In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Octane UK

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  ISSUE 279, ON SALE 22 JULY
• Ignition
  EVENTS + NEWS + OPINION
• BOOK NOW!
  Secure your place; make travel plans
• Flurry of launches complements concours season
  Restomods, hypercars, special editions and even so-called ‘continumods’ galore
• BICESTER’S TEN-YEAR MASTERPLAN
  Hotel, expanded business park and more on the horizon
• Countach wins in the City
  Lamborghini lords it over London opposition
• Jay Leno
  The engineers are back in charge. Time to celebrate
• Derek Bell
  Lamenting some recent decisions by Porsche and Ferrari
• Stephen Bayley
  The unholy mess unravelling in Modena
• Robert Coucher
  The case for the defence of the indefensible
• The old ways are the best
  It’s 25 years since Lamborghini launched the Murciélago, entering a brave new era with a supercar rooted in tradition. Time to revisit Sant’Agata’s last great analogue hero
• Bloodline
  The Murciélago was last to play host to an engine that defined Lamborghini from its inception. Matthew Hayward is your guide
• What price V12 heaven?
  John Mayhead plots the Lamborghini Murciélago value curve. Clue: it’s on the up…
• THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS
  To celebrate the car’s 60th anniversary, Lamborghini Miura crews from Europe, America and Asia drove 500km on iconic Italian roads in the 2026 Polo Storico Giro
• WHEN BRITAIN TOOK ON ITALY’S STYLE GIANTS
  For a time in the 1980s and 1990s, unremarkable sheds dotted around Britain could rival the great carrozzerie of Turin. Giles Chapman meets the heroes involved
• DRAMATIC TIMING
  BMW’s 2002 Turbo was the boosted Bavarian that arrived too soon for its own good yet still taught the world a lesson. Glen Waddington your guide
• Mike Fairholme
  Joe Twyman, author of The Art of Racing: Helmets, meets the helmet-painting legend who has become the authority on authenticity
• Tour d’élégance
  An epic journey from the UK to Malta and a prestigious concours d’élégance in a 1959 Aston Martin DB MkIII turns out to be even more rewarding than expected
• Delayed Reaction
  Overdue for recognition and now fresh from its victory at the Anantara Concorso Roma, the incredible tale of the unique 1932 Maserati V4 Sport 16 Cilindri is recalled by Massimo Delbò
• CLASS ACT
  Having been through several iterations and raced all its life, this HRG Lightweight has won its class many times. John Simister recounts its remarkable history
• Goodbye – and good buy!
  1967 Lancia Flaminia GTL
• OCTANE’S FLEET
  These are the cars run by Octane’s staff and contributors
• Get out and drive? Almost…
  2007 Porsche 911 GT3
• All in a flap
  2001 Audi TT
• Season’s starting
  1965 Triumph 2.5 PI
• Golden years
  1976 Morgan Plus 8
• How to join the 200mph club
  Auto Vivendi 200mph Challenge
• For electric dreamers
  Rolls-Royce Corniche by Halcyon
• Lord Selsdon
  Remembered for one inglorious hour at Le Mans, perhaps unfairly
• Le Mans Dunlop Bridge
  La Sarthe’s old landmark is undergoing a radical change
• Special air service
  The SAS Watch commemorated a flight route via the North Pole. So it’s tough and handsome
• Universal Genève Polerouter
  £13,000 won’t buy diamonds – but a watch far closer in character to the original
• Modern Ferraris go big on both sides of The Pond
  Broad Arrow shines at Lake Como; Mecum posts a record $193m in Indiana
• The case for keeping records
  Why provenance and certification matter more than ever in today’s market
• Roush and the Blue Oval
  Mecum, Nashville, USA 23-26 September
• French fancies
  RM Sotheby’s, Monterey 13-15 Aug
• Ford GT40 MkII
  As we recall Ford’s legendary Le Mans win, how does racing success affect values?
• 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
  POA from Kidston SA, Geneva, Switzerland
• Gordon-Keeble GK1
  £99,750 from Graeme Hunt
• Autozam AZ-1
  This kei-car gives off baby supercar vibes and boasts gullwing doors. What’s not to love?
• Cindy Charwick-Bland
  Royal College of Art Vehicle Design & Intelligent Mobility tutor, and former designer at International Automotive Design (IAD)