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Glenn Torrens

Journalist

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A life-long car nut, GT has been writing about cars and the lifestyle around them ever since a 1992 photoshoot with his self-built 1956 VW Beetle led to a role with Fast Fours & Rotaries magazine. Six years at Street Machine fuelled his passion for performance cars – especially Aussie ones – and inspired him to conceive Australian Muscle Car magazine. GT has also contributed to other Australian motoring titles including Wheels, MOTOR, Unique Cars and 4X4 Australia. His garage houses road, track and off-road project cars including a Mazda MX-5, a Mitsubishi Pajero and several V8 Commodores – and the ’56 Bug that started it all.

4x4 Battery Basics Guide
Gear

4x4 Battery Basics Guide

Batteries –where would we be without them? 4X4 Australia’s easy-to-read guide to battery basics sheds light on the topic.

Turon River: New South Wales
Explore NSW

Turon River: New South Wales

Turn those frowns upside down with a trek to Turon National Park, just two hours’ drive west of Sydney.

THE SNOWY 1000 2015
Drag Racing

THE SNOWY 1000 2015

The 1000m airport sprint at the Snowy 1000 is one of the few places where really fast cars can go really fast

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport review
Road Tests

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport review

Mitsubishi has introduced its ‘most off-road capable SUV ever’: the 2016 Pajero Sport 4x4 SUV

Hot Tuner 2015: Tunehouse Toyota 86
Hot Tuner

Hot Tuner 2015: Tunehouse Toyota 86

Painstaking on-track development is Tunehouse’s mantra

Toyota Hilux steering-pump squawk
Gear

Toyota Hilux steering-pump squawk

GT sounds out a sticky steering situation on a salt lake in SA.

Tekno-Tuned VF Clubsport
Features

Tekno-Tuned VF Clubsport

Wild 600kW air-bagged Clubsport from QLD tuner Tekno

Coongie Lakes: South Australia
Explore SA

Coongie Lakes: South Australia

It's a long way from anywhere, but South Australia's Coongie Lakes is worth a trek.

Stretched Toyota Hilux
Custom 4x4s

Toyota Hilux gets stretched

A crash with a BMW X5, a cracked skull and a chassis-bending bump at Bendethera were unlikely preludes to this superbly stretched Hilux.

HSV GenF2 Tourer
Features

FIVE DECADES OF FAST FAMILY FUN

With HSV soon to release the 400kW, LSA-powered ClubSport R8 Tourer, let’s look back at Holden’s on-and-off relationship with hi-po wagons

After a long slumber, one of Australia’s most iconic show-and-go cars is back
Features

1965 Chevelle Malibu show car - Malibu Magic: The true story

After a long slumber, one of Australia’s most iconic show-and-go cars is back

VW Beetle
Features

VW BUG LIFE: SLAMMED BEETLES

Two of the coolest Volkswagen Beetles in Australia! How to get your VW bug down nice and low and still cruise with impunity

Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Sahara D4D review
Road Tests

Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Sahara D4D review

The new Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Sahara D4D takes on the Simpson Desert in the name of charity.

Gary Satara Ovakil
Features

GALLERY: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? OVAKIL

The surprising fate of the engine that powered one of Australia’s most famous street machines

Tips on driving on dirt roads
Gear

How To: Dirt Road Driving

4x4 Australia's Glenn Torrens shares his tips on driving on dirt roads.

Kandos Hot Rod Show
Events

GALLERY: KANDOS STREET MACHINE & HOT ROD SHOW

For the small town of Kandos, NSW, the Australia Day long weekend means it’s time for a horsepower hoedown

Valla VW Spectacular
Events

GALLERY: Nambucca VW Spectacular

A veritable mecca for Volkswagen nuts, the bi-annual VW Spectacular at Nambucca Heads celebrated its 30th birthday in 2014

Valiant Batmobile
Features

KA-POW! BLOKE TURNS HIS VALIANT INTO A BATMOBILE!

Car nut Marke Kemp decided to recreate the caped crusaders cruiser after he tired of building and selling Mad Max replicas

river at Lobs Hole Ravine
Explore NSW

Lobs Hole Ravine, NSW

This hidden valley in the New South Wales Snowies offers a great long weekend soul revival.

Moreton Island lighthouse
Explore QLD

Moreton Island, Queensland

Fraser Island gets most of the fame, but as Glenn Torrens and Norm Needham discover, a trek to Moreton Island offers similar fortunes.

Safety Seal kit
Recovery

Sealing a puncture

A puncture repair kit can get you travelling again in no time.

The spectacular Little River Gorge lookout
Explore VIC

Little River, Victoria

Victoria’s Little River offers a big slice of the high country.

Burke's Metalwork Mustang NZ
Features

Shell Shocked

AWESOME wide-body 1968 Mustang built from a brand-new body

Volkswagon Amarok vs Mitsubishi Triton vs Nissan Navara ute comparison review
Road Tests

Volkswagon Amarok vs Mitsubishi Triton vs Nissan Navara review

Even with respected road-car credentials, it was seen as a bold move by VW to move into a market dominated by Japanese manufacturers.