Why This Car Engineer Loves Her Suzuki Cappuccino More Than Her M3
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Most car enthusiasts would hold onto a mint E46 BMW M3 for dear life, right? Well, we chatted to Portuguese automotive engineer and writer Joana Fidalgo to find out why she’s selling hers and to talk over an eclectic collection of other cars and bikes, including her ‘forever car’: a Suzuki Cappuccino.
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The fact she started her passion from motorcycles made her 110% cool
Finally a calm and down to earth car person who doesn't start by shouting "hey guys!!" - The calm zen of watching this... Would enjoy all and any content like this. Imagine having a youtuber with actual car industry knowledge and education. She represents the real car people you meet at car meets. Quite understated encyclopedias with real passion.
@dev1360
6 күн бұрын
While you make a better attempt than most, you're still not very good at hiding your White Knight Syndrome. You wanna smash, it's cool, we all know it. It's normal to feel that way.
@robertp.wainman4094
Күн бұрын
Spot on!
Joanna is a top petrolhead, great engineer with fabulous taste in cars.. happy to know her
@Ktmzqw
12 күн бұрын
Joana
CT - hire this woman. She'll save your channel.
@Maro2196
29 күн бұрын
Totally agree with you
@lowflyingpigeon7956
29 күн бұрын
Yes
@cestfixement
29 күн бұрын
ive seen this sort of reaction before - best example being with madison on LTT it doesnt work mate
@ThEtEcHnOsAm
29 күн бұрын
she makes far more in her current line of work
@yeanahnahyeahnahh7148
29 күн бұрын
Nothing can save this channel lol
A Cappuccino forever car and saying that the Sera is perfect for a rainy day when you can hear the rain hit the glass roof… it’s just cool seeing other people who are the same kind of weird as you… Good job, this was a great interview
This will save your channel, focused interviews with Women in Automobile Industry. It's something we need. So glad she has her chance to tell her story, Joana is amazing, a gem.
@bazinga-tt9pj
29 күн бұрын
Brownnosing corporate diversity is one hell of a thing 😂
@ElderlyAnteater
28 күн бұрын
@@bazinga-tt9pj That or they're a woman like Joana and they enjoyed seeing themselves represented. Grow up
@LCOF
28 күн бұрын
@@bazinga-tt9pj Diversity? It's called representation. But for some representation is the same as oppression. This channel was founded by a brown guy.
@totallyworksperfectly5424
25 күн бұрын
@@bazinga-tt9pj 🤣
@superlucy9308
17 күн бұрын
Save the channel?… oh shit when the hell did I stop watching their views died
That M3 is absolute daily-driver goals, great colour, perfect wheels, MANUAL.. love it
A breath of fresh air. I could happily sit over a cuppa with this gal and chat motors for a good few hours. Good choice in motors. I’d happily entertain both of her current rides. Very different but equally engaging in their own way. Would be nice to see more content like this.
Proper gear head who knows her stuff. Respect.
Great taste!!! I had a red Cappuccino in the 1990s as my everyday car - it would do 250 mile motorway trips for my job, no problem. Love that you've rescued this one from the tin worm!
Best CT video since you F’ed it all up. I’ll remain subbed for now, more of this.
I have had multiple Skylines, mitsubishi VR4 galant, VL turbo with forged motor and more, and now have a 1996 Cappuccino and i can honestly say this is my favourite car EVER, the most enjoyable car to drive. Have doubled the power output and done a tone of interior, suspension and exterior mods and its awesome. Am yet to find someone keep up with my through the hills, im sure there are lots that can but yeah, its heaps quick in the twisties.
@johnkowalsky1988
15 күн бұрын
I challenge you with my sister's Mitsubishi Mirage. Friday Midnight at the abandoned warehouse.
I like her passion and knowledge for cars and bikes. Shes beautiful too.
@99Lezard99
9 күн бұрын
she is a female chad
She was watching Initial D... it's enough, she's in, she's one of us!
As a ex cappuccino owner myself i can confirm, she has got an awesome taste!!! What a dream women
Instant crush, this girl is sooo cool!
