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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

John-Joe Vollans assesses the evolution of the hot hatch through two very different examples

From the depths of uncoolness, these four cars are bouncing back. Our resident arbiter of retro style finds out why they have – and others haven’t

ASKING £23,995 PRICE ENGINE 1995cc/4-cyl/OHC POWER 140bhp@5500rpm TORQUE ...

What impresses people is generational, but Fiat has plenty of form when it comes to producing small, appealing roadsters. Witness the likes of the 850 Spider, the pretty Pininfarina 1200/1500/600 Cabr