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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4 days ago |
motoringresearch.com | Tim Pitt
Out goes the low-range gearbox, in come cupholders and CarPlay. Luxury SUV customers – the kind of folk who might buy a Bentley Bentayga or Rolls-Royce Cullinan – know what their priorities are. “People don’t take these vehicles off-road,” explains Martin Gisborne, sales director at Kingsley Re-Engineered.
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1 week ago |
cityam.com | Tim Pitt
Friday 20 June 2025 3:58 pm Kingsley Range Rover KSR review: the best 4×4 so far? Kingsley Range Rover KSR review: is this the best 4×4 so far? Collecting the Range Rover KSR from Kingsley HQ just outside Oxford, I briefly toy with the idea of heading back down the M40 and A40 into central London.
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1 week ago |
motoringresearch.com | Tim Pitt
UK prices and specifications for the Alpine A290 have been announced. The electric hot hatch will cost from £33,500. As the high-performance version of the new Renault 5 E-Tech, the A290 shares the title of 2025 European Car of the Year. Available to order now, the A290 has two powertrain options, plus a choice of five different trim levels.
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2 weeks ago |
cityam.com | Tim Pitt |Steve Dinneen
Thursday 12 June 2025 3:08 pm Alpine A290 GTS review: 2025’s most exciting EV turns up the heat The reborn Renault 5 has already won almost every automotive award going in 2025, including the European Car of the Year title. It’s the greatest comeback since Elvis Presley at Burbank Studios in 1968, or Niki Lauda at the Italian Grand Prix in 1976.
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Tim Pitt
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At Goodwood today for some tyre testing with Pirelli. Decent lineup of cars in the paddock. 😮💨 https://t.co/cD2aYsbuDO
Just delivered: Ford Capri Premium AWD. As with the ‘jaGuar’ campaign, it’s hard to know whether bringing back the Capri name was marketing genius or a massive own-goal. Be interesting to spend time with one, anyway – and I have a meeting planned with a classic Capri… https://t.co/2CTucsWLA1
Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge on test. Vital stats: 659hp, 793lb ft, 0-62mph in 4.3 seconds, 155mph, 2,900kg, 102kWh battery, 195kW charging and 329 miles of range. Price before options: £400,000. https://t.co/nXqQhaOh3U