Steve cropley

1939 Alvis 12/70 Special, 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite, 1972 Porsche 911T Berthold Dörrich WHEN MY BRITISH colleagues approached me as the publisher of Octane’s German edition to contribute to this secti

I’m so disappointed in Luca de Meo. His decision to quit the top job at the Renault Group has left me feeling bereft, not least because over the years – at Toyota, Fiat-Alfa-Abarth, VW, Seat and final

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF V6 TURBOS Those of a certain vintage may lament that the Red Bull Ring succeeded the fast and flowing Osterreichring stapled to the Styrian foothills, but the Aus

I agree wholeheartedly with Illya Verpraet about adaptive cruise control (Testing, Testing, 4 June): it simply doesn’t work as it should and is inferior to normal cruise control. I find ACC as utterly

The McLaren Technology Centre still looks futuristic enough to double for a spaceport on Coruscant, so it’s staggering to reflect on the fact that it’s now 21 years old. Even more staggering given its

Can there be a car more beguiling for value and versatility than the Dacia Jogger? I say no. At short notice (because my new Renault 5 longtermer was needed elsewhere) I was tucked into a Hybrid model