#it was based on the bee pickup line and just wanted to do the difference between sydney and whitney qlsdkjlfj

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IT'S FINALLY DONE — !! I know there's a lot of mistakes but heck my mind is too tired at this point

[in1-nutshell]

Hello! I was wondering if you could do a TFP version of NightLight?

I wonder who's going to be the next TFP Version?

Hope you enjoy!

TFP Version of Nightlight

SFW, Platonic, Hinted romance, Cybertronian reader

TFP

Nightlight, before the war worked as a guard for the Senate.

Nothing too big, more of a glorified bouncer.

She didn’t like most of the Senators, but the shanix was good and had a bit more energon than the average bot.

She met Orion Pax and Megatronus on the day of their speeches.

Nightlight was moved by both their speeches of wanted change for Cybertron.

Even when she does choose a side, she isn’t afraid to admit that Megatronus had some points that made her consider her choose in becoming an Autobot.

But in the end, she did choose to become an Autobot.

Soon enough, Nightlight found herself being a bodyguard once again, but this time for someone she actually cared for.

Optimus Prime himself.

Nightlight took her job seriously, practically becoming Prime’s second shadow.

She was never too far from the Prime and refused to leave him, even in the heat of battle she fought fiercely for the Prime to escape.

Because of this, Nightlight had become a bit of a regular patient in the med bay.

She knew Ratchet when they both were in medical school, something she dropped after getting her new job.

Ratchet muttering under his breath as he patches up Nightlight. Ratchet: “Any more injuries I should know about?” Nightlight: “No, that’ll be all.” Nightlight goes to stand up, but Ratchet grabs her servo and pulls her back down. Ratchet: “I didn’t say stand up. You’re not done.” Nightlight: “Ratchet I’m fine. I need to get back to Optimus.” Ratchet: “I’m sure Optimus can stand without you for a bit longer.” Nightlight smirking: “Aww, I knew you liked me Ratchet.” Ratchet: “I know what your doing Nightlight. That might have worked in med school, but I’m a different mech now.” Nightlight huffing letting Ratchet do more scans. Nightlight: “Don’t I know.” Both look at each other and share a small smile before going back to work.

As more and more bots started dwindling, Nightlight soon became a detective in finding lost bots.

Most of the time, she was successful in retrieving them back to base.

Other times… let’s just say she always had a data pad ready to put the bots’ names in the KIA list.

She was the one they sent out when Arcee, Tailgate and Bumblebee were captured.

Nightlight ended up making many friends this way.

She originally didn’t want to make friends in this specific line of work, but after a while it became her reason to find them.

You never know when they would… disappear.

Ironically, it would be Nightlight who would end up going missing.

It happened during one of her outings and was never reported back.

Timeskip to Earth…

Optimus and Bumblebee were scouting around a canyon when they saw a pod stuck in between some rocks.

And someone inside was trying to break open the glass.

Optimus and Bumblebee quickly went over and started shifting the pod around so they could open it.

Which wouldn’t be necessary because the bot inside had successfully kicked the pods glass and jumped out.

Nightlight venting a bit before realizing who had just helped her. Nightlight salutes Optimus. Nightlight: “Nightlight reporting for—” Bumblebee: “BBEEEPP! (NIGHTLIGHT!)” The young scout immediately went in for a hug. Nightlight was caught a bit off guard by the sudden affection but gave him a pat on the back. Optimus places a servo on her shoulder. Optimus: “It is good to see you, old friend.” Bee finally let’s go as Nightlight looks around. Nightlight: “Sir, where are we?” Optimus: “It is a long story Nightlight. Best we get to base before the Decepticons find us.”

It was a shock to all the bots on base when Optimus and Bumblebee came back with an extra bot.

Nightlight of all bots as well.

There was a small celebration for the return of the bot.

Speaking of which was paused temporary for the pickup of the kids.

Each guardian gave a bit of a run down on what to expect from Nightlight, the greatest detective the Autobots ever had.

