Mercedes Streeter's saved articles

Whoo, I have thoughts. I even argued this yesterday with a Ford person, and sorry, I will die on this yellow No. 3 hill. The Mach-E ain’t a Mustang, and a “Corvette-inspired” crossover will never be a Corvette.
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Frigate is PERFECT! I like the cut of your jib, to keep the nautical theme going.

I have no particular problem with CUVs/SUVs from makes like Porsche and Lamborghini as a general rule. But using a model name that has decades and decades of brand equity for it does seem a bit stupid to me, as Ford did. Read more

We’re on to something here. Read more

Actually it was the Boxster and a bunch of retired Toyota engineers that saved Porsche. Read more

Full disclosure: My company has a contract with Ford Motor Credit, but I don’t think my opinion really is really related to our credit profile targeting system... Read more

Yeah but Porsche doesn’t call its SUVs 911.

And this is why it’s a bad idea to remake The Italian Job.

Plus, remember that if they want a quick SUV it’s GM, they have a ton of performance names in their history, they could make it a GMC Typhoon or Syclone, a Buick Grand National, a Buick Wildcat. Hell even their product codes are sometimes legendary, a Chevrolet IROC-E might be a bit tricky given that IROC refers to… Read more

Cayenne gets a pass because they didn’t name it a 911; which is what making a Chevrolet Corvette SUV would be.

Urus gets a pass because Lamborghini had the legendary LM002; plus they started as a tractor company.

They should make an SUV that looks inspired by the Corvette, but why not just name it its own thing; the… Read more

The thing is that Corvette isn’t a separate brand, it’s an entity within Chevrolet. That means the brand already has a ton of its own crossovers, and that’s before you get into GM trying to make Cadillac sportier and future-focused. A Corvette SUV is going to step on toes in ways that the premium models you mention… Read more

Wow, let it be said, that’s a great looking car.

Torque seems to be an Android-only app. On my iPhone, I’ve had great success with the elegantly-named “Car Scanner ELM OBD2,” which is free and has all the functionality I could desire. Want to know if your engine idle is exactly on spec? Need to know if your O2 sensor voltage is fluctuating in the prescribed manner?… Read more

this is amazing. maybe one day i can convince my boss to let me be 100 percent remote and just move to Europe to have all the fun cars.

Obviously this is not in a modern VW

Neat seeing the inside of a US-market 451! Hey look, a clock which displays in AM/PM! My Canadian one can only display in 24hr time. And 142k miles! Wow, that's crazy for a tiny city car!

You’re too kind.

This is meant for Ms. Streeter but for whatever reason I can’t reply to her directly. Read more

Their website is terrifying. Read more

I use torque on an old phone, but I think I would like to migrate to an Ultragauge or scangauge to clean it up a little.