General FAQs

Since its launch on 2003, Octane has set the standard for classic and performance car news, features and market analysis. Each issue consists of around 200 pages from some of the world’s best contributors and photographers. The content is varied but the editorial team always deliver a wide mix of stories about some of the most interesting cars, personalities and events from over 100 years of automotive endeavour. In addition, Octane understands that its readers enjoy a wider variety of interests, and the magazine is known for its in-depth articles on topics such as watches, wine, boats, aeroplanes and other interests that are driven by passion.

Octane is published on a monthly basis and is mailed in the third week of every month.

Hothouse Media is the independent publishing house that produce Octane. In addition, Hothouse Media also publish Magneto, the quarterly magazine for classic and performance car enthusiasts,  the acclaimed annual Concours Years, documenting the world’s greatest concours events, and a variety of contract publishing magazines and books for other companies in the historic car world. In addition, Hothouse Media also produce the award-winning Concours on Savile Row. For more information, please visit www.hothousemedia.co.uk

By coming up with great stories, beautifully written. Contact editor James Elliott if you can do that.

Magneto is produced by Hothouse Media, a company run by Geoff Love and David Lillywhite, who co-founded Octane magazine in 2003 before going on to launch Magneto as the ultimate collector car magazine. visit www.hothousemedia.co.uk for more information

Take a look at the rates here and talk to Sanjay or Sam or Marcus about your needs, or to Sophie for lifestyle advertising. Regular advertisers can also buy space on the website, email newsletter and in other publications by the Octane and Hopthouse team.

It is. All the content is there in easy to read page-turner form and available on the Octane app, available from Apple and Google Stores.

If you subscribe, then you have immediate access to digital content and an archive of Octane features.

They certainly are – and you wouldn’t want to miss out on some of the great issues! We don’t have all of the issues going back over 20 years, but those we do have available can be purchased on our store by clicking here.

You can. Click here to view the latest issue and back issues we have for sale.