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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2 weeks ago |
cityam.com | Tim Pitt |Steve Dinneen
Thursday 01 May 2025 10:21 am | Updated: Tuesday 29 April 2025 2:24 pm Bentley Flying Spur Speed review: Luxury limo or super saloon? Finally, the car industry has some clarity.
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2 weeks ago |
motoringresearch.com | Tim Pitt
Thirty years ago, one in five new cars sold in Britain wore a Ford badge. The Escort was the nation’s favourite – as it had been for decades – followed by the Fiesta in second place and the Mondeo in third. Today, Ford has slipped to fifth place in the UK market, behind Volkswagen, BMW, Audi and Kia. And while the Puma topped the car sales chart in 2024, it was the only Ford model in the top 10. So what is going on? Put simply, Ford has left behind its heartland on the road to electrification.
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2 weeks ago |
cityam.com | Tim Pitt |Steve Dinneen
Tuesday 29 April 2025 2:14 pm Can a Young Driver training course reduce accidents by 80 per cent? On the 18th of June 1996, I passed my driving test. On the 19th of June 1996, I wrote off my Mini City E by parking it in the back of a BMW. For a 17-year-old who aspired to be a motoring journalist, it wasn’t the most auspicious start.
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2 weeks ago |
cityam.com | Tim Pitt |Steve Dinneen
Tuesday 29 April 2025 2:08 pm Ford is killing off the Ford Focus – but why? Thirty years ago, one in five new cars sold in Britain wore a Ford badge. The Escort was the nation’s favourite – as it had been for decades – followed by the Fiesta in second place and the Mondeo in third.
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2 weeks ago |
motoringresearch.com | Tim Pitt
I finally watched the brilliant Le Mans ’66 last week. Starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, the film retells one of the greatest stories in motorsport: how Henry Ford II tried to buy Ferrari, was rudely snubbed by Enzo, then had his revenge on the racetrack. Ford’s weapon of choice was the GT40 – so-called because it was just 40 inches tall – and it went on to utterly dominate endurance racing. Success for the GT40 took time. At Le Mans in 1964, all three cars failed to finish.
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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