Tim Pitt
Journalist at Motoring Research
Writer at Freelance
UK car journalist at Motoring Research. Words on websites and in print, plus social media for The Intercooler. Also on Instagram: @timpitt100.
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1 week ago |
cityam.com | Tim Pitt |Steve Dinneen
Friday 30 May 2025 12:43 pm Boreham Motorworks Ford Escort AMR 68 Edition: Praise the Ford If this was a pitch on Dragons’ Den, it’s hard to imagine anyone agreeing to invest. “We’re bringing back the Ford Escort after 25 years of absence.” (Deborah Meaden arches an eyebrow.) “It won’t be legal to drive on the road.” (Stephen Bartlett slowly shakes his head).
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msn.com | Tim Pitt
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motoringresearch.com | Tim Pitt
MG, BYD, Xpeng, GWM Ora, Leapmotor, Haval, Omoda, Maxus, Skywell… The list of Chinese car marques sold in Britain grows by the month, and now Jaecoo has joined them. A combination of the German word ‘Jäger’, meaning ‘hunter’, and the English word ‘cool’ (it says here), the Jaecoo brand is wholly owned by Chery – a Chinese state-owned conglomerate that is virtually unknown in Europe, yet sold 2.6 million cars worldwide in 2024: more than Mercedes-Benz or the BMW Group.
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robbreport.com | Tim Pitt
An example of a Boreham Motorworks Alan Mann 68 Edition, a continuation of the Ford Escort Mk1 race car of the late 1960s. The car is made to modern tolerances, and many of the materials are upgraded for improved strength and durability.
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robbreport.com | Tim Pitt
When Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company, and Jim Farley, the marque’s race-driver CEO, wanted a European equivalent of the restomod Mustangs and Broncos offered in the U.S., they turned to Boreham Motorworks. The result, however, is no reimagined tribute act, but a brand-new Ford Escort Mk1—reborn exactly 50 years after the original ceased production.
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“The Vantage’s torque ‘curve’ looks like a banqueting table: long and level, meaning you don’t have to wring out every rev for rapid progress.” Read my review of the new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster – now live on Motoring Research: https://t.co/r1Qm5eOJLR https://t.co/OlWIEkxZo6
Jaecoo 7 SHS on test. Vital stats: 204hp, 229lb ft, 0-62mph in 8.5 seconds, 109mph, 1,795kg, 56 miles of EV range, 403mpg and 23g/km. Price before options: £35,165. https://t.co/LBQWX5PUg6
Driving impressions of the MGA Factory Edition are embargoed for now. But you CAN read my reviews of two different Frontline Cars restomods: the V8-powered MGB GT LE60 and electric MG 'Bee GT' roadster. They're live on Robb Report here: https://t.co/3sOdDKZvQu https://t.co/uKiqlHdHTg