Tom Sharpe
@Sharpe_Tom
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Managing Editor in the Steel City with @mepssteelprices. Also a motoring writer and UK Car of the Year judge. Any opinions expressed are my own.
South Yorkshire, UK
Joined April 2010
Just enjoyed as diverse a back-to-back road test lineup as I can remember. Both fulfill their respective briefs with aplomb. @BentleyMotors #ContinentalGT Speed, circa £260,000, 770PS and 3.3 secs to 62mph; @daciauk #Bigster, £30,090, 155PS and a 677l boot.
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A few weeks late on sharing, but here's the (incorrectly bylined) #review of my wheels for the annual pilgrimage to @fosgoodwood - @KGM_UK's Actyon SUV. It turned out to be a surprisingly intriguing addition to the event's ever eclectic car park.
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WHETHER it was testament to its Range Rover-aping design or rarity on UK roads was not clear, but KGM’s Actyon turned heads at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Road testing the impressive £30,090 @daciauk #Bigster Journey Hybrid in glorious North #Yorkshire. The 155PS and 177Nm has demolished some tough climbs, averaging mpgs in the mid 50s with the fam aboard. 677-litres of boot ain't enough to accommodate my pole vault, mind you.
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Just able to reflect on another amazing weekend served up by the @fosgoodwood. Special thanks to @subaruuk for a taste of the #Solterra #EV out on the (very dusty) rally stage.
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It's always good to get my @mepssteelprices colleagues into the studio to share their #steel market knowledge. Our Speaking of Steel #podcast has become a great platform for researchers. Here's Benedicte Mikolajczak, who escaped the heat of Valencia to join us in #Sheffield.
MEPS’s new Market in Minutes #podcast explores Southern Europe’s steel price decline and why it is increasingly "scary" for stockists. Watch via:. YouTube - .Spotify - .Apple Podcasts - #steel #steelprices
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It's no Defender, but that's kind of to the point. The 5th gen @ToyotaUK #LandCruiser rocks bulletproof dependability as it evokes a spirit of adventure, even on #Rotherham's leafy rural lanes. Review in the @rotherhamtiser. #landcruiser #4x4 #carreview.
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SCALING sand dunes or storming across the African Savannah would have provided a fitting test for the new Toyota Land Cruiser.
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Just received the news that #Rotherham's Bench Buddy Arena, roller #skating and #hockey facility, will close on Jul 16. Sad for all the kids and adults that practice their under-resourced sport in the town. Its academy is now searching for a new home. One for the @rotherhamtiser?
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It may rely on a diminutive 3-cylinder powerplant, but does the latest iteration of @vauxhall's flagship SUV live up to its "Grand" billing? I recently spent a week at the wheel for the @rotherhamtiser. #vauxhall #grandland #carreview
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HAVING been christened with a name like Grandland in 2017, it often felt like Vauxhall’s flagship SUV had aspirations a little above its station.
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In the market for a (likely used) family car and I'm a little ashamed to say that you don't fully appreciate the influence of the @DVLAgovuk's "Luxury car tax" on #EV ownership 'til this point. Why introduce another reason for folk to think "why bother" going zero emissions?.
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Driven by value. This week's road test from the @rotherhamtiser website, the @MGmotor #ZSHybrid. #MG #hybrid #carreview.
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A QUICK glance at the MG ZS Hybrid+ spec sheet pretty much answers the questions about whether this Chinese-owned British brand is onto another sales success.
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It's looooong, but far from long in the tooth. @VWUKPress lent me the 9th generation #VW #Passat to show me what it means to grow old gracefully. Words below from the @rotherhamtiser. #carreview #volkswagen.
rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk
A GROWTH spurt at 50 is not common but that is what has happened to Volkswagen’s Passat.
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Spotted quite a few @PolestarCars #Polestar4 EVs on local roads in recent days. South Yorkshire's car buyers must be reading my regular road tests in the @rotherhamtiser. Here's what I had to say:
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THE bold step of omitting a rear window from the Polestar 4 feels like something of a masterstroke when you settle into the car.
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The first 'quick' road test from last week's @MaseratiGB driving day at @GrantleyHall_? The near-£200,000, 761PS #Maserati #GranTurismo #folgore. Surely a contender as the market's most handsome #EV.
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IT was clear that Maserati’s GranTurismo Folgore would need to quickly establish its own USP after a pre-drive media presentation that celebrated the Italian marque as a luxury car brand that “sounds...
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Had an unexpected visit from a former @BBC_TopGear star this morning. @LandRover's own Series 1 #Defender was temporarily disgorged onto my street from the HGV collecting last week's (exceeding more modern) test car. What a little beauty! #LandRover
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Crikey, spring has finally sprung, even in #NorthYorkshire. The perfect day for a @MaseratiGB driving day out of @GrantleyHall_ . A packed day checking out the new #folgore #EV line-up, with a couple of combustion-powered models thrown in for good measure.
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Already well into the 2nd month of 2025 and it's been a busy few weeks of road tests for the @rotherhamtiser. Surprise package of the year so far? It might just be the new @ToyotaUK #Prius.
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IN 28 years, Toyota’s Prius has gone from rolling up at red carpet events as Hollywood superstars’ eco transport of choice to dominating the taxi ranks as the go-to Uber car.
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Has anyone ever had a better night in #Mexborough than we've had with Pete McKee, Kieran Wardle and @EverlyPregnant? Surely not. What a show!
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Crikey, the new @welcomebreak #Rotherham services is taking no prisoners with its fuel prices. petrol at £1.66 per litre! @sainsburys is serving up unleaded for £1.36 at the very next junction of the #M1 (j34, @LoveMeadowhall).
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