During the years when Jaguar Cars was under the British Leyland (BL) banner, the brand suffered. The parent company regarded the famous marque as simply a cash cow to prop up the failing BL lineup of

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

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

For Jethro Harris, his Aston Martin Vantage V8 coupé is a dream come true, albeit one tinged with sadness. “I’ve always loved the model,” he says, “but unfortunately mine was an inheritance purchase.

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