Sleepers rule! Cars that look stock, but secretly pack all kinds of horsepower.
Nelson Granger’s 10-second HZ Kingswood sleeper
Nelson Granger’s ‘sensible’ car is a 454-cube, 10-second Kingswood sleeper!
Tim Gray’s turbo Barra-swapped TC Cortina sleeper
Tim Gray’s longtime love of Cortinas inspired him to build this Barra-powered TC street cruiser
Video: Charlie Dixon’s 1000hp billet RB30-powered HX Belmont ute
Former AFL player Charlie Dixon completes the dream resto of his grandfather’s HX Holden farm ute, complete with 1000hp of billet RB30 shove
Haydn Paull’s home-brewed, Barra-swapped VP Commodore
Haydn Paull’s stealthy, home-built VP Executive hides a tough Barra heart
Barra-powered Volvo 240 wagon sleeper
Over 600hp of Australia’s finest in an unassuming Swedish brick makes for a particularly snoozy sleeper
Deni Dave’s V8-powered Suzuki Vitara is a nitrous-sucking surprise package
‘Deni’ Dave Downie is gearing up for his first Drag Challenge, competing in the VCM Performance/HP Tuners Dial Your Own class
Video: Drag Challenge-bound Volvo 240 wagon sleeper
David & Tim Fettell have built this super-sleeper Volvo long-roof specifically for Drag Challenge 2025, running in the PSR 8.5 Radial class
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
Joel Blake’s turbo 2JZ-powered Toyota Crown sleeper ‘Herman’
Strap your bowls hat and tissue box to the parcel shelf – Joel Blake’s Toyota Crown is here to shake your falsies loose!
Joe Murphy’s 850rwhp, slammed HQ Belmont wagon
Joseph Murphy’s stealthy HQ wagon boasts 850hp on tap and stacks of cool engineering
Video: Putting nitrous on the 1UZ Lexcen sleeper!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty fits nitrous to our 700rwhp Lexcen wagon!
Nathan from Hackshop Garage has a new rig ready for Optima Ultimate Street Car
Armed only with factory steelies, a sun visor, and a budget turbo Ford six, Nathan Camilleri’s XE Falcon GL runs deep into the 10s
Snooze, don’t lose: XT Falcon sleeper
You’d never know it, but Andrew Brown’s unassuming, base-spec BF XT Falcon makes 885hp at the wheels!
Code Brown: VH Commodore Vacationer sleeper
Mark Andriske’s nine-second, blown HK wasn’t giving him enough thrills, so he built an 1100rwhp VH Commodore wagon
Force-fed Holden HQ Kingswood sleeper
Scott McAlinden banded together with mates to give this sweet Quey a new heart
Video: NANA Gemini is the king of the sleepers
Elbows off the table, lads! Nana’s Gemini is now SR20-powered and here to serve you some humble pie
Family-heirloom 1JZ-swapped 1973 Toyota Corona sleeper
Benny Royal took a humble Toyota Corona, shoved a 1JZ in it and headed off for five days of drag-and-drive
1200rwhp, rear-mounted twin-turbo XD Fairmont Ghia
Jono Calautti’s XD has broken engines and hearts to become a 1200rwhp stomper
Crusty L98-powered HT Holden wagon sleeper
940hp of turbo LS lurks under the skin of this crusty HT Belmont wagon
Ultimate sleeper: Scott Briant’s 11-second Datsun 120Y turbo V6
It was cheap to build, ran low 11s and did a ton of very fuel-efficient road miles. We look back at Scott Briant’s crazy Datsun 120Y