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

Bugatti goes bespoke • New Solitaire programme to be launched with one-off Brouillard

AND MOLSHEIM IS ONLY THE LATEST…

Decadence at the palace

THE 100 GREATEST BRITISH CARS OF ALL TIME

Top judges sign up for Awards • Now is the time both to nominate for the IHMAs and to reserve your table

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Jay Leno • Is it a racing car? A Mustang? Could be both…

Derek Bell • Honouring a life lived at high speed

Stephen Bayley • How Italian beauty was born in hard times

Robert Coucher • Remembering a very special track test with Rowan Atkinson

A great drive in any car

THE POWER AND THE GLORY • Our man drove the Earth-shattering Bugatti Veyron when it was launched, so who better to revisit this very special example two decades on?

COLLECTABLE FROM THE OFF • Even at its low point, the Veyron was a record-breaker

MYTH & MAGIC • Which is which and what’s important about all the Veyron editions

Damon Hill • What it’s like to race with Senna and against Schumacher, to become the 1996 Formula 1 World Champion, and to have lost your racing hero father at a young age

BACK TO LIFE • With the unique original seemingly confined to obscurity, Octane tests a perfect replica of the works Lotus Seven racer – along with the driver who moulded its reputation

UNDER PRESSURE • As Mercedes-Benz braved a new era, so its supercharged 680S tourer faced a rarefied audience. Massimo Delbò is powerfully persuaded

Only the brave • Buying a 37-year-old Lancia Delta HF Turbo sight-unseen from Bologna might seem reckless to some, but how about then driving it straight back to the UK via the Alps?

TO BE TRANSPARENT • Is the history of your classic car what you think it is? Welcome to a new era in combatting fraud

CERTIFIED AND ANCIENT • How to prove your car really is what the factory built

SANG-FROID VERSUS TRUE BRIT • Facel Vega takes on Gordon-Keeble. Is it a case of ‘sacré bleu’ or ‘by Jove’? Robert Coucher is our GT judge

DEMOCRATISATION OF THE GT • Once the preserve of the few, Facel Vega and Gordon-Keeble are becoming more attainable

Experience Octane like never before – now on the updated Octane magazine app! • Get closer to the world’s greatest classic and performance cars with the all-new Octane app – redesigned for speed, style, and seamless reading. Enjoy enhanced features, exclusive digital content, and instant access to every issue, anywhere you go.

RUBBER UP • It’s 100 years since the first Goodyear blimp took to the skies. Octane takes a celebratory flight

Magic Bus • The Ferrari 365, 400 and 412 series are often overlooked – but they were always a rock star’s model of choice

Marathon man • 1965 Triumph 2.5 PI

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

A new dawn • 1934 Sunbeam 25

Window of opportunity • 1999 Porsche Boxster

Rubber souls...