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
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
Video: Making our Torana parts car run!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty gets the four-pot running in our spare TA Torana – for science!
SsCustom’s Mazda 800 ute in the build
A 20B rotary, sequential gearbox, complete one-off chassis and amazing fabrication all caught our eye on SsCustom’s Mazda 800 ute at MotorEx 23
Nick Eden’s ‘Monarat’ HG GTS!
Nick Eden tells us the story behind his HG GTS Monaro, the Monarat!
Video: Finishing the rust repairs on our Torana!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty buttons up the rust repairs on our TA Torana project