Car Chat

[SJ_GTI]

I wonder if you can turn them off in those cars? I can disable them in my car (I don't though, they seem to work pretty well so far).

[68_427]

I'm sure you can and the driver had no idea

[12,000 RPM]

Good god, this is OEM. Infiniti what are you doing

[Laconian]

Copying MB's backlit badge.

[2o6]

You can't get a SWB S90 anymore.


All S90's are now the LWB, China made S90L.

[MX793]

Copying MB's backlit badge.

Yeah, MB's had that option for quite a few years now.

[FoMoJo]

Lincoln Nautilus, formerly MKX...http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2017/11/28/lincoln-nautilus-debuts-los-angeles-auto-show/108114972/







Glad to see they've carried to new front end styling into the Nautilus, nee MKX.

Looks good to me.

[giant_mtb]

Wow, a name to put to a face!  Fuckin genius...bet they drop the name after one iteration.  Sigh.

[FoMoJo]

Wow, a name to put to a face!  Fuckin genius...bet they drop the name after one iteration.  Sigh.

Not according to the article.  Continental was the beginning of the renaming with names for Lincoln.

Not sure about Nautilus though.  Good name for a submarine.

[12,000 RPM]

Bully on Lincoln for returning to car names with substance and meaning. I hope they continue to double down and distinguish themselves through Americanness- shared platforms and all. Compared with Cadillac, it's clearly working- YTD Lincoln is up 2% where Cadillac is down -4%. I'd wager that just looking at cars, and removing the discontinued MKS, it's much worse.

[Soup DeVille]

Not according to the article.  Continental was the beginning of the renaming with names for Lincoln.

Not sure about Nautilus though.  Good name for a submarine.

It's a good one; wanna bet it's a way of carrying on the nautical theme from Navigator, and possibly a rebirth of the "all our Xs start with the same letter idea?"

[giant_mtb]

It's a good one; wanna bet it's a way of carrying on the nautical theme from Navigator, and possibly a rebirth of the "all our Xs start with the same letter idea?"

Next Lincoln will be the Nincompoopdeck.

[Soup DeVille]

Next Lincoln will be the Nincompoopdeck.

Coincidentally, that's what my grandpa called the way back of the station wagon when the kids were loaded into it.

[CaminoRacer]

Nautilus is a sweet name

[FoMoJo]

It's a good one; wanna bet it's a way of carrying on the nautical theme from Navigator, and possibly a rebirth of the "all our Xs start with the same letter idea?"

I'm hoping they bring back some of the old Lincoln names; Zephyr, Cosmopolitan, Capri, Premiere, Coronation...

[giant_mtb]

I'm hoping they bring back some of the old Lincoln names; Zephyr, Cosmopolitan, Capri, Premiere, Coronation...

They brought Zephyr back for a year before they changed it to MKZ. 

[giant_mtb]

Nautilus is a sweet name

Agreed.

[Soup DeVille]

I'm hoping they bring back some of the old Lincoln names; Zephyr, Cosmopolitan, Capri, Premiere, Coronation...

Those were good names. I'd like to see them used again for cars. For the trucks however, something different may be in order.

[12,000 RPM]

Those were good names. I'd like to see them used again for cars. For the trucks however, something different may be in order.

Ram Rod
Big Stick
Large Penis

[2o6]

Natlius sounds like something from Attack on Titan

[Galaxy]

Natlius sounds like something from Attack on Titan

Perhaps, but the car is called Nautilus. 


I like Nautilus both the name, and the styling.

[MX793]

Nautilus is a sea creature.  You've probably encountered their shells on the beach.  Also the name of the submarine in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

[Soup DeVille]

Nautilus is a sea creature.  You've probably encountered their shells on the beach.  Also the name of the submarine in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

A real nautilus shell on a beach would be a rare find.

It's the name of a whole series of real submarines as well, and before the novel, of the very strange boat that inspired the shape of the sub from the novel. 

[giant_mtb]

Don't forget Nautilus exercise equipment.

[12,000 RPM]

Nautilus by Bob James is one of my favorite times. Sampled by Ghostface Killah on Daytona 500

[AutobahnSHO]

LOLS

john Cena flipped his 2017 Ford GT  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-sues-john-cena-flipping-132000448.html

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

LOLS

john Cena flipped his 2017 Ford GT  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-sues-john-cena-flipping-132000448.html

How can Ford sue him. Is there some kind of contract (A La Ferrari) about not selling GTs?

[MexicoCityM3]

How can Ford sue him. Is there some kind of contract (A La Ferrari) about not selling GTs?

Exactly that. There is a contract.

[12,000 RPM]

When I saw that headline the first time I thought he crashed it. I was like "man Ford that's a dick move, dude could have died"

[giant_mtb]

When I saw that headline the first time I thought he crashed it. I was like "man Ford that's a dick move, dude could have died"

That was my first thought, too.  I was quite confused.  hah