Author: James Ruppert

Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.

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BYD Seal U DM-i PHEV SUV – It’s Hybrid!

The BYD Seal is an EV saloon from China’s biggest maker of new energy vehicles. And it’s rather good! Now, it’s joined by another Seal – except this one isn’t a saloon; it’s an SUV. What’s more, it’s not even an EV – it’s a plug-in hybrid! Should it feature on your next family car

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MG ZS Hybrid+ 2025 Review

A Great Affordable and Fun SUV – But No EV?! This is the all-new second-generation MG ZS, tested here in Hybrid+ form in the top-of-the-range Trophy spec. Slightly bigger, with more features, and prices only up by around £1,000, it remains a competitive B-segment SUV. By competitive, I mean the entry-level SE starts at just

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Hawker Hurricane INKDIAL Chronograph Limited Edition from AVI-8

Free Car Mag are rather excited to see this very important watch from AVI-8 and Inkdial who unveil the Limited Edition ‘Blueprint’ Style Hawker Hurricane Chronograph. As students of aviation Free Car Mag may be all about cars, but we respect and celebrate our aviation history/ Here are the details. AVI-8 has renewed its collaboration

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Orient Star Releases Limited Edition M42 Diver

Free Car Mag love a Diving watch, even though we are mostly in dry cars. THis Orient Star model is exceptionally cool looking.Orient Star has launched M42 Diver 1964 2nd Edition F6 Date 200m Titanium from the SportsCollection M42 in a limited edition of 365 pieces, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Orient’s divers’ watch.

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Issue 136

Breaking News 10

The Alliance of British Drivers, The Motorcycle Action Group and Fair Fuel share all the important stories about motoring, the environment and politics which affect us all on a day to day driving basis. Here are the headlines and the links you need to find out the truth. Global Climate/ Social/ Political Developments: India’s Cold

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TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon x Senna

The extraordinary life and career of legendary Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna will be brought to life in the new Netflix series Senna premiering on November 29, 2024. As part of this commemoration, Swiss luxury timekeeper TAG Heuer, in collaboration with the Senna Brand, proudly launches the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon x Senna, a

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John Prescott wants to have a word with you…

It’s a bad time to be a politician at the moment and so it should be. We now know why they are so out of touch with the everyday running costs and implications of running a house let alone a car. They have never been much good at answering questions and although I’m no Woodward

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Autumn Review of Michelin CrossClimate 2 Tyres

By: Kiran Parmar For: Free Car Mag In early September we took delivery of a set of Michelin’s award-winning all-season tyre, the ‘CrossClimate 2.’ You can read our introductory article here: https://www.freecarmag.com/michelin-crossclimate-2-first-impressions After doing our first 600 miles on the tyres in our Audi A6 2.8 FSI Quattro during the autumn of 2024, we are

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The Transporter is back: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Jason Statham

The transporter drives the Transporter, of course: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles presents the brand’s latest advertising campaign as part of the world premiere of the new Transporter, and Hollywood star Jason Statham, known from the cult film series “The Transporter”, will take on the leading role. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) is relying on a perfect match

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Issue 135

Breaking News 9

The Alliance of British Drivers, The Motorcycle Action Group and Fair Fuel share all the important stories about motoring, the environment and politics which affect us all on a day to day driving basis. Here are the headlines and the links you need to find out the truth. Global Climate/ Social/ Political Developments: India Chills;

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