In light of inflation and the cost of living crisis in the UK, a new study has just revealed car prices are going up 1.94 times quicker than the average UK salary, with a car now costing almost 39% more on average than it did in 2012. The study, carried out by Moneybarn, looked at
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Bad credit car finance provider, Go Car Credit, has recently conducted a nationally representative study into the on-going cost of running a car. Whilst deposits are often seen to be the most substantial expense for a vehicle, Go Car Credit’s study seeks to raise awareness about the additional financial responsibilities that come along with car
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Improved Quality and Style This is the all-new second generation Kia Niro, a hugely important car for Kia. Here in the UK, with around 78,000 sold, it’s their second biggest selling model after Sportage. The new Niro is 65mm longer, 20mm wider and 10mm taller with a 20mm longer wheelbase. The Electric only version of
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Second Full EV from Japanese Electric Car Pioneer The Nissan Leaf, launched back in 2010, marked Nissan out as one of the major pioneers in real-world electric cars, particularly as a mainstream manufacturer. And it’s since become one of the world’s best-selling EVs, with around 600,000 sold in the dozen years it’s been around. Its
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Full story in the Mag and online...also watch the brilliant video At Free Car Mag we like cars and we like working on cars, so as you can imagine, when we received an invite to build a Ferrari, we grabbed it with both hands. Just one thing, it wasn't a real, full size road going
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The second-generation Nissan Juke, based on a new platform, was introduced in 2019, but now it also gets a new hybrid powertrain, and attending the UK media drive, we were among the first to drive it. It combines a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a 36kW motor and 15kW generator to provide a combined total
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Another rare find is brewing within leading online classic and specialist vehicle marketplace Car & Classic’s auction site: the ultimate ‘kei car’ Suzuki Cappuccino, a cup-sized nippy sportscar with the perfect blend of charm, rear-wheel-drive/front engine configuration, light weight, and only just over 5,000 miles on the clock. “Only 28,000 Cappuccinos were built in the
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The latest updated version of affordable family electric SUV, the MG ZS EV went on sale at the end of last year. The previous edition offered exceptional value, but fell a little short in the overall electric-only mileage range at just 160 miles. The new car gets a bigger 73kWh battery and a vastly improved
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A rare opportunity to get your hands on perhaps the finest English super saloon ever produced, the Lotus Carlton. The Carlton definitely took the UK by storm and swiftly became infamous for its 177 mph top speed. Powered by the 3615cc Opel C36GET inline six with two Garrett turbochargers, that produces 377bhp and 419lbft of
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The world’s #1-selling toy in the world and the leading vehicle franchise that unites and represents all segments of car culture, Hot Wheels, is renewing its UK search for a car that could become a Hot Wheels die-cast model. The 2022 Hot Wheels Legends Tour invites car enthusiasts to put forward their life-size vehicle for
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New CSL… Isn’t it too fat? Is the M for Massive? Here’s 50-year-old six cylinders arranged in the original 1973 3.0 CSL E9. Feel better? Restored in 2019 (at a cost of around £80k). Would you believe it, it’s only £3k cheaper than the current Monster, has 178bhp but is also 500kg lighter. That’s two
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Held on a field in Norfolk it attracts a wonderful variety of vehicles, all of them on their own way quite extraordinary. From military vehicles like Jeeps to agricultural royalty namely the Massey Ferguson tractor. There are motorcycles too. Not only that, there are classic cars, the best that we can do is invite you
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