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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

The XJR-9 did the impossible in the 1980s, delivering Jaguar its first Le Mans win since the D-type of the 1950s. We re-live the memories – and get to see what it’s actually like to drive on the track

It’s not that hard a sell, road-tripping in northern Portugal. It’s not like going to the pub and telling your mates you’re doing a driving holiday of Bulgaria – which, while beautiful and under-explo

It wasn’t just Ferrari with which Ford was picking fights in the 1960s. More than 10,000 miles away from Le Mans, where GT40s scrapped with 330 P3s for round-the-clock supremacy, another clash was dev

Most cities are harsh, noisy and aggressive in character. Those who can will do their best to insulate themselves from the cut ’n’ thrust of the urban jungle, and this includes their choice of motor v

1971 Holden Monaro GTS Alastair Watson AUSTRALIA WAS NEVER a major car exporter and, when it did venture into overseas markets, it was usually to other right-hand-drive countries such as New Zealand a