The kids get off of their guardian’s alt modes. Nightlight was talking to Ratchet when she noticed the small organics walking up to her. She kneeled to get a better look at them. Miko was the first one to speak. Miko: “So you’re the ‘greatest detective’ Bulkhead’s been talking about? Nightlight, right?” Nightlight: “Yes, that is my designation. And you are…” Jack: “She’s Miko, I’m Jack, and this is Raf.” Raf waved at her. Nightlight slowly waved back making the boy smile back. Nightlight notices Miko staring a bit at her. Nightlight: “Do you have a question?” Miko: “Why do you look like Batman?” Nightlight: “Who?”

There was actually a good explanation to that.

While the others were out, Nightlight had briefly escaped the base and was looking around until she spotted a decent alt mode.

How was she supposed to know that the model of the Batmobile wasn’t something people on Earth drove?

She thought it looked nice and scanned.

Nightlight has no idea at first why the kids are enamored by her alt mode… nor does she say anything about it.

She is ready to defend these kids to the bitter end like the rest of her team.

It takes Nightlight a while to get used to the new situation on earth.

Mainly her recharging schedule.

Ratchet and Optimus have lost count the number of times they have spotted Nightlight making rounds around the base or simply guarding her teammates habsuites.

Ratchet working late again. Nightlight behind him. Nightlight: “You need to recharge Ratchet.” Ratchet jumps and lets out a small yelp before realizing who it was. Ratchet: “Why are you awake!” Nightlight: “I could ask you the same question.” Ratchet huffs. Ratchet: “I have work to do.” Nightlight smirks a bit. Nightlight: “Same workaholic Ratchet.” Ratchet: “Same stubborn Nightlight—Hey!” Nightlight picks up Ratchet bridal style and walks to his habsuite. Nightlight: “Hush.” Ratchet: “I have work—” Nightlight glares at him, daring to say another word. Ratchet: “That doesn’t work on me.” Nightlight: “But it’s a good distraction, we’re here.” Nightlight opens ratchet’s habsuite and plops him on the berth. Ratchet is a bit surprised to see her sit down next to him. Nightlight: “I’m staying here until I know you get enough hours of sleep.” Ratchet already feeling sleepy. Ratchet: “Hypocrite. How much sleep have you been getting?” Nightlight: “I’ll get some when you do Ratchet.” Ratchet’s optics get heavier. Ratchet: “Stubborn Nightlight…” Nightlight chuckles softly seeing Ratchet already knocked out cold. Nightlight: “Workaholic Ratchet… night.”

[queerespresso]

🎳 #Bison Thoughts 💭

🌙 My own perspective, it’s all good if you don’t agree. I’m less focused on morality. I’ve accepted they’re grey.

🎬 TheHeartKillersEp4

🎳 Khaotung as Bison

⚖️ I live for dichotomy and love that First and Khaotung keep serving me that. Cute face, 💅🏻 aesthetic, fluttery lashes and big eyes 🥺 with a savage bite. I’m sorry, I was vibing with the side of him that’s like “f*ck with me 🔪” . I strive for chill vibes now but deep, deep down within me this resonates. Especially if family or loved ones are involved.

❣️ Last episode Bison was feeling him. This episode, he took his brother’s words to heart. He *wants* to trust Kant even though deep down he knows something is off. He picks up on the smallest details and isn’t noticing Kant’s 😟 faces? One perspective, he feels something is off and is just operating like everyone who wants to make a relationship work and is avoiding the signs. To some extent, he’s decided to take Kant at his word. He asked him bluntly multiple times and when Kant clearly told him there’s nothing else to tell him, Bison could only accept that. But there is a part of me that perceives that Bison doesn’t and can’t fully trust him after his brother revealed that information. So they’re both now *in the know* and playing with each other for information BUT feelings and some genuineness are mixing in. I don’t fully align with that thought though as Bison’s reaction to James felt like genuine jealousy or protectiveness (not 100% sure how he perceived the situation as he came at a strange time). He seemed to feel somewhat mollified after hearing Kant’s back story. Additionally, why go to those lengths to help Babe? That seemed more aligned with Bison’s potential sense of doing the right thing. I’m open to multiple potential paths with these characters though…so curious which way the show will go.

