Taking on the Pomeroy Trophy in a 1929 Frazer Nash Like the idea of motor racing but unsure how to start? Try entering the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Pomeroy Trophy, suggests Mark Dixon in Octane 240.
How this Lamborghini Countach became Monaco’s Formula 1 Safety Car This Lamborghini Countach LP400S played the ‘safety car’ role at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1981 – but that’s not all that makes it special, as Massimo Delbó discovers.
Nigel Mansell on F1, IndyCar and letting go of his racing memorabilia Ahead of a no-reserve auction, Nigel Mansell talks to Elliott Hughes about F1, IndyCar and the personal items he’s decided to let go.
Rocketeer MX-V6 – Driving the amplified Mazda MX-5 Rocketeer’s V6-converted MX-5 aims to elevate the lovable Japanese roadster to new heights
Flagship Ferrari 849 Testarossa supercar driven in southern Spain Octane gets behind the wheel of Ferrari’s latest mid-engined flagship, the 1036bhp 849 Testarossa on road and track in southern Spain.
Inside TWR: what was it like to work for Tom Walkinshaw? Former TWR staff reflected on the rule-pushing culture that defined one of motorsport’s most influential organisations, as the firm marked its anniversary at Bicester.
Alpina B6 S – driving the straight-six BMW E30 M3 Ever longed for a big straight-six to power the otherwise sublime BMW E30 M3? Alpina did, and Octane drives the rare result
The fascinating story of the privateer Range Rover-based Audi Quattro built for Dakar As the 2026 Dakar Rally gets under way, we revisit the remarkable story of one privateer who tackled the 1986 Paris-Dakar in his own special Range Rover-Audi Quattro Proto.
Supercharged hot hatches – VW Polo G40 vs Toyota Yaris GRMN vs Mini Cooper S Works GP Force-fed hot hatches are ten-a-penny – but not this super-rare, supercharged trio. Octane hangs on tight to the wheels of the Mini Cooper S Works GP, Toyota Yaris GRMN and the VW Polo G40
