ASTON MARTIN DP199 52
Driving the unique cut-and-shut DB4 GT
prototype that instigated Aston Martin’s
most exalted line of road-racers
GREATEST EVER ASTONS 62
From more than a century of history, these are the marque’s 20 most significant cars
ALFA ROMEO 8C 70
Under the skin of the Peninsula Best of
the Best winner, recently announced as the ex-Nino Farina 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B
LOTUS EVORA 80
How Lotus set a revolutionary post-Elise
template and took on Porsche’s 911
MICHAEL TURNER 88
The life works of one of the most highly
regarded historic motorsport artists
BRM ‘OLD FAITHFUL’ 94
Extraordinary history of the BRM that brought Graham Hill the 1962 F1 Drivers’ Championship
THE OCTANE INTERVIEW 104
James Elliott meets Lord Pembroke to discuss 2026’s new Wilton Concours des Légendes
HISTORIC DRIVING SCHOOL 108
Lessons in car control from a bygone era
FERRARI 849 TESTAROSSA 114
This 1036bhp twin-turbo V8 hybrid is
Maranello’s most powerful hypercar yet.
Does it live up to its hallowed name?