Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 – Class Act Five decades have elapsed since Mercedes-Benz launched the first S-Class. Glen Waddington drives the greatest of its type: the 450SEL 6.9. Piling …
Rupert Keegan – The Octane interview A life in motorsport, from Formula 3 to Formula 1, via frustration with Sir John Surtees to turning down an offer from Paul Newman.
Tom Walkinshaw’s Renault Clio V6 – Middle Class Hero Tom Walkinshaw Racing turned RenaultSport’s Clio V6 from mad mid-engined concept into production reality. And this one belonged to the man himself
Lamborghini Silhouette – Out of the shadows The Silhouette is the rarest Lamborghini of the classic era – and that’s a shame, reckons Mark Dixon after driving a superb survivor.
Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – Gold Rush In the late 1960s, Cadillac went radical with its luxurious Fleetwood Eldorado Coupe. Glen Waddington prowls the city streets in one.
Cugnot fardier à vapeur replica – The first self-propelled vehicle We were saddened to hear the news of Alain Cerf’s passing. To pay tribute to the founder of the Tampa Bay Automobile …
Ian Callum and the Ford Puma reunited – Atomic Kitten As the Ford Puma passes its 25th birthday, we celebrate this landmark car by reuniting it with its renowned designer, Ian Callum.
Jenson Button – The Octane Interview The 2009 Formula 1 season is the stuff of legend, and it certainly made one of Button. Time to look back at how it happened
Bitter CD – Dream into action For one entrepreneur, the lure of Italian beauty with American power was not enough: it needed German build quality, too. The result was the Bitter CD.