Octane cars

Think American muscle car and you think V8. For the Italian supercar itʼs the V12, or for the Japanese ʻtunerʼ generation the 2-litre turbo. Certain types of car become synonymous with particular engi

Faulty steps and tragic dark shadows cast the still-young world championship in a peculiar and troubled light, especially from this distance of 66 years. This was also a season that carried Formula 1

‘WHERE IS X?’ ‘I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DIDN’T INCLUDE Y.’ ‘YOU SHOULD have had an XYZ… It’s a meaningless test without one.’ If you head to our YouTube channel in due course to watch this year’s glorious

The ‘New ’ MINI has become a legend in its own right and as one of today ’s greatest automotive success stories rightly deserves top billing here

Once again Team PC is off into the darkness – this time to Cornwall, for holibobs

Now that production of the unit has ended, we chart the long and successful history of Jaguar’s V8 by comparing the first and last sports cars to use the engine, a XK8 4.0 and a late F-TYPE 5.0