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THERE’S CLEARLY a love for Gordon Murray and his obsession with lightweight and fit-for-purpose cars among Octane writers and readers alike. There has also been a bit of coverage of the first hybrid c

WHAT does the future hold for those of us that love practical performance cars? The arrival of a 630bhp load-lugger this week left me pondering how much brands are struggling to entertain drivers whil

‘I WENT A little deep into that corner – ended up in the kitty litter,’ laughs Steve Nichols. I’m sitting in the back seat of a Range Rover Velar, shoulder-to-shoulder with the design maestro behind t

It’s all change for 2026. Sure, the increasingly electrified powertrains have courted the lion’s share of complaints and column inches through the prelude to the new year, but let’s not forget that Fo

My right arm rises to chest height, my forearm and wrist on the diagonal, fingers bent forwards at 45 degrees. I push my elbow forward to simulate rotation; the internationally approved representation

Recall the two massive Formula 1 regulation changes of the last 12 years: the switch to hybrid turbo V6s in 2014 and the introduction of the ground-effect cars in 2022. In both cases a fundamentally d