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The Mini’s biggest test to date – a mammoth drive down to the south coast and back in one epic weekend

Before I could see it, I heard it. The venue was Boughton House, a summer weekend car meet in the beautiful, manicured grounds of this Northamptonshire stately home, built originally in the 17th Centu

1939 Alvis 12/70 Special, 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite, 1972 Porsche 911T Berthold Dörrich WHEN MY BRITISH colleagues approached me as the publisher of Octane’s German edition to contribute to this secti

Dennis Francis has owned his beloved Mini Balmoral for 15 years, transforming what was once a badly bodged buy into a thoroughly restored show regular with miles of motoring memories behind it

Although the company was formed in late 1924, the first Invictas as we know them, using Meadows six-cylinder engines, were built in spring 1925. The first road test was published with a car photograph

August’s Silverstone Festival will play host to a massive 50th birthday bash for the Lotus Esprit – we drive each generation to get a sense of what makes this sports car so special