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Charles Pennefather-Freelance writer

Charles Pennefather

Freelance writer

About Charles Pennefather

Charles has been an automotive journalist for a decade and a half, with experience across cars and bikes. He has worked with brands such as Autocar India, Overdrive Magazine, Motoring World (A Delhi Press publication), PowerDrift, and India's biggest online automotive research destinations, CarWale and BikeWale. He has also worked at the client end with brands such as TVS, Ford India, MG Motor, Jeep India, and Group Landmark. Along the way he has ridden and driven a wealth of cars and motorcycles in numerous locations, which gives him the experience and perspective necessary to make him an expert on the subject. 

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