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BLOWN SIX-POT VK COMMODORE: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK

While blown big-blocks and screaming LS-based combinations are all the rage, there are definitely other ways to skin the skid cat

Nine terrible car tributes

It's an old trick, makers slapping a reputable racing driver’s name on struggling models in an attempt to shift some metal. Here’s some of the worst so far.

Subaru WRX Celebration: 3rd Generation

By 2008, and the third-gen Impreza, the base price of $39,990 was exactly the same as that of a MY97. This meant value went through the sunroof

Subaru WRX Celebration: 2nd Generation

The ‘bug-eye’ polarised, but those who weren’t put off by the dopey gaze of the goggly headlights discovered a more mature, quieter, roomier and safer Rex

VIDEO: FIVE WILD SLEEPER SWAPS

Five sleepers with wicked engine swaps that worry the big boys.

Five best Goodwood Hillclimb runs

MOTOR selects five standout videos from the Goodwood Festival of Speed highlight reel, featuring the best of what Lord March's annual driveway hangout has to offer

BLOWIN' GASKETS: A DRUNKEN HOON, OR A BULLSHIT STORY?

A misleading headline has given burnout enthusiast Steve Titcumb the irrits

2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The fossil-fuelled garden party that is the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed kicks off this weekend at the English estate of Lord March

EH HOLDEN WAGON: READER'S CAR OF THE WEEK

Kieran Robinson's EH Holden wagon left us very impressed at Cooly Rocks On. It's a neat cruiser anyone would be proud to have built, much less a lad of 17!

MOD ROD TORANA TO DEBUT AT MEGUIAR’S MOTOREX

This wild Holden LJ Torana Mod Rod concept is finally getting unveiled at this year’s Meguiar’s MotorEx. The original artwork was done for Street Machine’s Expression Session by Geoff Haggarty

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

Buying a Land Rover Discovery

From Hyundai Getz to Land Rover’s world of Discovery, Hannah Statham shares her story on transitioning from hatchback to four-wheel drive.

BMW M Drive Day Gallery

A tale of two Ms: Motor magazine competition winners get behind the wheel of a vast range of BMW M cars at Sydney Motorsport Park.

BMW M Drive Day Gallery

It’s a flat-out day for the 19 winners of Wheels magazine’s BMW M Driving Experience, driving the German brand’s fastest cars.

CARS AND COFFEE (AND BEER)

Some of the toughest cars in Victoria turned out for the opening of Chris Thorogood’s Pistons on Print exhibition

Subaru WRX Celebration: 1st Generation

Subaru's Liberty RS replacement was lighter, sharper and faster and had rally dominance on its mind

Subaru WRX Celebration: Introduction

We gather together Subaru's greatest hits for the ultimate birthday bash

SLAMMED DODGE UTE: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK

They said it couldn’t be done, but after a lot of work, Will Armstrong has got his airbagged Dodge ute slammed into the weeds.

The automotive photography of Chris Thorogood

Street Machine photographer Chris Thorogood held his first exhibition in his hometown of Geelong last month. Here's a look at one of the highlights - did you or a mate make the cut?