Nothing for granted

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

WE HAVE AN EMBARRASSMENT OF BIG, practical performance cars on the Fast Fleet at the moment. There’s ed-in-chief Gallagher’s Audi RS6, super-snapper Aston Parrott’s Alfa Stelvio Quadrifoglio and my ow

Launched in 2017, the Stelvio was a radical departure for Alfa Romeo, although the firm waited longer than many rivals before launching an SUV. But as then CEO Reid Bigland said at the unveiling: “The

John recounts a recent lucky escape on the A1… ...

When editor Joe Dunn messages to ask if it is OK to share your email address with Mercedes-Benz, it is intriguing to know why. Then when Mercedes-Benz Heritage almost immediately gets in touch to ask

After a successful visit to the Normandy beaches for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in June 2024, a new trip appeared on the horizon for the Jeep this year. Our French jaunt had not been without incide