🥊 I thought it was interesting how *quick* Bison was to get angry and call out the janitor on his grooming. He went 10 boots down and was like, nope this will not fly. But that swiftness and speech made me think if he hasn’t experienced it himself (he actively is with his adoptive mother just not sure his awareness) then he may have some sense of justice. So, these threats of killing, is there actually heat behind it? Has he ever killed anyone who wasn’t assigned to him and he didn’t review prior a dr*g smuggler, pedof*le, hum*n trafficker, etc.? Fadel even said to him “don’t say things you won’t do” after Bison said “just kill him”. I wonder if *he thinks* he is a vigilante. I’ve accepted him as grey so I started the show thinking he may have a different set of values based on his upbringing but some things make me wonder if he’s a bark not bite person. Curious to see when he’s faced with a less clear target.

🎨 Bison getting that focused with Kant while tattooing and designing that pin 👌 I’m just imagining Kant and Bison as a tattoo artist couple. I’d be curious what Bison’s art style would be. While Kant has more of a Black and Grey style, I could see Bison doing New School or Water Color maybe? Their tattoo studio could be called… 🐝 Killer Bee…

I’d go to this studio just to watch the two interact. Writing their pickup lines for each other down 📝

[cmcguirerealtor]

Habits to Change – Big Impact on the Environment

Do you think one person can make a Difference? You might think the difference you can make is insignificant. When we think about making a difference we fall for the myth that what we start out doing has to be enormous to have any effect. We’ve all had that spark of inspiration where we’ve wanted to do something that will outlast our physical form. Then we share the idea with friends, family and work colleagues and get told to quit while we’re ahead.

 Start by believing in something bigger than yourself.

Making a difference in the world begins with the belief that you can do something that doesn’t just benefit yourself.

When your only goal is to serve yourself, the meaning you get from that goal won’t fuel the actions you need to execute on it and make a real impact.

  How Green Is It… To Use Plastic Wrap?

 Chemistry mistake, we got a plastic wrap.

Today, there are more than a hundred brands on the market, with 80 million Americans using at least one roll every six months. When you add in commercial uses, its even more.

Besides the very real struggle of getting it to tear off the roll and not instantly crumple in on itself, plastic wrap is ridiculously useful. It’s cheap, portable, disposable, nearly impenetrable by both oxygen and water, and keeps leftovers fresh longer.

In the great debate over aluminum foil versus plastic wrap, the plastic wrap comes out on top. But that doesn’t exactly make it a winner.

While technically recyclable, plastic wrap in its commercial form is nearly impossible to actually recycle. 

In the ocean, plastic wrap attracts bacteria and metal pollution. Making it a floating ball of delicious-looking toxins. Frequently mistaken for jellyfish, plastic wrap is deadly when eaten.

When heated (like in a microwave), plastic wrap has been blamed for a host of health problems like cancer, infertility, and fetal development. Most of those claims have been debunked as sensationalist science, with one exception where the science is a little murky. If you’re using plastic wrap in the microwave, it must not touch your food, otherwise, there’s a potential to transfer those harmful chemicals straight to your stomach.

Best Green Solution: There’s no way around it. Plastic wrap is murder on the environment. Find a different food wrap situation like Bees’ Wrap which becomes flexible with the warmth from your hands and forms an airtight seal as it cools. 

  How Green Is It… To Use Glitter?

 You may think this investigation is totally out of left-field.

Glitter? Seriously?

Even if you do use it, the quantities are so small, and so infrequent, unless you’re a kindergarten teacher or something.

But actually, glitter is popular with more than just the kindergarten set.

Our love of sparkle isn’t new. We’re actually biologically evolved to think shiny things are attractive.

But recently, glitter has been making news. There’s a call for a global ban on glitter and British music festivals have already banned any attendees from wearing glitter.

