FORD LOOKS SET to add another economy-enhancing technology to its engines to sit above the ‘coming-soon’ Eco-Boost range of engines, set to debut in the US-market Lincoln MKS.

The system, dubbed Direct Injection Octane Boost, has the ability to improve fuel economy by a further five to ten percent. It works by injecting a quick burst [...]

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If you’ve ever longed to take something fast, sexy and European out onto a racetrack but lacked the wherewithal to buy a supercar of your own, fret not, for salvation is at hand.

Octane Supercar Events - a division of The Supercar Club - has recently launched its own track day operation, fittingly called Octane Track [...]

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What’s the world’s best-ever race car? Jaguar’s D-Type? Sadly not. The Le Mans-conquering Mazda 787B? No dice. Skaifey’s Commodore? Err, nope.

According to readers of British enthusiast mag Octane, the world’s best racing car is the Maserati 250F - a vintage Formula One open-wheeler that blitzed the world’s circuits over half a century ago.

While it may [...]

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