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Can Dacia Take on the UK?
Can Dacia Take on the UK?

29 Sep 2012, 10:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The order books are now officially open for the Dacia Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Duster 4x4, in the UK. But will Renault’s Romania-based budget brand win over the heads (not hearts) of the B...

 
Will Peugeot's 208 GTi Be Worth the Wait?
Will Peugeot's 208 GTi Be Worth the Wait?

22 Sep 2012, 11:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The French have a very unusual approach to building cars. They do not simply build a car, as much as they engineer and design everything to be different (and better, usually, though this cannot be c...

 
Should GM Give Up on Opel?
Should GM Give Up on Opel?

16 Sep 2012, 16:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / No, of course not, don’t be stupid! And that’s the end of the editorial. Thank you for reading, see you next week!... What’s that boss, I have to elaborate on my opinion and tell p...

 
Should We Like the New Ford Mondeo?
Should We Like the New Ford Mondeo?

8 Sep 2012, 09:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford Mondeo – a car from an American manufacturer, specifically designed for the needs and preferences of its very wide and loyal European audience. The first incarnation of the car made i...

 
Second Hand Cars - The Land of Opportunities
Second Hand Cars - The Land of Opportunities

2 Sep 2012, 14:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Every time there’s a new car launched onto the market, every news desk clammers over it, finding it much better than everything else before it. But in reality, very little can be added without...

 
To Ride, Rock and Roll
To Ride, Rock and Roll

25 Aug 2012, 11:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I've been riding for some years now and for even longer I have played in a “some sort of heavy metal” band. Not a professional musician, but let's say I've had my fair sha...

 
Made in China
Made in China

25 Aug 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You know how on your fancy mobile phone or high-end, super-expensive laptop (not giving names… Apple, Sony, Samsung) it says “Designed in California”. That’s just a nice way...

 
Paint Is Dead: Wrap It Up!
Paint Is Dead: Wrap It Up!

19 Aug 2012, 16:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Before I go way off on a tangent and say something unbelievably strange, let me just state that paint is not dead yet, nor will it for the foreseeable future. But I can clearly see a new trend formi...

 
The Death of a Bike
The Death of a Bike

18 Aug 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's somewhat funny the way old ideas just pop in my head when editorials are expected from me every now and then. There are a lot of subjects out there, but everything is so fuzzy nowadays and...

 
America Says: Premium Supermini Who?
America Says: Premium Supermini Who?

12 Aug 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you have any idea of how to stop General Motor’s Opel division losing money, now’s a good time to tell them. Production of the next Astra will most definitely move from Germany to Bri...

 
You Don't Need a New Car!
You Don't Need a New Car!

5 Aug 2012, 16:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / About a week ago, I read something really interesting. It was about Bentley and their upcoming SUV, which to my understanding could enter production with the end of Crewe’s (their factory) sum...

 
We'll All Drop It One Day
We'll All Drop It One Day

4 Aug 2012, 11:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The idea for this editorial came just minutes ago, just as I was fretting and trying to find some nice subject to write on. And after I got a call from a friend who had dropped his new bike on both ...

 
Outsource This - Rebadge That!
Outsource This - Rebadge That!

28 Jul 2012, 06:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automobiles gave the men and women who made them, from designers and engineers, right down to the guy who fits the windscreen wipers, a genuine sense of pride. Designing, engineering and building mo...

 
An Ode to Progress
An Ode to Progress

22 Jul 2012, 19:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Remember the good ol’ days. The days of speed freaks and adrenaline. Ah, it’s so romantic that you can barely contain yourself, right? The music was swinging, the rubber was burning a...

 
How Far Would You Go?
How Far Would You Go?

21 Jul 2012, 11:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I've quickly adopted the idea for this editorial piece as a suggestion from a friend... because I haven't traveled really far this year and I really miss doing so. In fact, it's been ...

 
What Happened to the Old Dream Cars?
What Happened to the Old Dream Cars?

15 Jul 2012, 17:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Do you know those old cars with huge vertical wings and conical taillights at the back? Stupid aren’t they, looking like combinations between stingrays and flying saucers. I like muscle cars j...

 
Casual Everyday Heroes
Casual Everyday Heroes

14 Jul 2012, 11:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A lot of people sometimes feel attracted to morbid stuff, even though you'll find rather few of them admitting it. It's not about those looking for snuff movies around the web, or those wh...

 
Audi's R8 EV Nurburgring Fail
Audi's R8 EV Nurburgring Fail

8 Jul 2012, 17:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Once upon a time, there was a 10-year-old first-born boy of a Middle Eastern dictator. And in his father’s land (at that time), there were no such things as electric cars or fast diesels. Natu...

 
Why Toyota Loves BMW So Much
Why Toyota Loves BMW So Much

29 Jun 2012, 22:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Funny little thing this world we live in is, and I say that because all the auto news desks are drumming to the sound of the new axis of power that’s forming between Germany and Japan. Obvious...

 
People's Mercedes AMG? Not so Fast!
People's Mercedes AMG? Not so Fast!

24 Jun 2012, 15:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Money these days substitutes for happiness, intelligence and strength of character. It gets you everything, and you need lots and lots of it if you want to make yourself happy! Everybody wants to ow...