Those are theabsolute baddest ass rims I have ever seen on a Cappucino. Can relate - I've been through a whole ton of cars but the biggest smile I ever had on my face behind the wheel was my humble red 1991 MXx5. Which was, of course, restored and tastefully modified with a bit of a 1960s vibe on custom offset gold Enkei RPF1s. Nobody ever got mad at that car, ever.
Receipe for success: beautiful, knowledgable and passionate. I can watch her talk about cars all day long.
What an incredibly lovely and charming young lady. No doubt she will go great places by following her passion. Well done.
Absolutely love your attitude. It's about you first, not anyone else. Actually the Cappucino makes a lot of sense, even with the funny roof. I also like to feel the drive more than anything, prefering some perfect corners over too much car for the road.
Great video, more like this please!
This might just be my perfect woman ;) "I just sat down watching Initial-D that morning ..." confirmed
Love Joana's passion! nice video!
Excellent taste, great presentation. Very interesting person. Really enjoyed watching her walk us through this.
Parabéns Joana!! I share the same love for E46M3 and small cars, and you share your name with my young daughter!!
A true petrolhead.... The wheels on the Cap are perfect!!
My wife is terrified of driving my turbo’d Miata and she has a pilots license for ultralights. This lovely woman needs a permanent place on the channel. So cool, composed and knowledgeable!
Senna was the man!
Awesome video 👏🏽 a real car enthusiast
Awesome interview! Fantastic follow on X too. Saving and restoring that Cappuccino is next level love for cars.
Og car throttle fans remember readers rides thanks for bringing it back
This was a good interview
great interview
Very interesting lady from my country, but clueless about the portuguese car scene apparently, I belong to several classic car clubs, do a lot of track days where "Max tunning" cars never ever get close to and that are super chill with great nice older blokes, true gentlemen drivers, there is a huge offroading scene as well for both 4x4 and bike enthusiasts and lets not forget that 800 thousand people, mostly portuguese and spanish came to watch the WRC rally of Portugal this year, I doubt we have that many Max tunning "chavs" over here... Interesting interview and would love to see her presenting more stuff tho. Wish her great luck on her endeavours.
@joanafidalgo6610
29 күн бұрын
Hey, I was specifically referring to the modified car scene. I’m from the centre of Portugal and close to the Caramulo, so I’m familiar with the classic and rally/hill climb events, but those weren’t super welcoming communities back when I was a teenage girl, nor were they super into JDM 😄 I joined my fair share 2CV events, though, which were a bit niche haha I haven’t lived in Portugal for 14 years, so glad to hear it has improved since!
@Kryndon64
27 күн бұрын
@@joanafidalgo6610 Lovely story Joana! Did you ever participate in Formula Student when you were in Oxford-Brookes? When I did Motorsport Technology in the UK, doing Formula Student was the best thing.
@joanafidalgo6610
27 күн бұрын
@@Kryndon64hi, yes, I did!
@chrisschneiders6734
14 күн бұрын
Yep,nice older blokes, true gentleman...think see does know your scene...she's a female!!!!!
Thought I watched Gears and Gazoline. Good job!
Fantastic video, really good interview with @joanafidalgo!! She lives and breathes automotive and you couldn't meet a nicer person, and I'm proud to call her a mentor and friend! Well done Joana!! 🎉🎉❤
The wheels are awesome!
Great to hear more of your story Jo, keep up the good work 👍😎
Wakes up and watches an episode of initial D before going to her big girl job of automotive engineering and has a nardi steering wheel in her cappuccino. I hope she finds true love and wish her all the best because she’s awesome. 👏🏽 🎉
Those wheels are just so right! Lovely owner, would make for a good presenter on here as others pointed out ❤
Really interesting interview. All the best petrolheads start with Minis. I can totally relate to getting more expensive or more refined machinery, but always going back to the small and quirky cars.
What a good story, an inspirational lady. Love the cappuccino as a JDM fan. Would like to see the next journey of what she'll replace the BM with. Hopefully something cool and JDM
The story of how she bought the Cappucino and the place she was in... So encouraging to hear it.
