Automotive
Octane
The Driver Robert Coucher
Why simplicity is best in the era of cars as appliances
3 min |
May 2026
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The Legend Derek Bell
One of the great joys of my life in motorsport is the travelling. One of the biggest curses of my life in motorsport is the travelling. I am a farm boy from West Sussex and, growing up at least, I never thought that I would ever get to see the world.
3 min |
May 2026
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The Aesthete Stephen Bayley
Nostalgia was once defined as a psychosis. So I certainly don’t want to be described as nostalgic.
7 min |
May 2026
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Records tumble as Amelia and Miami sales top $251.9m
Hypercars attract big numbers as 'Florida week' sales rack up biggest total yet
1 min |
May 2026
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DTM legends
Bonhams, Monaco 24-25 April
1 min |
May 2026
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The photo booth
From a practical necessity to a cultural phenomenon
4 min |
May 2026
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All aboard for Monte Carlo
1956 Daimler Conquest Century
3 min |
May 2026
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Hardcore pawn
Is a race-bred track star with impeccable Italian heritage too uncompromising for the road or worth the inevitable sacrifice? Massimo Delbò is feeling brave...
6 min |
May 2026
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The end is nigh
1968 Ford Mustang GT390
2 min |
May 2026
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Lancia Beta Montecarlo
Styled and built by Pininfarina, this mid-engined sports car is sensibly priced exotic fun
2 min |
May 2026
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Back for more
2026 McLaren Artura Spider
1 min |
May 2026
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Places to be
1991 VW Golf Mk2 GTI
2 min |
May 2026
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Inevitable, really
2001 BMW 525i Sport Touring
2 min |
May 2026
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Porsche 968 Turbo S/RS
Forget all you know about the values of Zuffenhausen's four-cylinder 'transaxle' cars
1 min |
May 2026
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Jay Leno
A different take on the connection between time and speed
3 min |
May 2026
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Stars of stage...
Jack Heuer's own rally exploits were the driving force for the development of rally timers
2 min |
May 2026
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1990s BEST BUYS
Demand for 1990s classics is booming, but which are the ones to go for? With help from market experts, we reveal all the winners
10+ min |
May 2026
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USA hypercar fever hits levels unseen since the 1990s
After the latest raft of jaw-dropping records, are these prices triggered by world events, are they just an American thing - and could they be the omen of a coming crash?
3 min |
May 2026
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The price of motorsport pedigree
From Schumacher Ferraris to pedal cars, racing provenance shapes collector values more than you might think
3 min |
May 2026
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David Brown Speedback GT
£259,850 from Bramley Motor Cars
1 min |
May 2026
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Mark Stewart
Film-maker and Chair of Race Against Dementia
4 min |
May 2026
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From little things...
1972 Holden Torana GTR XU-1
2 min |
May 2026
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THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT
Ford launched its groundbreaking Edsel as an exercise in psychology, but the public stayed away in droves. Has time been any kinder to it?
9 min |
May 2026
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1988 TVR 'White Elephant'
WHAT'S REALLY IN a name? This one-off TVR prototype is known as 'White Elephant', which to some would mean an item of great expense that has no useful purpose and is no longer wanted. Others would say that this car is white and has a long nose...
1 min |
May 2026
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THE OCTANE INTERVIEW Riccardo Patrese
James Elliott meets one of Fl's longest-serving drivers, a veteran of 256 Grands Prix who kept Senna honest
9 min |
May 2026
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MAKING THE CUT
Dick Protheroe was known for his semi-works E-type racers, CUT 7 and CUT 8. And then there's this one, which reappeared from obscurity. Ben Barry finds out more
9 min |
May 2026
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Green machine
RM Sotheby's, Monaco 25 April
1 min |
May 2026
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MercedesBenz 190SL
From 1955 to 1963 the 108mph W121 Mercedes-Benz 190SL defied all price:performance comparisons. Although its halo has dimmed a tad in the last five years, historic price growth makes a mockery of them still.
1 min |
May 2026
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The Art of Racing Helmets
For much of motor racing’s dangerous existence, helmets have very often been the difference between life and death.
5 min |
May 2026
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Joe Twyman
Historic hotshoe from a well-known family whose day job is VP of sales for Broad Arrow, but has recently added 'author' to his CV
2 min |