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Coming up in Octane 252

Why you should buy a McLaren 12C – now
Driving the game-changing supercar that offers F1 performance without the £17m pricetag

PLUS

McLaren authority Kyle Fortune details all the McLarens since, from X-1 and 650S to P1, Speedtail and Artura to 750S

Also

1928 Mercedes S-type
Driving the supercharged supercar of its day

One-off Maserati
Charmed by the unique Franco Scaglione-designed 3500GT Bertone

Works Alpine A110
Flat-out on Rally Portugal stages in Dieppe’s own recce car

Nathalie McGloin

The only female tetraplegic racing driver in the world and co-founder of Spinal Track, charity supporting disabled drivers

5 mins

Atomium

An iron molecule, 100m tall and scaled-up 165billion times, was the future in ’58

3 mins

The Valjoux 7750

Rendered obsolete in the late 1970s, Edmond Capt's wonder movement is not only back, but selling 200,000 units a year

3 mins

Lucy O'Reilly Schell

The first American woman to compete in a Grand Prix was also a distinguished rally driver and team owner

4 mins

OCTANE CARS

OWNING+ DRIVING + MAINTAINING

9 mins

OUR MAN IN JAPAN

James Elliott joins an exclusive Japanese classic tour in an exquisite Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1600

9 mins

LONG-TERM LEGENDS

These two SS100 Jaguars have been in the hands of well-known and dedicated enthusiasts for five decades and more. Chris Mann divulges their entertaining histories

8 mins

Micky Pople

Octane meets the 95-year-old and talks about his life with the stars as one of Bristol's Filton Fliers'

8 mins

LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE

The René Bonnet Djet was the world's first mid-engined production road car. Glen Waddington enjoys a momentous French Lotus rival

8 mins

BACK AGAIN FOR MORE

This Le Mans-winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato Spider appeared in the very first issue of Octane. More than 20 years on, Robert Coucher acquaints himself and finally gets behind the wheel

10 mins

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Two legends of the rally stage also make for democratically enjoyable road cars: the Subaru Impreza Turbo and Mistubishi Lancer Evo

8 mins

OCTANE'S FAVOURITE 250s

No celebration of Octane's 250th issue would be complete without venturing a little off-piste!

2 mins

TINY GIANT

Only 250cc, but ten straight race victories thanks to six cylinders, six carburettors and six exhaust pipes! This is the rival-slaying Honda RC166

2 mins

WINNING WAYS

A mainstay of Formula 1 grids for longer than any rival, the Maserati 250F powered the true greats of racing to championship domination. This is its story

8 mins

THE SPEED KINGS

These are the brave knights of air, land, sea and two wheels who were first to crack the magic 250mph mark

7 mins

THE PACE RACE

How the supercar arms race dashed from 200mph to 250mph - and more...

4 mins

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

One of the rarest and most beautiful Ferraris, this Zagato-bodied 250GT garners awards wherever it is shown. But its owner is not afraid to use it, as Mark Dixon finds out

7 mins

ROBERT COUCHER: The Driver

'WHEN I ARRIVED IN LONDON IN THE 1990S, THE STREETS WERE LINED WITH CHOCOLATE BROWN CLASSICS'

3 mins

STEPHEN BAYLEY: The Aesthete

'THE PARKING SPACE OUTSIDE MIGHT ALREADY HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY ONE OF THE DAVE CLARK FIVE IN A MINI COOPER'

3 mins

DEREK BELL: The Legend

'60 YEARS AGO I WON MY FIRST RACE AND IN DOING SO MY WORLDVIEW TILTED ON ITS AXIS'

4 mins

JAY LENO: The Collector

'THERE ARE NO SPARE PARTS, YOU MAKE THEM YOURSELF. WE DID THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE WE GOT IT RIGHT'

4 mins

Richard Hammond

Top Gear and The Grand Tour star who now runs DriveTribe and The Smallest Cog classic vehicle restoration workshop

2 mins

Mongolian madness

George Ratcliffe's first proper drive in his newly purchased Bentley was across Mongolia

3 mins

Royal appointment

Salon Privé gears up for its London spectacular

2 mins

Mullin UK still 'on' despite US closure

Those close to the £150m scheme claim collector's passing will not derail it

3 mins

What became of Bravingtons?

Our man's horological rabbithole heralds an improptu tour of London

3 mins

Eddie Rickenbacker

War hero, racer, motor manufacturer and more

3 mins

COALS TO NEWCASTLE

A Cadillac V-16 restored on a Mediterranean isle may seem an unlikely California concours star, but Jeremy Jackson-Sytner (aka Mr Concours) was there to witness it

7 mins

Mark Grinnall

From V8-engined Trumph TR7s via the three-wheeled Grinnall Scorpion to being an official dealer for Indian motorcycles-and there might be another surprise in store yet

8 mins

the LOCOMOTIVE

Tony Hunter had always wanted a Bond car-so he designed and built his own, based on the descriptions in lan Fleming's books

9 mins

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Octane Magazine is a British car magazine that focuses on classic and performance cars. It was launched in 2003 and is currently published monthly by Autovia Limited.

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