Ive also had some cool and fun cars and thought my cappuccino was perhaps the most fun car ive owned. I often tracked my lotus exige daily driver, owned an R32 GTR at the same time, initial D garage :) and a 73 2002tii. All are fun in different ways. But the Cappo was the most fun. It even got 40mpg full throttle everyday. Fill ups were less than $20 (USD). Top down, 8000+ rpm, RWD manual, turbo noises. Took it on a 10hr trip each way to Miami. Baby S2000.
The e46 M3 has one of the best ever naturally aspirated engines.
You go girl! What great taste in cars!
More content like this please!
More of her & the cappuccino please 👍
A great video and a great outlook on life.
Looks like a miniature '84 Corvette C4 with those wheels. Love it.
What a list of cars, excellent taste
I know it's subjective but she seems to be like the holy grail amongst women, she has it all. And the photo of her on the old Ducati.... DAMN! No words i can add to make it more perfect
She is actual gem💎❤
Great interview and superb taste
I think i'm in love !
She looks beautiful
Great video. Great subject. Her enthusiasm for cars is wonderful.
I’m in love 😅😅
She seems so cool!
The title checks out, I would love to have her M3. thats my poster car. :(
she seems like my ideal car girl, so cool and cute!
Great taste in cars
Seen her on Becky Evans channel where she picked the m3 up after some work
More content like this please. What a great segment from a passionate petrolhead and automotive professional.
What a great Girl you are Joanne, so ture to yourself. the world needs more people like you. Love and happens from Ireland 😎
Love these kinds of videos! Great story, lovely lady!
I suspect she is the result of a lab experience where they mixed Vicky Butler Henderson genes with a little bit of chris harris. Definitely the type of woman that car enthusiasts really are hoping to see on the screen!
Loved watching this, real journalism at its best more of this content please. ❤
I'm 6'4" and I love little cars, currently have a fiat 500e, would love to have an AZ-1 but I think I'm just too big for it since it's not a convertible... 😢something like a honda beat or cappuccino is on my radar for sure, though.
Tuga Power🇵🇹
Great
Where is the m3 advertised? ...interested to buy
❤❤❤ so 🔥🔥
Great video. It only leaves me with one question: How can I marry her?
“I remember sitting down one morning and watching initial D and it was the episode with the Suzuki cappuccino…” ummm, did we just become best friends? YUP!
This woman has got great taste in cars !
I love hearing stories like this. Please do more similar vids.
She must be ai created.. 😍
Wow ❤
Milkers are on point too.
Lol the comments!
oh yeeaaahhhhhh her taste in cars is sublime - thank you for featuring a new auto journalist I haven't seen before.
She's awesome looking and petrolhead - her man is happiest person.
Facts guys listen to comments 😢
I firmly agree that if you're worried about reducing the value of the car simply by driving it, it's not a good car. A work of art, yes, but a useful and fun car, no.
Wow, what a lady ❤️🔥🤯
Great video, would lines to see more of her projects… ✌🏼
Cappuccino with a nose lift😮
It's not always about power and speed.
She brought up initial D ❤.
Absolutely beautiful woman. For all E46 M3 owners out there, my advice as former owner before doing any stupid teenager mod to the car, do the con rod bearings, then after that you can enjoy the car….I didn’t do that when I bought mine and I nearly lost the engine…
Um Mulher Bonita e com Bom Gosto!😃 Tudo o que um homem Deseja!😉 E com uma garagem de sonho!😌
M3 - 9,000 RPM gauge Suzuki - 12,000 RPM gauge
*Why haven't we seen Joana before now? Why isn't she my wife to be? Seriously though, I could listen to her for hours!*
i guess you forgot the ND filter for your B cam 😆
Followed Joanna on twitter since Covid days. Unbelievable taste in cars and so engaging to listen to in this vid. Superb content.
@sdlausen1
28 күн бұрын
What's her Twitter/X or IG?
Woww❤❤ dreams
Can I put a ring on it???
You might like "Sarah -n- Tuned"'s KZread channel. She does reviews, but also her own rebuilds / restorations... she's an ex USAF tech with OCD that loves doing her own work on her cars. Enjoy.
❤🌷