Automotive
Octane
WHeeLs on FIRe
Octane goes behind the scenes with Hot Wheels, at the launch of a Ferrari tie-up targeted directly at the collector market
4 min |
August 2025
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1965 Alpine Allo
POA from Classic Motor Hub, Gloucestershire, UK
1 min |
August 2025
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BRINGING THE ROOF DOWN
Alpine never made a topless GTA Turbo, but German specialist Pahnhenrich did. Matthew Hayward is in for a day of pure theatre
6 min |
August 2025
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Frank Stephenson
The man defined a style for McLaren, reinvented the Mini and revitalised Fiat-yet he could just as easily have been a Motocross champ...
8 min |
August 2025
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TOUGH ON THE STREETS
With the XJ6, Jaguar turned the luxury saloon market on its head. Now Robert Coucher finds it the perfect car for the city
7 min |
August 2025
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FROM UNDER THE BUSHEL
This delectable BMW 328 spent most of its life in disguise. Glen Waddington uncovers its story
8 min |
August 2025
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ORANGE ZEST
This homologation special has been restored for a new life on the road in the Philippines, yet the compromises have been few
9 min |
August 2025
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Hal Needham
Stuntman turned cult car-movie director, with modesty to match
3 min |
July 2025
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Age of Innocenti
For a brief spell in the 1960s, an Italian company built a distinctly Continental-looking coupé based on unlikely British underpinnings. Glen Waddington discovers the Innocenti C
8 min |
July 2025
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The Great Escapement
A radical move for the usually conservative Rolex
2 min |
July 2025
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BMW Isetta
Proof that something designed with economy in mind can also be huge fun
2 min |
July 2025
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PLAYTIME IS OVER!
A road-legal 85%-scale electric 'Blower' Bentley has hit the streets...
6 min |
July 2025
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EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING
This official continuation actually improves on the greatest Ford Escort ever made. Both their stories are as unlikely as they are fascinating
9 min |
July 2025
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Sébastien Loeb
The most successful rally driver of all time
5 min |
July 2025
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PARTY 7
As Jaguar prepares for a bold step into the future,Octane celebrates the F-type Project 7, a thrilling sports car that draws on the marque's Le Mans heritage
6 min |
July 2025
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Pete Brock
This engineer, designer and racer is best known for the Shelby Daytona Coupe but there is so much more to his life and career — from hot rods to hang gliders
8 min |
July 2025
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Salon Privé's 20th anniversary is gearing up to be its best ever show
WITH preparations for the huge 20th anniversary edition of Salon Privé well underway, it seems certain that it will present the best event yet on 27-31 August.
1 min |
July 2025
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS
As the Ferrari F50 hits a significant anniversary, James Elliott pits the Fanny Mendelssohn of motoring against its Felix
9 min |
July 2025
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TO MONGOLIA THE HARD WAY
You have three months to travel nearly 20,000km and cross a little-known Asian wilderness. A pair of Soviet military amphibious vehicles should do the trick
7 min |
July 2025
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'Yellowbird' leads $15.3m Air/Water sale
Broad Arrow's Porsche-themed auction headlined by $4.68m 1989 Ruf CTR
1 min |
July 2025
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The Wiener Riesenrad
No longer the biggest of the big wheels, but certainly one of the most widely seen
3 min |
July 2025
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THE OTHER HYDRO CITROËNS
Those luxury saloons didn't have the monopoly on ride comfort — or weirdness
2 min |
July 2025
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F40 OR F50? AN OWNER DECIDES
Which is best? Karim Said has long-term experience with both
2 min |
July 2025
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Now's the time to nominate your historic heroes!
Help the stars of the classic car world receive the honours they deserve in London this November
4 min |
July 2025
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THE MASERATI FOR LEARNER DRIVERS
This remarkably well-preserved 1956 Maserati 200 S starred with Toulo de Graffenried on the track before a career at Scuderia Centro Sud's racing school. Massimo Delbò charts its extraordinary history
8 min |
July 2025
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SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
It's 70 years since Citroën's long-awaited 'Voiture à Grande Diffusion' debuted an innovative suspension system - setting a standard for the three generations that followed
10 min |
July 2025
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THE 'WHAT IF' VERSIONS
Though the F40 and F50 were resolutely developed as road cars, there were also racing plans
2 min |
July 2025
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HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
Having languished in a museum for 35 years, this Shelby 427 Competition Cobra has a special history that makes it one of one. Now it's come roaring back to life
9 min |
April 2025
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Virgil Exner
A design puritan at heart, yet no one did excess more excessively
3 min |
April 2025
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Overdrive
Other interesting cars we've been driving
7 min |