How close we came to a volkswagen supercar

All engines make some noises. If you’re lucky they make noises you’d consider welcome, but most of them only make a couple of different types of noise – and it’s not like you have a great deal of cont

Bugatti is finally bidding goodbye to the W16 engine after two decades with a striking new one-off hypercar that is set to be the most expensive car the French company has yet built. Based on the Mist

It has become an all too familiar tale in this era of new technology: a new company emerges from nowhere, boasts of an amazing car and promises that production will begin very soon – and then goes sus

The classics you love, drive and restore

Price new: £265,937 Price now: £800,000 Engine: 6.5-litre V12 Transmission: Six-speed manual, four-wheel drive Power/torque: 661bhp/660Nm 0-62mph: 3.2 seconds Top speed: 212mph (209mph with aero kit)

IN MORE THAN 20 years of writing for Octane, one of the cars I remember most covetously was not a Ferrari, a Lamborghini or even a Jaguar (although a D-type is a good contender). No, it was a comparat