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Bentley honey, Volvo blankets: The truth about car testing 'freebies'

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Bentley honey, Volvo blankets: The truth about car testing 'freebies'
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Dacia Duster model was procured on Verpraet's very first press trip


The Jeep M&Ms are nice and I like my Polestar bottle - but gifts don't mean five-star reviews

There’s an uncomfortable truth in motoring media that isn’t talked about very often: there are a lot of freebies going around. Some of them are necessary, of course. We can’t test a car properly without spending a decent amount of time in it, so it does mean getting a ‘free’ car for the week.
It’s also more convenient for the car’s m

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