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November 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
like i get cheap hotel being first if it's the album theme but hard should be 3 weeks into october not 3 days after release
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
They really should've just made an Integra hybrid instead. Does anyone really want the existing 1.5T (w/ oil dilution) with a belt CVT?

I heard they really wanted the Prelude for Super GT after the Civic was a disaster post-NSX. I guess that + nostalgia baiting Japanese Gen Xers is a business case?
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
the layers to this...
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
what the fuck is this.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Where I would live in Europe*

*plus some random west Asian countries mixed in for some reason
October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
October 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
this remix album lineup 🤩🤩🤩
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
If this is the best they can put out, imagine how their V8 hybrid supercar project is gonna look. It's supposed to be one of the GWM CEO's passion projects, just like the Souo S2000 cruiser bike

I fear it's either going to super derivative of a modern Ferrari, or just kinda ugly like the Ora.
October 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Y'all ever go through your saved reaction photos? When would I ever have used this...
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
it's also very impressive bc it beats the 5-star minimums by several percent in each category; the Renault 5 is bare minimum 5-star except for missing ADAS by 2%

all the other competitors get 4 stars or much worse, the Mini Cooper E is the only one that definitively beats it in the class
September 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
September 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NRA indirectly supporting trans rights, maybe it makes sense but i feel like I've seen it all 😭
September 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Xiaomi did the projector/HUD as a instrument cluster concept first btw

Xiaomi lowkey copied it from BMW's dashboard concepts they've been showcasing for years, but still got it to market more than half a year earlier

I commend BMW for going for a risky interior design in a high volume product tho
September 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I always found Merc interiors to be tacky, but this feels so generic

i feel like every Chinese EV has the same dual wireless charger in front of cupholder with split opening armrest center console design

except the Merc orients the cupholders vertical which blocks space to put anything else
September 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
all the port options 😍😍😍

and you can put them in any of the laptop's 6 slots so you can charge from either side 😩😩😩
August 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
There's now a colder band showing on IR on the south edge of the CDO, could this be from that outer eyewall?
August 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
colors!

4 real colors vs 2 grayscale 'colors' is incredible for 2025 especially in China
August 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
this is easily the most accurate one of these i've ever done

but i don't necessarily *hate* weird people, don't always stress about changed plans, and for some reason ppl say i'm good at giving advice even tho i feel clueless idk

poomang.com/en/t/mycore_...
August 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
not the point of the US focused article, but in China we're about to see if a BEV with a small battery can compete with big battery EREV/PHEVs

The Onvo L90 is a 3-row SUV:

- $38.6k ($26.6k BaaS)
- 85kWh NMC swappable battery
- 5000lb/2250kg
- 605km CLTC range (~240mi EPA)
- 456-590hp, for reasons
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
July 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I forsee the American Huge Expensive 3-row EV being replaced by the Chinese Huge Slightly Cheaper 3-row EREV. There were a ton of them released in China this year, and several more launching by end of year.

At least in China, all of them have ~100mi+ real world range and home charging is easy.
July 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yup, the Maverick and Bronco Sport share the Escape's platform. My understanding is that all the reliability issues are software related. The 2.5L engine is old, cheap to run and proven reliable from the 2nd gen Escape, and the planetary eCVT is the best in the business. Don't buy the gas versions.
July 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
now who decided that that's appropriate for wikipedia 😭
July 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
hastily launched the Changan (Chinese JV partner) platform reskin EZ-6/Mazda 6e EV/EREV sedan, a far less hasty Changan platform EZ-60/CX-6e EV/EREV SUV, and now they're replacing their outdated software with the touchscreen-buttonless concept instead of updating the current concept.
July 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM