@jakegroves.bsky.social
Deputy News Editor at CAR Magazine. Car dork, serial Lego-ist and gamer. 🏳️🌈
An Austrian tuner has solved the latest AMG C63's biggest issue... by throwing out the 4cyl PHEV powertrain 👀
www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/fir...
Pick your power: combustion, plug-in hybrid or EV? BMW's new M5 takes on the Audi RS6 Performance and Porsche Taycan 🔥⚡
27.01.2025 09:29 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
How on earth does Dacia make its cars cheaper than the competition? @jakegroves.bsky.social meets the shadowy super-group of planners and designers that keep costs low and smart-thinking high
www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/ind...
Examples of speech Meta says are now allowed on their platforms
• "A trans woman isn't a woman, it's a pathetic confused man"
• "This whole nonbinary thing is made up ... they're just in need of some therapy"
• "Gays are freaks"
• "Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit"
To the surprise of no one, this is 2025's European Car of the Year. 🏆 Had a go in one yesterday and can see why - really sweet package!
10.01.2025 11:22 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The trusty backup!
10.01.2025 10:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Nope! Felt all smug getting in it this morning then... "Oh." 🥶
10.01.2025 09:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Yeah, yeah... not a Capri etc. The VW influence has also meant no heated windscreen in the equipment list - how am I meant to feel smug driving around in a Ford in winter now?!
10.01.2025 09:26 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Sticking to what I know for my first Bluesky post! This is a fully licenced recreation of the Merc hypercar from Chinese-based CaDA, a brick set maker. Looks ace and even comes out of the box powered like an RC car, but boy, oh boy, was it a tough build...
www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/...
