Goblin Works Garage: The Interview
We spoke to the Goblin Works Garage recently and they were a breath of fresh air. Read the full interview in Issue 55. 75 years ago, Goblin – a great British engineering company - was launched, but was forced to close in 1981. Now Jimmy DeVille, engineer, adventurer,...
Wheeler Dealers: the interview
We were luck enough to chat to Ant Instead and Mike Brewer about the brilliant new series of Wheeler Dealers. read it in full in Issue 55. WHEELER DEALERS is back as the new team begin work on an array of second-hand motors in need of a second chance. From their...
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars: The Interview
We have been interviewing a lot of people on TV recently and it was a great pleasure to speak to Drew Pritchard and Paul Cowland about their brilliant new show. Read the full interview in Issue 55. In Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars antiques supremo Drew Pritchard and...
Diesel is dead, apparently…
Obviously diesel still exists, but less people are buying vehicles powered by it. However, our cartoon dog, Diesel, a cynical scrapyard hound is dead, as far as the mag is concerned anyway. We were going to put him in it, but abandoned that brilliant idea and left him...
Avon Tyres new Official Tyre Supplier to 6th Gear Experience
With six venues across the North, Midlands and the South, 6th Gear offers car fanatics an adrenalin-fuelled experience in a number of high performance cars including the Lamborghini Gallardo, Aston Martin Vantage, Audi R8 and Ferrari 360 Modena. Locations include...
New Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen coming soon…
Mercedes G-Class will be replaced in 2018, and we'll get to the new G-Wagen in days...We love the old ones. Here's a brief history. Germans, very good at coming second. Fortunately they did it in the last couple of world wars and in 1966. When it came to upmarket off...
Fast & Furious Live on Stage
Are you going to a pantomime? It might be fun, but there aren't any cars in it are there? How about a couple of hours of full on automotive fun? Imagine if you could see the Fast & Furious films, but right before your very eyes? All these questions have now be...
Haggle your way to a cheaper Used Car with Exchange and Mart
Right now is a great time to buy a used car. It is cold and it is Christmas. The last thing normal people are doing is buying cars. That means there are deals to be had, provided you have decent negotiating skills. So Exchange and Mart advises buyers that haggling...
Our four best Technocar picks
These days a car isn’t just a device for moving you from one place to another, it has to be a mobile office, club and relaxing zone all in one so the amount of tech has gone crazy of late. There are varying levels of autonomy in cars now, you can turn the volume up by...
ANTHONY JOSHUA LIGHTS UP CHRISTMAS FOR NSPCC CHILDREN
World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua visited the NSPCC centre Boole House in Coventry, to surprise a group of children with a unique Christmas lights switch-on. Jaguar and Joshua are teaming up to promote the NSPCC’s ‘Light up Christmas for Children’...
T W Steel and Red Bull Holden a proper car watch for Christmas
TW Steel has announced a new partnership with one of the racing world’s most exciting teams, the Red Bull Holden Racing Team. As Official Timekeeping Partner, to celebrate this collision of boldness. The team have torn up the record books for over a decade now as...
Supercar Sounds from Confused.com
Well this is interesting and it all rather noisy, but in a quite wonderful way. Have a play with the Supercar Sound Battle app thing, it is great fun. Research from https://www.confused.com/ reveals one in 10 (11%) car enthusiasts say they would remortgage or sell...
Beware Outstanding Finance says Exchange and Mart
Car finance now makes up almost a third of the consumer credit market, but with 1 in 4 cars offered for sale proven to have outstanding finance still owed against it, Exchange and Mart is warning used car buyers to be on their guard. Anyone who buys a vehicle that...
TOP 10 SUPERCARS OF 2017 ACCORDING TO JBR CAPITAL
Free Car Mag wondered which were the most popular supercars and luxury high performance motors of 2017. Who better to ask than JBR Capital – providers of high end vehicle finance – who gave us this rather mouthwatering list. Bentley Continental GT McLaren 570S Ferrari...
Alpine A110 is our Sportscar of the Year
Free Car Mag love the Alpine A110 and here is a sneak peek at our 2018 issue where we celebrate the wonderfulness of the best sportswear in ages. Designed and manufactured in France, the mid-engined, two-seater coupé features aluminium construction to keep weight to a...
Classic Car Meme Generator
We love classic cars at Free Car Mag, which may explain why we've got a few. The other day we parked them up in a line and thought, this looks like a meme in the making. So here another to be going along with. There are loads more in the bag which we will post when we...
Top Drives gets 80 Porsches to play with!
We love this game at Free Car Mag and Hutch announces the latest manufacturer addition to Top Drives: Porsche, one of the world’s most prestigious sports car brands. The update is set to add over 80 new licensed models to Top Drives, the first automotive card...
Best Cars to Buy says Go Compare
Buying a car can be a daunting task. With so many makes and models out there, how do you know which one is right for you? Luckily, GoCompare car insurance has made the decision easier by rating the top ten most popular cars in the UK for speed/power, value for money,...
Is Hyundai buying Jeep?
Free Car Mag just wondered, because things at Jeep have gone very quiet in recent months. So quiet in fact, that there was no one to answer our phone calls. It was the same at Hyundai. Perhaps there is a big story about to break and anyway We wanted to find out if the...
Santa test-drives his new electric sleigh with Renault
Here is the sort of brilliantly silly stunts that Free Car Mag love... Santa’s Reindeer emit 40,600 tonnes of greenhouse gas during their worldwide Christmas Eve trip Santa is test driving an electric Renault Zoe sleigh this year to calculate how far he can get and...
