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Octane, 28 Oct 2026

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ArticleThe per­en­nial ques­tion

WHAT IS BEAUTY? And is there any­thing more sub­ject­ive in the world? I know for sure, for example, that where some people see only cur­va­ceous per­fec­tion, I often see cari­ca­tur­ish extra­vag­ance, where some people see simple util­it­arian...

The per­en­nial ques­tion

ArticleJOHN SILCOX

‘French engin­eer­ing from the 1970s makes me want to don a mus­tard tur­tle­neck sweater, chain-smoke Gauloises and listen to Serge Gains­bourg on vinyl. If this sounds like you, then the Porsche 914/6 Murène might just make some sense.’ The...

JOHN SILCOX

ArticleRICHARD ADATTO

‘When I first saw the 1957 Fer­rari trans­porter in Jon Shir­ley’s gar­age, it had not been road­worthy since the early 1960s. From our seats in the cab, we could see how this amaz­ing vehicle turned every­one’s heads on the Pebble Tour.’ Richard...

RICHARD ADATTO

ArticleWAYNE BATTY

‘As someone with an incur­able affin­ity for com­bus­tion cham­ber magic, it’s always great to meet a fel­low Ice-triber… who just hap­pens to be respons­ible for deliv­er­ing the single most aston­ish­ing elec­tric hyper­car of our time.’ Wayne took...

WAYNE BATTY

ArticleGood­wood Revival

18-20 Septem­ber The world’s biggest and most influ­en­tual his­toric car event blew its audi­ence away as usual, athough many people repor­ted that both the Fri­day and Sunday felt less busy than in recent years. There was a La Dolce Vita theme and...

Good­wood Revival