Glitter is a microplastic.

Made from etched aluminum bonded to sheets of polyethylene terephthalate (otherwise known as plastic), glitter is too small (usually 1 millimeter or less) to be treated at a wastewater treatment facility. Which means it almost always ends up in the waterways or landfills.

Microplastics are bits of plastic smaller than five millimeters (so glitter easily fits the size) and have been found in the deepest part of the ocean and at both poles.

Because of their size, microplastics are consumed by seabirds, shellfish, plankton, and other marine life. Glitter is so small it can be ingested by mussels.

Best Green Solution: There are alternatives to plastic-based glitter, including compostable, vegan and plastic-free bio-glitters (like mica, a sparkling mineral– but use the synthetic mica for glitter, mica mining has been associated with child labor).

  How Green Is It… To Buy Balloons for a Party?

 Although honestly, the evils of balloons have been known for a while. The New York Times printed an article about the horrors of balloons as far back as 1990. Finally, we’re paying attention.

Clemson University used to release 10,000 balloons before football games and banned that tradition in the summer of 2018. One town in Rhode Island has even banned the sale and use of balloons altogether.

Turns out when you get down to it, balloons are another single-use plastic-item that ends up either in the bellies of wildlife, ‘disappearing’ as microplastics or parking in a landfill forever.

Although some latex balloons are marketed as “biodegradable“, it’s really just greenwashing and the balloon will hang around for years, harming wildlife and causing power outages.

The biggest problem with balloons is mass-releases (or even the occasional flyaway), even though they’re already illegal in some states and cities.

Although a helium balloon can rise to five miles above the earth, it’s not as if they stay there.

In the best-case scenario, they’ll float down and end up as litter on some lucky highway where they can be picked up by prisoners. But most often, they end up in the oceans where they will be mistaken as food. One turtle found had four different balloons in its stomach.

Best Green Solution: As whimsical, moving and photogenic as balloons are, they’re not something we need to make a party lovely and memorable. Ditch them, and use some of these eco-friendly alternatives instead.

  How Green Is It… To Use Styrofoam?

 There’s a vague understanding that it’s bad. But still, somehow, in the U.S. alone we use enough of it to circle the globe 426 times every year.

Although it seems soft and durable and unrelated, Styrofoam (which is formally called expanded polystyrene) is a petroleum-based plastic, expanded by 95% air.

Because of all this air, Styrofoam is the most cost-effective packaging on the market and is popular as a food and drink container because it insulates well.

Manufacturing Styrofoam is so harmful, it creates the 5th largest source of hazardous waste and is the 2nd worst manufacturing and production costs in the U.S. Besides the cocktail of chemicals it’s made with, Styrofoam releases 57 different chemical by-products.

And the pollution doesn’t even stop there.

Styrofoam is the primary source of litter in urban areas, even beating out cigarette butts.

Littered Styrofoam picks up and absorbs all the other harmful chemicals it comes in contact with, making them little floating toxic bombs.

And they never go away. Styrofoam is resistant to photolysis, meaning it doesn’t break down by exposure to light. One study estimates it will take Styrofoam a million years to decompose.

The major component in Styrofoam, Styrene, is classified as a carcinogen (linked to leukemia and lymphoma). This chemical is so good at leaking through containers into our food and drinks, it’s been found in 100% of breast milk samples across America.

Unlike other types of plastic, Styrofoam can’t be recycled, even if you see the recycling symbol displayed.

As of now, 90% of the nearly 30,000 tons of Styrofoam produced every year are for single-use items like cups and takeout containers, despite over 100 cities banning Styrofoam.

Best Green Solution: Bring reusable coffee cups, takeout containers and ALWAYS just say NO to a Styrofoam container. If you use it for shipping, try an alternative like mushroom-based packaging or biodegradable packing peanuts.

  How Green Is It… To Use Tampons?

 Choose a way to take care of your period.

We can wax poetic about the evils of single-use straws and disposable coffee cups. Why not tampons?

