Automotive
Octane
BMW Z1
There’s more to the Z1 than just its disappearing doors
2 min |
September 2023
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Ruddy radiation
The dangers of radium lume need careful consideration and treatment
3 min |
September 2023
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Levi's 501s
Jeans that went from work pants reinforced with metal rivets' to international fashion icon
4 min |
September 2023
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Bernard Cahier
The Leica-wielding friend of the grid who helped redefine motorsport photography
3 min |
September 2023
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GREEN CHILE PLANT
Porsche believes that e-fuel will keep the internal combustion engine alive in an electrified future. Steve Sutcliffe travels to Chile to find out how
9 min |
September 2023
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Marcus Breitschwerdt
Meet the Mercedes-Benz executive with a fondness for history and a unique take on how it can help shape the company's future
7 min |
September 2023
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THE BOSSES' WHEELS
60 years ago Mercedes-Benz defined a new era of luxury cars with its behemoth 600. Glen Waddington drives the choice of celebs and despots
9 min |
September 2023
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KING FOR A DAY
There's cool, and then there's driving Steve McQueen's dune buggy on a California beach cool. Mark Dixon does his best to live up to the legend
6 min |
September 2023
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Patination state
A 'weathered' 1960s Italian hybrid GT might not be most people's choice as an everyday family classic, but engineer Peter Fareham is not most people
8 min |
September 2023
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ONE LAST TIME
As Le Mans celebrates its centenary, Matthew Hayward heads to La Sarthe and joins the Corvette Racing team for its swansong race
9 min |
September 2023
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A GHOSTLY PRESENCE
Rolls-Royce's Phantom II defined luxury car supremacy in the early 1930s. Richard Heseltine drives a special Weymann-bodied example that escaped a premature death
8 min |
September 2023
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A yen for a sports car
Rare, stylish and exquisitely engineered, the Toyota 2000GT revolutionised Japan's motor industry and charmed
7 min |
September 2023
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No time to dive
For most the cost of an unreliable watch is being late; for a few it could be life or death
3 min |
August 2023
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Fire up the March
South Africa's Charles Arton had to bring his March 79B back from the dead
2 min |
August 2023
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Concours clash off the calendar
Leading UK event date tweak could be a boon for enthusiasts and collectors
3 min |
August 2023
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Sanjay Seetanah
One of the four founders of Octane back in 2003, and still running the advertising department 20 years on
4 min |
August 2023
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Chanel No.5
Plain presentation belies the sophistication of the world's most famous perfume
3 min |
August 2023
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Luis Fontés
A skilled driver fuelled by a ruinous cocktail of wealth and extreme recklessness
4 min |
August 2023
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IT MIGHT BE GIANT
The AMC Mighty Mite was developed for US Marines to transport by helicopter. Massimo Delbò drives a tiny unsung hero of tactical warfare
7 min |
August 2023
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Patrick Watts
From the British Touring Car Championship to historic endurance rallying in a 400bhp Sunbeam Tiger
8 min |
August 2023
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ROUTE EV6
Charging an electric car can be fraught in the UK - but how about in the deserts of the USA? Mark Dixon takes Kia's new EV6 GT on a Route 66 road trip to find out
9 min |
August 2023
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WORKS FORCE
Abarth's 124 Spider is often overlooked as a rally hero. Richard Heseltine reckons it's time to set the record straight
8 min |
August 2023
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GOLDIE'S GOLDEN YEARS
John Mayhead discovered a treasure trove of candid shots from Goldie Gardner’s lifetime of recordbreaking while researching his biography
4 min |
August 2023
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GOLDIE OPPORTUNITY
Purely by chance, one man became obsessed with record-breaker Goldie Gardner. Then his MG TC came up for sale...
8 min |
August 2023
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HOW TO WIN LE MANS
The 956 was Porsche's object lesson to the world on continued domination of the fabled 24 Hours with a brand new design. Matthew Hayward uncovers the secrets of chassis one
8 min |
August 2023
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TWICE SMITTEN
To own an Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato is a privilege. To own two, well... Octane takes the opportunity to compare surprisingly different examples of this rarefied breed
10+ min |
August 2023
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Dr Rebecca Struthers, a modern-day polymath
There's no stopping this multi-talented watchmaker
3 min |
July 2023
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Bowler hat
From Chaplin to Churchill, the reinforced titfer has moved well beyond The City
4 min |
July 2023
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Betty Haig
Few women have lived a life as fast as this life-long racer
3 min |
July 2023
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INSPIRED BY ISLAY
Fancy a very fast, very exclusive yet understated Defender that's built by Land Rover? Step this way
2 min |