Safe driving gift for Father’s Day – 16 June
The AlcoSense Pro personal breathalyser will help Dad easily tell when alcohol has cleared his system the next day. It uses a slightly smaller version of exactly the same sensor used in several UK, US & European Police breathalysers. So, it’s extremely...
Volkswagen Tiguan Review 2024
It’s one of Volkswagen’s global best-sellers and a favourite SUV for Europe. This is the new 2024 Tiguan, arriving on a new platform with a fresh blend of style, functionality, and performance, solidifying its position as a top contender in the market. There’s revised...
Mini Cooper S Review 2024
Why This Petrol Mini Still Rocks! When some other brands switched their city car icons to full electric ranges, it was fair to assume that Mini would do the same with the newest generation of its beloved hatchback. After all, it already offered the Mini E (electric...
AVI-8 Limited Editions for Father’s Day
Not sure what to get your Dad? Here's a couple of great suggestions which celebrates our great history. AVI-8 proudly commemorates the 80th Anniversary of Operation Overlord, the monumental WWII Allied invasion of Normandy, with two upcoming launches; the D-Day 80 ...
Suzuki Swift Review 2024
A Modern Marvel with an Old-School Soul The all-new 2024 Suzuki Swift is a rarity in the new car market. It's compact, it's not electric, it's relatively affordable and it is offered with three pedals, a manual gearshift and a mechanical ratchet handbrake! And yet at...
Seiko Prospex 1965 Revival Diver Tide Grey
Free Car Mag as you know, adore all Seikos. At the moment we are wearing a Sport 5 from the 1970s, except that the Revival dates from 1965. Old watches are just the coolest of the cool and when it comes to the strap, a NATO makes everything safer and more wearable. We...
Bulldog BDX vs The Garage
Welcome back to Free Car Mag product tests. In particular welcome to our hands on grapple with Bulldog BDX. We’ve heard an awful lot about the product over the years but because we are lazy and had to work through a job lot of well known, but far less cool, or...
Tragedy of the Triumph Dolomite
Triumph could have become a British BMW. Sadly they failed to do this with a model that was only mildly less disastrous than the Snag, sorry Stag. First of all Triumph created another new model out of two existing ones. The basis of the new Dolomite was the 1500’s...
Orient Modern Skeleton collection celebrates 10th anniversary
Free Car Mag quite agree that the Modern Skeleton is popular for its cutting-edge, contemporary design that reveals part of the mechanical movement through the dial. The new models pivot away from the stately colour scheme that the Modern Skeleton is known for,...
Modern Cars can be Rubbish, says Which?
Revealed: the cars with unacceptably high fault rates A Which? survey has found eight cars with above-average instances of individual faults compared to similarly aged cars Our unique reliability data shows you can't necessarily rely on cars from premium brands being...
Sunbeam Venezia for Sale
This Sunbeam sold for €25,000 Car & Classic will be auctioning an incredibly rare 1964 Sunbeam Venezia – chassis no #490007. The result of a '60s Anglo-Italian collaboration between the company that invented the famous automobile structural system Superleggera and...
Ayrton Senna and Tag Heuer – 30 Years of Magic
Free Car Mag loved Formula one back when it was exciting and there were drivers being heroic. Those were fun times, but some rightly took it very seriously. As the world marks the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna's passing on May 1, 1994, TAG Heuer stands proud to...
Prospex Solar Speedtimer Chronographs
Free Car Mag are big fans of all thing Seiko and the Prospex range is sensational. Not only that, this Speedtimer range clearly has a car connection which makes them especially desirable to us. Introduced in 1969, the Seiko Speedtimer was a major milestone in...
Timex Waterbury Traditional Fly Back Chronograph
We do love a Chronograph at Free Car Mag and what could be better than one made by Timex? Especially as this one is seriously retrotastic. The brand new Timex Waterbury Traditional Fly Back Chronograph, is built with their proprietary fly back chronograph movement...
Alcosense Pro Tested
It is now time to put the Alcosense Pro to the test and that means the fun part which is having a drink. First things first and it is essential to set the Alcosense up. That requires the installation of three AAA batteries. Simply slide the back cover and that is...
Breaking Motoring News 3
The Alliance of British Drivers, The Motorcycle Action Group and Fair Fuel share all the important stories about motoring, the environment and politics whic affect us all on a day to day driving basis. Here are the headlines and the links you need to find out the...
Breaking Motoring News 2
The Alliance of British Drivers, The Motorcycle Action Group and Fair Fuel share all the important stories about motoring, the environment and politics whic affect us all on a day to day driving basis. Here are the headlines and the links you need to find out the...
AVI-8 x Airfix
How many Airfix models did Free Car Mag make back in the day? Hundreds, possibly thousands, mostly badly, but the amount of fun we had was incredible. Here is a wonderful tribute which is perfect in every detail, something we can wear while making a mess in our grown...
Mazda2 vs Mazda2 Hybrid
Mazda2 vs Mazda2 Hybrid: A Side-by-Side Comparison Review It’s not often you do a comparison test of a make and model of car against the same make and model of car. In this case, we’re talking about the Mazda2 versus the new Mazda2 hybrid. Except that apart from the...
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Review
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Review – Biggest ID EV Yet! Meet the newest, biggest and fanciest member of Volkswagen’s all-electric ID range of passenger cars. The ID.7 rolls out at nearly five metres long, sets a new benchmark for luggage capacity and yet achieves a drag...
