Articles by Kian HEAGNEY
Having spent his teenage years racing and wrenching on cars, Kian studied journalism at university only a few years ago before launching his career as a fresh-faced intern at Street Machine in 2018.Now a full-time staffer, Kian’s role includes writing for SM’s print and digital platforms, helping behind the scenes at the magazine’s premier Drag Challenge events, and filming and co-presenting Street Machine’s aptly named YouTube video show, Carnage.Instagram @kianheagney
Turbo Barra-powered 1962 Holden EK panel van sleeper
Paul Rockes took a crusty EK Holden former postie van, filled it with Aussie Barra grunt and toured it all over Australia
Video: Adding nitrous to our turbo 1UZ V8 Lexcen!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty toys with science and nitrous to get more grunt from our turbo 1UZ-powered Lexcen
Mopars and more: Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY2025
We check out the huge variety of entrants in the 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year comp
Our rides: Kian Heagney’s Pulsar GTI-R in the build
We check out staff scribe's latest crusty Nissan acquisition, a Pulsar GTI-R!
Japanese cars of Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY 2025
Let’s take a look at the Japanese cars entered into our 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year competition
Seven-second Barra-powered XD Falcon
Speed Pro's Marcus Cripps sticks 1400hp worth of turbo Barra into an XD Falcon to create a seven-second street monster
Fords of Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY 2025
We check out some of the entries from the Blue Oval crowd in our 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year competition
Should we twin-charge our L67 VN Commodore?
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty explores the idea of twin-charging Supermang!
Holdens of Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY 2025
We check out some of the cool entrants from the lion pride for our 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year competition
XW Falcon getting body-swapped onto an AU XR8, with rear-turbo V8 power!
Mad Kiwi Andy Etchell is dropping an XW shell onto an AU Falcon XR8 floor, and he’ll be feeding the Windsor with a rear turbo!
Video: The top 10 quickest Carnage cars!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty runs us through the 10 quickest cars we've ever built on Carnage
Northern Nats 9 full results and gallery
Revheads from Far North Queensland and beyond were irresistibly drawn to picturesque Springmount Raceway for three days of automotive good times at Northern Nats 9
Michael Kruger’s slammed 1961 Ford F100
Smith Concepts takes Michael 'Freddy' Kruger's slammed F100 and turns it into a hot rod-inspired stunner
Video: Northern Nats 9
All the highlights and results from some awesome Pro Burnout Series action at Northern Nats 9
Slammed, LS-swapped 1967 Toyota Crown ute in the build
Ron Smith is adding a whole lot of clever metalwork to a super-rare Toyota ute to make one neat, slammed cruiser
Shane Toft’s turbo RB30-powered LC returns for Drag Challenge 2025!
Shane Toft wanted plenty of shove for his LC Torana GTR lookalike. A turbo RB30 was his solution
Auction watch: HK GTS Monaro, XY GT & Celica GT-Four
There’s some sweet winter warmers in this week’s Grays classic car auction
Video: Rust repairs on a supercharged MR2!
In this episode of Carnage, cameraman Matty Hull tackles some nasty rust on his force-fed MR2
Corvette C8 ZR1X unveiled with 1250hp
The ZR1X combines E-Ray hybrid power with the C8 ZR1’s beastly flat-plane-crank V8 to make the nastiest Corvette in history
Ford Ranger Super Duty pricing revealed
Ford looks to continue its reign over the dual-cab sector with the all-new Super Duty Ranger, featuring an 8000kg GCM and 4500kg towing capacity - but it won't be cheap