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CREATING the ultimate performance SUV is a tough task. The inherent nature of an off-roader, with an upright body, high centre of gravity and plenty of weight, means it’s not a natural for a racy make

Will the new-age Land Rover Defender ever reach similarly legendary status to the classic Land Rover? It’s unlikely, if only because there are considerably fewer uncharted territories left to be heroi

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

WHY WE RAN IT To find out why Jaecoo is one of the UK’s fastest-growing brands When the Jaecoo 7 arrived with me, my aim was to discover the secrets of its success and to see if one of them is being a

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

MILEAGE 6308 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see how Volvo is keeping this decade-old SUV relevant There’s quite the array of itinerant renters here at Haymarket Automotive, so flat moves are frequent and beg