monaro, slamed Beetle, WB pano + more
We check out some of our readers' cool rides from the July issue of Street Machine

From rest to 289km/h: German road trip in a 2023 BMW X3 M Competition
Big, brash and bold: BMW’s medium SUV has both X and M factors needed for the Autobahn

Rob Herrington's 800hp XY Falcon
Drenched in acres of black and punching out north of 800hp, Rob Herrington’s all-motor XY is a streeter to fear

Little League 253 engine build - part two
Conclusion to the Little League 253 V8 engine build story

Little League: Hotting the mighty 253!
Presenting the most-requested tech yarn in Street Machine history – the Little League Holden 253 build up!

1000hp street-and-strip 605-cube Chrysler Hemi
Here's one for the Mopar faithful, from BK Race Engines in NSW

Twin-turbo V10-swapped HJ Holden and other awesome reader projects
We check out our readers' current projects from the July issue of Street Machine

Rocky Sarkis's show & go LH Torana
This perfectly contemporised Top 60 Torana proves just how good a classic muscle car can be in 2023

Sleeper King: Shane Bridge’s 429 Mk1 Cortina
Sporting factory looks but with a 429 Ford big-block under the bonnet, Shane Bridge’s Mk1 Cortina was one of Australia’s first and most-iconic sleepers

Barra-powered EK Holden heading to Red CentreNATS
Paul Rockes is taking his epic Ford-powered Holden to Red CentreNATS in Alice Springs

The Ice Road (2021) - ripper car movies
This mission is on thin ice
The man behind M: A chat with Frank van Meel
Controversy, challenges, EVs and retaining its identity: the future is fraught for BMW M. We speak to the man tasked with dragging a performance icon into a new era

Reader's Rocket: Sam Zullo's HT Monaro
Ever since Sam's first red HT Monaro was stolen 40 years ago, he told himself he would have another one some day. And here it is