The pros and cons of buying local

FORD has plenty of problems to deal with just now, with many of its models lacking the showroom appeal that until recently the firm could take for granted. Brilliant all-rounders such as the Fiesta, M

W e all love a bargain, but what exactly is a bargain? According to the dictionary, it’s something that costs less than its true value. It’s difficult to imagine the motor trade offering anything for

IN MY JOB as a freelance photographer, I’d been on the 2012 press launch of the L405 Range Rover in Morocco, where ‘Mr Land Rover’, Roger Crathorne, had brought over a couple of original 1970 Velar pr

Mike Humble goes retro this month after some light recommissioning of an old Swede – but this time it’s not another SAAB!

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

Dawn West’s first classic joins her family’s ex-military ambulance and a Harley Davidson