Mercedes Streeter
Staff Writer at The Autopian
Senior Writer @The_Autopian, formerly of @Jalopnik. Student pilot, vehicle lover and trans woman navigating the world. Don't let anyone stop you from being you!
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6 days ago |
theautopian.com | Mercedes Streeter
Lee Iacocca is an automotive legend who has just shown up everywhere throughout automotive history. The first Ford Mustang? Iacocca was there. The Chrysler K Car? Iacocca was there. Minivans? Oh, you bet Lee Iacocca was all over it. The hero of Chrysler even tried to work his magic on e-bikes. Now, there’s a new Pope, and we can’t shake the feeling that the new guy looks an awful lot like Iacocca. The comments on our post were great. Canopysaurus:Leo Ima Popa.
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6 days ago |
theautopian.com | Mercedes Streeter
General Motors was a very different company in the 1990s. This was the General Motors behind the innovations found at Saturn and baked into the EV1. GM’s brands also emerged from the malaise of the 1980s by putting horses back under power barns and attempting hot and fun compacts. One of the bright spots in GM’s radical 1990s was the Chevrolet Beretta, a car that many have forgotten but is still pretty awesome, even today.
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6 days ago |
theautopian.com | Mercedes Streeter
One of the biggest demands from today’s RV buyers is for rigs that last. After all, a motorhome may be the second-largest purchase a person can make, second only to a home. For some, the solution is an RV built out of a vehicle designed to take huge abuse, like an ambulance. This 2003 Ford E-450 has been turned into a surprisingly nice home on wheels, and it’s backed by one of the greatest diesel truck engines of all time, the Ford 7.3-liter Power Stroke V8.
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6 days ago |
flipboard.com | Mercedes Streeter
6 hours agoHyundai’s 2026 IONIQ 9 EV is launching with a lease deal, affordable rates, and a big rebate, making the automaker’s largest EV a competitive choice. Leasing a 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 CarsDirect reports that, according to a bulletin sent to dealers, the 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 S is $419 for 36 months with …
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1 week ago |
theautopian.com | Mercedes Streeter
One of the greatest ad campaigns in GM truck history was the iconic “Like A Rock” campaign. The Bob Seger song was famous before GM got involved, but the ad campaign took it to another level. I mean, the commercials featured blue-collar Americans seriously beating their trucks to the smooth music. I’m pretty sure if I were an adult back then I would have rushed to a Chevrolet dealership for a truck based on those ads alone.
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Automakers collectively sell *millions* of these vehicles a year. Slashing the tires of even thousands is basically a rounding error. Also, the tires being slashed are very likely to end up thrown away rather than recycled. That's antithetical to the group's climate mission.
Fox News: "Climate activists slash dozens of SUV tires in NYC, say 'major cities' across US to be hit next" American friends, together we can put SUVs in the dustbin of history. Check out our website to learn how, and start a group in your area! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/FpDO1WCSLf
Frederick Douglass was a leading abolitionist who fought for the rights of Black people. Justice Thomas is actively trying to take rights away. Maybe I'm missing something, but that makes Thomas an Uncle Tom, not a hero. And if he's our compass, we have some bad navigation...
Judge Thomas is our generation's Frederick Douglass. He's America's moral compass. He's a giant.
Here's an article so baffling that I didn't believe it until I read it. @smh wanted to out Rebel Wilson, but she didn't let them, instead coming out on her own. They pubbed a salty piece about how they didn't get to out Wilson and her partner. What a way to celebrate #PrideMonth.