Even though 100 million women worldwide use tampons, our shroud of secrecy over periods, in general, has encouraged the disposable feminine product industry.

But the fact remains that the average woman will go through 11,000–14,000 tampons in her lifetime.

Tampons can’t be recycled, and despite repeated instructions not to flush them down the toilet, most of us do anyway, clogging our sewer systems and polluting our waterways.

But trashing them isn’t any better. Tampons take centuries to the breakdown in a landfill.

A while ago, there was some outcry over potential risks from the chemicals in tampons. And while it’s true tampon manufacturers aren’t required to disclose the ingredients that you routinely stick in your body, some say the hullabaloo over chemicals is just more activism disguised as a marketing strategy.

Most tampons are made of cotton or synthetic rayon, or both. And most of them have plastic inside them too. 

Although most of us have trouble even imaging what a non-disposable solution would look like, reusable options have now moved beyond the hippy-dippy crowd.

One study found menstrual cups (which have been around for 80 years, are more hygienic than tampons, and can last for 10 years) have a very minimal environmental impact.

Best Green Solution: Talk to your doctor and find a sustainable choice that works for you. Avoid anything scented, don’t you dare douche, and if you put something up your vajajay, change it every 4-8 hours. If you just can’t get by without disposable tampons, ditch the plastic applicators. 

  How Green Is It… To Let Your Car Idle?

 We used to be told it was better for your car to let it idle a bit before you drove it.

Idling is when the engine is still running and the car is parked. Like in a school pickup line, or waiting for someone to run into a store. Stoplights don’t count. Most states already have bans on idling cars.

Right now, the average American spends 16 minutes a day idling their car. This is about the same as driving 24 miles.

For modern cars, idling is harmful to the engine, not to mention wastes gas.

In fact, it’s more fuel-efficient to turn a car off and restart it than to leave it to idle for more than even 10 seconds. And unlike older wisdom, restarting it doesn’t drain the battery or damage the engine.

This means, if your car is going to sit idle for more than 10 seconds, it’s better for your car, your wallet, your engine, and the environment if you turn it off and restart it when you’re ready.

Even in the middle of winter, experts say engines warm twice as quickly when driving than idling, and they don’t need a grace period to “warm-up.”

Besides CO2, cars also emit volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides. These are all known contributors to air pollution and smog, exacerbates asthma and allergies and is bad for everyone’s lungs.

Best Green Solution: Turn your car off and restart it if it’s going to idle for longer than 10 seconds.

  Sources:

https://medium.com/the-mission/how-an-ordinary-person-can-make-a-difference-in-the-world-c4327991a9c4

 https://www.greenlivingdetective.com/category/worlddestruction/ 

[robertkstone]

Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat Will Still Play Key Role in FCA Lineup

Steve Beahm took over as head of FCA passenger car brands (Dodge, SRT, Chrysler, and Fiat) for North America in February, responsible for selling and marketing once-majestic brands now struggling for relevance in an SUV-happy market. In 32 years with FCA, the Washington native has done fieldwork and supply chain management, and he led Maserati North America. He started racing at 16 and still follows the sport, so when FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne asked him to take this job, “it was a quick yes.”

Congratulations on the new job.

I started February 1, so we’re on four months, but I’ve been around the company for almost 32 years, not necessarily in this role, but in a lot of commercial roles throughout that time frame. Never in the brand. Most of my career has been in sales, in the operations side, running incentives, field operations. I had Maserati for a short period of time, as well as the supply chain.

So you have it in your blood?

I started racing with my dad when I was 16 and did it for about 20 years and only gave it up because I ran out of time. The career was taking more of my time, and I had some kids at the time so I had to give up the sport, but I still follow it today.

What were you racing?

My first car was a ’69 (Plymouth) Roadrunner and the second one was a ’70 (Dodge) Challenger. Then I went on the dark side and raced a couple GM models for a while, but I started on the Mopar side and whatever my dad had available, I was willing to drive at the time.

So you are the perfect man for this job.

