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Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies
Quentin Willson, a consumer champion and early EV advocate, helped save UK motorists over £100 billion in fuel duty increases, family says he died peacefully after brief lung cancer battle.
- Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson has died aged 68 after a short illness diagnosed as lung cancer.
- Willson was described as a 'true national treasure' and 'true consumer champion' who championed electric vehicles.
- Presenter James May paid tribute to his former Top Gear colleague, calling Willson 'a great bloke' who gave him advice and encouragement.
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Quentin Willson, a British motoring journalist and presenter of Top Gear and Fifth Gear, has died at the age of 68. He succumbed to lung cancer, according to a family statement. Willson was one of the most famous motoring journalists in the UK, alongside Jeremy Clarkson.
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Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies aged 68
The motoring journalist died ‘peacefully surrounded by his family’.
·London, United Kingdom
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