Octane

Octane is a premium monthly magazine celebrating over 100 years of automotive design, from classic Bentleys to the latest BMW. We have been at the heart of the motoring industry for seventeen years, so we know our stuff when it comes to classic cars. Written by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, the magazine captures the exclusivity and excitement of the classic car world so you can experience it all wherever you are.

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Ignition • EVENTS + NEWS + OPINION

Dates for your diary

BOOK NOW! • Secure your place; make travel plans

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? John Mayhead investigates

Wilton’s roll-call of heroes • Amazing stars and cars are lining up to join Concours des Légendes

Vital info now the ‘season’ is go

Fast and Furious expo • New Petersen display gathers the famous cars from the film series

Monaco motors

News from the New Forest

Lunaz turns to petrol power

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Jay Leno • A different take on the connection between time and speed

Derek Bell • The curse of travel – but the right destination can make it worthwhile

Stephen Bayley • Design is in a state of malaise. Is AI to blame?

Robert Coucher • Why simplicity is best in the era of cars as appliances

Peer-reviewed Thesis

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

1990s SPORTS CARS

1990s HOT HATCHES

1990s COUPÉS

1990s GRAND TOURERS

1990s SALOONS

1990s ESTATES

1990s SUPERCARS

1990s ICONS

FERRARI’S TURNING POINT • Enzo might have considered road cars a necessary evil to fund racing, but, as Richard Heseltine finds with this 1951 Vignale-bodied 195 Inter, the result sublime

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW Riccardo Patrese • James Elliott meets one of F1’s longest-serving drivers, a veteran of 256 Grands Prix who kept Senna honest

THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT • Ford launched its ground-breaking Edsel as an exercise in psychology, but the public stayed away in droves. Has time been any kinder to it?

THRILL OF THE CHILL • A frozen lake in the Arctic and a fleet of suitably prepared Porsches. Where better to hone your power-sliding skills?

FOR gentlemen & players • Bugatti made its name in racing, but the Type 49 proved it could make a superb 1930s gentleman’s express, too

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…

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

All aboard for Monte Carlo • 1956 Daimler Conquest Century

OCTANE’S FLEET • These are the cars run by Octane’s staff and contributors

OCTANE’S FLEET • These are the cars run by Octane’s staff and contributors

The end is nigh • 1968 Ford Mustang GT390

Inevitable, really • 2001 BMW 525i Sport Touring Glen

Places to be • 1991 VW Golf Mk2 GTI

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