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.

The prolific genius

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The 25 most important cars ever! • Celebrating 140 years of ground-breakers

Octane

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Ignition • EVENTS + NEWS + OPINION

Dates for your diary

BOOK NOW! • Secure your place; make travel plans

IHMA 2025 winners are announced • The International Historic Motoring Awards honour the leading lights of the industry – including a hero of car design

Pebble awaits for LSR icon

Study reveals thriving industry • The historic vehicle world is currently stronger and more influential than ever

New body set to protect and police historic racing

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Jay Leno • Aero-engined cars are cool; modern aircraft tech is even cooler

Derek Bell • In Las Vegas, to drive a racing car for the road

Stephen Bayley • Once, smart was smart. Now it’s less so

Robert Coucher • A personal thanks to Giorgetto Giugiaro for an all-time great

Ace memories

Celebrating GIORGETTO GIUGIARO • The amazing life, career and designs of the newly crowned Lifetime Achievement Award winner, still working – and trials biking – at the age of 87

GIORGETTO GIUGIARO • He was crowned Designer of the Century in 1999. Now it’s time for the great Giugiaro to look back on his stellar career

IL MAESTRO’S MASTERWORKS • Stephen Bayley takes us on a journey through cars as art, via the Alfa Romeo Giulia, Iso Grifo, Lotus Esprit and Fiat Panda

GIUGIARO’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 • These are the concept cars, from 1960s Aston Martin to a 12-cylinder VW

GIUGIARO’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 • We’ve had the show cars – these are the stars of the road

DIVERSITY IS NOTHING NEW • While primarily a car designer, Giugiaro frequently strayed into other realms

THE WORKS • The last Riley Brooklands built, winner of the Biennial Cup, fifth at Le Mans in 1934 and raced ever since: Octane drives one of the most remarkable competition cars of all time

A KICK IN THE TAIL • Octane celebrates a decade of McLaren Longtails with an exclusive triple-test of the 675, 600 and 765 LTs

FORCE FOUR GOOD • Ferry Porsche himself described the 356A Carrera Four-Cam as the perfect dual-purpose road-racer. Octane drives a prize-winning example of this competition-bred rarity

ART OF THE ESTATE • Rolls-Royce didn’t make a Corniche shooting brake, but Niels van Roij Design has – and Octane gets to drive it

Capital gains • Octane joins the third Vintage London Rally, the motoring equivalent of secret cinema

AS CLOSE TO SHELBY AS YOU’LL GET • This completely original Sunbeam Tiger has just emerged from obscurity – and it provides a direct link back to its fabled origins

The great experiment • 1970 Rover 3500S and 1998 Isuzu Trooper 3.1Td

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

A properly grand tour • 2005 Maserati 4200GT

Lorry-loads of fun • 1955 Jaguar XK140

Inside job • 1968 Ford Mustang GT390

The MX-5 amplified • 1996/2025 Rocketeer MX-V6

Come the evolution • 2025 Maserati MCPura

Mike Parkes • Ferrari works driver – and co-creator of the Hillman Imp

Sandra Button • Chairman of...