When Mr. (Sergio) Marchionne (chairman and CEO of FCA) asked me, it was a quick ‘yes.’

FCA’s five-year plan centers on volume brands. What is the role of the brands you oversee?

Passenger car brands represent 20 percent of NAFTA revenue. Dodge is the biggest brand by volume and revenue. Dodge’s role is to be prominent as America’s sports car brand. That’s what we’ve labelled it in the past few years, and I truly believe that’s where the brand is at today and where it’s headed for the future.

Charger and Challenger stay on the same platform, and you just keep updating it?

There’s a lot to be said for keeping a similar platform from the standpoint of knowing the bones that you have and how to make it better. We’ve had a proven vehicle out for a period of time, and right now that would be the direction we would head and for the vehicle it’s the right thing. No full commitments, but that’s part of our direction right now.

With the Challenger, have Hellcat and Demon been a boost to visibility?

It has been. Challenger started as a 2008, then Hellcat in 2015; Demon came out as a 2018 model. And we’ve got some other stuff coming down the road. For 2019 we’re going to do a Redeye. It’s a Hellcat that’s been possessed by a Demon. It’s  got a Hellcat body—basically suspension and platform—with the Demon engine. It’s calibrated a little bit differently than in the Demon, but it’s pretty much the Demon engine, so 797 horsepower. It’s a wide body, as well, so you get the 3.5-inch-wider wheels, which means more rubber on the ground.

Are those Nexen tires?

Redeye has Pirelli P Zeros. In terms of performance, the Demon was intended for the track even though it was street legal. We wanted to provide a car that wouldn’t be just on a race track or in somebody’s garage, but a car that would actually be out on the road. So the Redeye has a lot of the same features that were in the Hellcat or the Demon, performance-wise. We’re excited about it. It’s going to be a mainstream vehicle. It’s expected to sell 7 to 8 percent of our mix within Hellcat.

Will it have the transbrake, too?

It will not have the transbrake. It has line lock. Transbrake was the dragstrip piece on the Demon side, along with the suspension that was created for the Demon, so a lot of those features are not available on the Redeye.

Will it be a special edition or limited run?

It is not a special edition. I view it as no different than the Hellcat itself, other than we got an additional version with higher horsepower. It’s not limited to certain volumes. We have no limitations of the volumes right now, and we’re estimating it will be somewhere between 6 and 9 percent of Hellcat sales.

What other variants are planned?

Scat Pack: the first performance vehicle on the Challenger side. We’re going to make wide body available on the Scat Pack for the first time. The second feature is that it gets the waterfall hood from the Hellcat, and the Hellcat is going to get a dual-snorkel hood. That provides an extra 10 horsepower on the Hellcat, so it goes from 707 to 717. It’s fully functional. The left snorkel on the hood goes straight into the induction system and allows the engine to give us 10 more horsepower.

The (Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack) 1320 is another model that we will announce at the Dodge Mile High NHRA event in Denver on July 19. It’s a special model, a buzz model. The 1320 is intended to be a vehicle that someone can drive to work, but if they’re working on a Saturday they can head over to the dragstrip and take it down the track. It has a lot of features that you may have seen on the Demon or on Hellcat, that’s available as a Scat Pack. So the Scat Pack is the base model of 1320. It has 485 hp. It’s got special wheels and tires in terms of traction and capability, so the vehicle will be able to hook up in all conditions whether it be on the road or on the track. And it’s got some cool down features for someone who might be hot-lapping at the track, for the staging lanes. It will have some other cool features that will allow the vehicle to be a little bit more race-friendly for someone who is driving it to the track.

Are there other models for 1320?

No, it’s just going to be the Scat Pack for now. And Scat Pack will be the wide body whether it’s on a 1320 or not. But the only way you can get a 1320 is in a wide body off the Scat Pack. Nexen street-legal drag radials will be available, and it’ll also come with a little “Angry Bee” on it (an homage to the Dodge Super Bee). We’ll also supply some additional screens (in the instrument cluster) for setting up your car, similar to what we did with the Demon. In this case, it may not be to the same extent, but you have the capability to go in and try to set up the right balance for track conditions on the 1320.

