Power unleashed

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

I enjoyed Martin Buckleyʼs article on the BMW 328 and SS Jaguar 100 (February). The rear view of the 328 was especially evocative for me, because it revived memories of when my dad entered his 1934 M4

When you see that a book has been published by McKlein, you have a good idea of what to expect: superb motorsport images, used large and printed on high-quality stock. This one is no exception. Ferrar

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

Recall the two massive Formula 1 regulation changes of the last 12 years: the switch to hybrid turbo V6s in 2014 and the introduction of the ground-effect cars in 2022. In both cases a fundamentally d

With the new bearings, piston rings and seals fitted into the 850 block (at last), it was time to pull the old 700cc engine from the Vegemite Special so certain other parts could be swapped over. Firs