Automotive
Octane
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 |
April 2025
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HOT HATCH HEROES
They're a dying breed, yet the best transcended humdrum heritage to be among the most entertaining drivers' cars ever. Octane takes a trip to the good old days
10+ min |
April 2025
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WHAT'S IN NAME
The Fiat Dino Spider's humble marque name belies its exotic racebred Ferrari engine and curvaceous body. Richard Heseltine takes the wheel The Fiat Dino Spider's humble marque name belies its exotic racebred Ferrari engine and curvaceous body. Richard Heseltine takes the wheel
8 min |
April 2025
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The Collector Jay Leno
Lamenting the horror of the recent LA fires
3 min |
April 2025
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Lancia Gamma Berlina
An underdog luxury saloon, as much of an outlier now as it was half a century ago
2 min |
April 2025
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STEALTH FIGHTER FOR THE ROAD
Following a stellar career creating legends for Audi, Roland Gumpert set out to build a radical track-day weapon. Marc Sonnery takes a brave pill
8 min |
April 2025
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Neon signs
Colourful tubes of magic that were embraced wholeheartedly by the advertising industry
4 min |
April 2025
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Per Gessle
The Roxette pop star now blends performing with life as a Swedish hotelier and maintaining his large collection
4 min |
April 2025
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Bill Heinecke
Meet the collector and hospitality tycoon behind a new concours in the heart of the eternal city, Rome
6 min |
April 2025
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DUNE BUDDIES
The Dakar Rally still has a fearsome reputation for genuine risk to life, so just imagine doing it in a Renault 30 TX or a Tatra lorry. Octane meets the intrepid crews on the Dakar Classic
8 min |
April 2025
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LONG WAY BACK
Two intrepid ex-pat Brits took an E-type from Kuala Lumpur to Yorkshire in 77 days. This is their epic overland adventure
8 min |
April 2025
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David Martin
The renowned Los Angeles architect and petrolhead built his first car aged just 14
2 min |
April 2025
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THE SHARPESTT
In the 1920s, Razor Blade took Aston Martin hunting for speed records. Now it takes John Simister to his limits
9 min |
April 2025
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The Pro route to faster lap times
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+
2 min |
January 2025
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The power to corrupt
2024 Aston Martin Vanquish
2 min |
January 2025
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Hyperactivate!
1967 Austin-Cooper MkII 998 by Crafted Classics Tuning Glen Waddington
2 min |
January 2025
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De Tomaso Racing Blue Blood
IF THE MARQUE De Tomaso is mainly familiar to you through cars such as the Mangusta, the Pantera, maybe the Longchamps and, if you're next-level classic car geek, racers such as the P70, then the sheer variety to be found in this mammoth tome is going to come as something of a shock. There are literally dozens profiled here, and one or two will probably be news to even the most seasoned enthusiast.
4 min |
January 2025
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The best watch in the world
We've been here, but it bears repeating these gems will soon be cheaper than a 1st class stamp
2 min |
January 2025
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A star is reborn
This recently revived coachbuilt beauty made the final four at the Pebble Beach concours in August
8 min |
January 2025
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REINVENTING THE WHEEL
The gyroscopically stabilised Gyro-X blurred the line between reality and science fiction. Sam Glover takes the prototype for a spin
10+ min |
January 2025
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SAYONARA GT-R
After a remarkable 17-year career, the supercar-humbling Nissan GT-R bows out on a high
2 min |
January 2025
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Shiro Nakamura
Nissan’s long-standing Chief Creative Officer became architect of the marque’s style-led revival… and is also known as ‘Mr GT-R’
7 min |
January 2025
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LIGHT SPARKS
How does the electric Tesla Roadster compare today?
7 min |