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Peter Dumbreck – Falken Motorsports Driver – on the Nürburgring 24 Hours

by James Ruppert | May 18, 2017 | Articles, Motorsport

The Nürburgring 24 Hours – one of the world’s toughest motorsport challenges. A 24-hour endurance race around a 25km circuit known as the ‘Green Hell’ that combines the legendary Nordschleife and Nürburgring Grand Prix Circuit. With weather conditions being so changeable, it could be snowing at one corner of the track and brilliant sunshine at

NIO EP9 Nürburgring Nordschleife Lap Record

by James Ruppert | May 16, 2017 | Articles, New Model, Videos

We knew that electric cars were quick but just how quick has just been proved by the NIO EP9 which has just set a new lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, achieving a lap time of 6m 45.900s (six minutes, 45.900 seconds). “In October 2016, we aimed to set a new lap record for an

The secret of looking after your leather according to experts Autogylm

by James Ruppert | May 15, 2017 | Articles, Car Products

As the final luxurious finishing touch to any motor, you simply can’t beat acres of hide, well that's what we think at Free Car Mag anyway. Keen to keep your leather looking good Autoglym has launched its epically-effective Leather Clean and Protect Kit onto the world. Properly cared for, leather truly is the most hard-wearing

One-millionth 911 rolls off the production line

by James Ruppert | May 14, 2017 | Articles, Classic Cars, New Model

It is the archetypal sports car for everyday driving, and a style icon that is unmistakable as both the face and heart of the Porsche brand: the 911. In Zuffenhausen, the one-millionth model rolled off the production line – a Carrera S in the special colour “Irish Green”, with numerous exclusive features following the original

Toddler Drives Vauxhall

by James Ruppert | May 12, 2017 | Articles, Free Car Mag, Videos

Yes, Toddler drives a Vauxhall Wyvern to be precise, possibly with some assistance from an irresponsible adult. We cannot confirm for legal reasons whether or not this is the Free Car Mag Editor, but if you want to find out why he has been addicted to cars all his life this brilliant Motoring Podcast may

Alien Covenant – Your Super Scary Sci Fi Film for the Weekend…

by James Ruppert | May 11, 2017 | Articles, Films

Free Car Mag staff, well some of them, are old enough to remember the original Alien in the cinema and are still visibly traumatised as a result. No cars in it, but space ships and aliens. Loads of them. This is where we will be this weekend. There is a preview in the current issue

Car Stickers are more effective than Twitter Ads

by James Ruppert | May 10, 2017 | Articles, Car Products

We love stickers at Free Car Mag and we are seriously thinking of getting loads made and giving them away to you, loyal readers. Meanwhile this seems to prove everything we have ever thought about the virtual vs the real world. Which gets more traffic? Is advertising on vehicles the way to go? An online

Mindhorn – Your larky '80s throwback film for the weekend

by James Ruppert | May 4, 2017 | Articles, Celebrities, Films

Free Car Mag cover star Mindhorn is also the star of a great big feature film. You can read all about it in the Mag, but here's the plot…Washed-up Richard Thorncroft (Julian Barratt) peaked with hit 1980s detective show Mindhorn, playing the titular Isle of Man sleuth with a robotic eye that allowed him to

Game of Thrones, which cars would they drive? If they didn’t have dragons.

by James Ruppert | May 3, 2017 | Articles, Celebrities, TV

We love Game of Thrones and the only thing wrong with it is that there are not nearly enough cars in it. Actually there aren’t any. We did though put old Kit on the cover with an Infiniti. When we first read this, we wondered ehther it was one of ours. Free Car Mag did

Unlocked - Your edge of the seat thriller for the weekend

by James Ruppert | May 3, 2017 | Articles, Celebrities, Films

As featured in the latest issue of Free Car Mag, here is our weekend slice of high action fun… Free Car Mag favourite Noomi Rapace stars in this fast action lm we can't wait to see. She plays an ex-CIA's interrogators, Alice Racine, whose career was sidelined when she faile “to unlock” a prisoner in

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