You can keep doing that until you are limited by regulations or unable to add the tech you want?

(What stays the same) is the bones of the platform: A frames, suspension. All the other stuff underneath it will actually be all brand new in terms of our wiring harness, electrical capability. The architecture might be off the same platform—in some cases, we might make some enhancements—but everything else pretty much will be relatively all new.

Is there room to further expand the Hellcat family?

We’re always challenging our engineers. We’re always challenging our people on the marketing side to come up with what the people want. Dodge has the largest social media following of any brand, and we think we’re closer to our customers because of that. We have the most Facebook followers, most followers on Instagram and Twitter; our job is to listen to [our customers], and when we can go down some paths they want us to, if it’s good for our brand, we’ll do it. That’s a lot of what’s happened with Hellcat, Demon, and then the Redeye. A lot of the Demons are in storage rooms, a few of them are on the track. I want to see some Redeyes out on the road.

The FCA plan has the Hellcat engine going into the Ram pickup.

Yeah, we’ve got great engineers that provided us with an outstanding engine that has a bunch of performance, and the Ram guys think that’s a good fit for them to take advantage of it as well, and we’re good with that.

There were reports that the Viper is coming back.

As Mr. Marchionne indicated, the Viper is not in the [next five-year] plan.

The Viper plant no longer exists.

It does not. It is being modified for meetings, as a conference center, and a way to display some of our cars.

Does SRT remain as a brand?

It’s a brand that’s very important to Dodge. As America’s performance brand, SRT has to be the organization that continues to push us on the edge of performance. It’s that fine line of putting it on the track and driving it on the street. The SRT engineering team continues to find ways to provide us that performance level that our competitors can’t match.

Durango has performance versions.

Absolutely. It has an SRT version, so don’t underestimate the Durango. The Journey may be a little different, but the Durango SRT is one impressive vehicle.

So Durango fits with what you are trying to do with Dodge.

Absolutely.

How do Journey, Caravan, and Durango still fit in Dodge? Or do they have a long-term role?

They have a role through the ’19 model year. We don’t talk much beyond that. But being America’s performance brand, long term, [some of the vehicles] may not fit.

When does the Grand Caravan go away?

We haven’t announced the end of production. It’s going to be through the 2019 model year, like the Journey, at this point.

Was the Magnum ahead of its time? It fits the Dodge persona now.

We had a couple trendsetters: the original Pacifica and then the Magnum. They’re both unique vehicles. We’ve actually looked at it, but at this stage we’re not headed down that path.

Is Chrysler the minivan brand?

I view it as people movers. The Pacifica is the anchor of the brand. It’s an outstanding vehicle, good for us to build upon. We’re looking for other opportunities. It’s my job to find ways for that brand to grow.

A Pacifica-based corssover was delayed. Is it still in the plan?

It’s not in the future plans Mr. Marchionne spoke about so I can’t give more details about that.

Do you stop making the Chrysler 300 but keep the Dodge large cars?

The 300 goes through the ’19 model year. If you step back and say, ‘Does it fit people movers?’ it does from the sedan standpoint, but not from a utility.

Can Chrysler survive with just a minivan?

It’s my job to look for opportunities—in a profitable way—to build on the Pacifica. Waymo agreed to buy 62,000 [Pacifica hybrids for their autonomous vehicle fleet]. I want to build on that and add Chrysler products.

Waymo is a great partnership.

I look forward to that relationship. I think it’s good for both of us.

Are there plans to take Dodge and Chrysler international? Are they NAFTA-only brands?

The passenger cars for Dodge and Chrysler are NAFTA influenced heavily, way north of 90 percent, and that will continue moving forward.

Is Fiat’s product line streamlined for North America?

The product plan is driven from EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). Our job is to identify what models work for the U.S. and NAFTA. We’ll take products they build in Europe, homologate them, and they’ll be electric with a high percent of them hybrids.

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