Mathew Child

@SawyerMerritt I get mike's new car vibes from this

Mercedes has just officially unveiled the production version of its all-electric AMG GT 4-Door Coupe. • Range: ~315 miles (EPA) • 1,153 hp • 0-60 mph: 2.0s • Peak charging speed: 600kW • 106 kWh battery • 10-80% state of charge as low as 11 mins. Can add 244 miles of range in 10 mins. • Formula 1-based 800-volt battery • Fake V8 engine noises & gear shift sounds (shown below) • Mercedes said it’s using 1,600 audio files to “sonically interpret” different driving situations. The car makes “exhaust burbles and pops" like as gas car. • Axial-flux motors (a first). Runs parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation. In a conventional electric motor, it runs perpendicular to the axis. The front axial flux motor reaches more than 15,000 rpm at top speed. • 2660 cylindrical cells stacked vertically, arrayed in 18 modules, nine to a side. Nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum chemistry. Energy density of 298 Wh/kg. • Active aerodynamics • Top speed: 186-mph • Double sunroof with illuminated AMG logos over both driver and passenger seats • Triple-screen layout. 10.2" digital instrument cluster alongside a pair of 14" screens. Infotainment display is slightly tilted toward the driver. • Optional 5 seat layout U.S. deliveries start in late 2026. Pricing will be announced later, but it's expected to be well over $100,000. More photos in the thread below:

@AutoPap @AdyWalter That or it'll be a 5m long suv that weighs 3.5 tons

@AdyWalter Ah yes good point

Hints?? That’s a bit like McDonald’s saying we might consider selling hamburgers again. Wake up. It’s your core business!

@KevOnStage Yes and I'm Gen X I'm the "family printer" in that my boomer mum and gen z kids send me stuff to print for them

Help me settle a debate. Do you have a printer in your home RIGHT NOW and what generation are you?

@matthewdmarsden Tony's chocolonely

Name the best-tasting chocolate in the world. And don't even think about posting "Hershey's." That stuff tastes like vomit-flavored wax. For me? Cadburys Dairy Milk and Milka.

@TheMekon_Venus Didn't they used to have chloroform in?

What was the flavour of these?

This? Or a set of nice, simple gauges with a neat CarPlay screen?

@Oldtimers365 The bus, not a school bus, the regularly scheduled public transport bus

@TheJazzTiger @Nickie_Brown I get your point and agree to it as it would make him think deeper about standing, buuuut if he does lose the by election it will at least save the taxpayer the expense of another mayoral election

@Nickie_Brown I believe he should be required to step down before he stands for the by election. The idea that he only resigns if he wins seams wrong.

Let’s have a think about what’s happening in Makerfield. This by election is costing taxpayers £226,208. And it’s happening because a Labour MP chose to step aside to make room for Andy Burnham’s leadership ambitions. He admitted that himself. But here’s some more interesting figures. If Burnham wins, he’ll have to resign as Greater Manchester Mayor too. That triggers another election costing taxpayers around £4.7 million. So in total, nearly £5 million of public money could be spent not on improving services, fixing roads, supporting communities or helping struggling families, but on political career ambitions. People are struggling with bills, crime, NHS waiting lists and communities being ignored. Yet Westminster politics still seems focused on who climbs the ladder next. That’s what frustrates people. Not democracy. Political games made to look like democracy.

@asianmomriot @DrNeilStone When i was in high school, many years ago, me and my mates would call anyone prone to making a complete fool of themselves a Titmonger

@DrNeilStone Linguistics nerd here. You can pretty much -monger anything, especially if the first part has an Old English root. Bullshitmonger is probably my favourite (someone who peddles BS for a living).

Why is it that only iron, fish and war get "mongered" What a strange word

@piersmorgan Their pensions should be reduced too. They only get a maximum percentage equal to the percentage of a full term they actually serve

Given the ridiculous volume of Prime Ministers that Britain’s endured in recent years, I think it should now be law that if a PM quits or is forced out during his/her term, it automatically triggers a new general election. That might concentrate their minds to do a better job.

@RecrutaZero @brockpierson Came here to say this too

@brockpierson Nah…. This is still the best

Which was your favorite Windows screen saver

@ThatEricAlper Specifically HD8

@ThatEricAlper Huddersfield

You have received a million of the thing you last googled! What do you now have way too many of?

@TheMekon_Venus Watched it last night too, i really enjoyed it. It was amazing how emotional we got over "rock" it was a refreshing viewing experience

I finally watched ‘Project Hail Mary’. What an epic movie. Loved it.

@TheMekon_Venus My sons had these, recycled them recently when i found them in the loft, all the rubber had perished. They were a bit naff tbh

Has anyone ever tried.. Moonshoes? Apparently they fit up to an adult size 8 shoe size.

@LeahRebeccaUK Where'd the red one come from? It's it done sort of cool down phase from being fiery? Only ever saw the blue the show so blue all the way

I was today years old when I discovered there are two paint versions of the mighty Phoenix from Battle of the Planets available. Which do you prefer? 🤔

@joncoupland Veloury nice

Velourrrrrrrrrrrr

@TheMekon_Venus Yes

Can we all agree Thunderbird 2 was the best Thunderbird?

@Jalopnik Lotus esprit

Is your childhood dream car still the dream?

@bestofStarTrek Constitution Refit, closely followed by Galaxy

What is your favorite Starfleet ship class?