Alexandru Sincan
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How Much Would You Pay for a 308 4Porte? Enzo Ferrari Would Have Said: “Zero!”
1 Apr 2021, 09:10 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Times are about to change (the Ferrari Purosangue is coming), but a sporty crossover would have been considered a sort of blasphemy during Enzo Ferrari’s life. However, the autocratic founder of the brand from Maranello did not hate sed...
2022 BMW Alpina B8 Gran Coupe Goes Official as 201-MPH Autobahn Destroyer
25 Mar 2021, 09:52 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Once again, Alpina makes a tremendous demonstration of both technical and aesthetical refinement. Beyond the relatively discreet design differences between the 2022 BMW Alpina B8 Gran Coupé and the BMW 850i Gran Coupé hide profou...
2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed Sets a New Level of Grand Touring Sportiness
23 Mar 2021, 21:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Plenty of dedicated luxury details all around the car, new advanced and refined technical features, everything for one capital purpose: the materialization of the most dynamic Bentley produced during the brand's 101-year history. Beyond any do...
Too Little, Too Late? SEAT's First Affordable Urban EV to Hit the Market in 2025
22 Mar 2021, 16:35 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Today, SEAT officially announced it is going to launch the first Spanish-made urban EV in 2025. That's good news for everybody, because crowded European cities need this kind of vehicle. It's also not so good news because we still have to...
2021 Lexus IS: When the Japanese Decide to Teach Perfectionism
19 Mar 2021, 19:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / It seems they got everything right with the 2021 Lexus IS: the car has a brand-new look, yet it is easy to notice it belongs to the well-known dynasty of Lexus premium mid-size sedans. Yes, it makes you feel like dropping your current IS and going ...
2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia Buying Guide: When Sportiness Meets Soul
17 Mar 2021, 22:19 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / It’s never simple with the Italians. In fact, that’s what keeps us coming back to them and to what they do. For instance: where did the Alfa Romeo Giulia come from? Why is she so special? Ask those questions to an Italian, and you will ...
2021 BMW Z4 SDrive30i: A Bringer of Sunlight in a Rather Gray Context
16 Mar 2021, 21:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Luckily, during our shooting day with the BMW Z4 sDrive30i, a BMW 507 also came into the camera’s field. It made it a lot easier for us to tell you what the Z4 is about; that’s why they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Long...
2021 Jaguar XE: Buying Guide for a Formerly Ferocious Cat, Now Family-Friendly
14 Mar 2021, 13:55 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Beautiful things are not necessarily grandiose. Anyway, we use our human scale to appreciate if objects are properly sized or not. If they are undersized or oversized, an instinctive impulse to dislike them may occur. That’s not at all the ca...
Redesigning the BMW 4 Series the Other Way Around
11 Mar 2021, 17:39 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Minimalism against complications, sharp clarity against ambiguous elements, and sobriety against opulence; not to mention discrete symbolism, too. These are the notions I took the time to weigh before starting an own styling approach regarding the ...
2021 Volvo S60: Buying Guide for the New Old Scandinavian Lifestyle
10 Mar 2021, 10:10 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Based on the advanced SPA (Scalable Product Architecture) modular platform, the latest Volvo S60 manages to illustrate in a modern way the traditional traits of Volvo automobiles: solid expression with a dynamic touch, all wrapped in a premium, yet...
Mindblowing Approach to Electromobility: Is nanoFlowcell Overtaking the Future?
7 Mar 2021, 16:24 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Might nanoFlowcell be considered the Tesla of Europe? Or its creator, a kind of european Elon Musk? Yes and no. Yes, because nanoFlowcell vectors its activity toward the integration of electromobility. No, because Nunzio La Vecchia, the founder of ...
All-New Hyundai Bayon Is Here to Meet the Endless Demand for Subcompact SUVs
2 Mar 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / This is the all-new Hyundai Bayon, a crossover that may signal the fact we’re not talking about a conventional way of developing or upgrading a brand’s range of models anymore. The car looks damn good, yet it seems the Koreans made it j...
55 Years Ago: the Oldsmobile Toronado Was the Opposite of a Pony Car
1 Mar 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado should be included in the most exclusive reference gallery of American design. It features a clean overall appearance with superbly integrated details on the outside, hood-based pop-up headlamps, a fluid connection...
Your Ford Capri Is Nowhere Near as Fast as This RS2600 Homologation Special
26 Feb 2021, 10:30 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Think of the Ford Capri as Europe's pony car. The relatively long hood promises a lot in terms of power and performance, while the overall design signed by Philip T. Clark breathes an uninhibited dynamic expression. The Capri's shape sugg...
2022 Land Rover Defender V8 Packs 518 HP, Special Edition Loves the Carpathians
25 Feb 2021, 09:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The time has come for the official debut of the Land Rover Defender V8. It’s not something really unexpected, since the model was repeatedly spotted during testing sessions. Still, it comes with a funny little surprise: the so-called Defender...
Does the Mercedes-Benz G-Class' Design Have an Eastern European Inspiration?
24 Feb 2021, 17:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The strange and obvious resemblance between the front ends of the first generation of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and that of the Romanian-built ARO 24 Series still raises questions among European fans of the two off-road automobiles. What we can tel...
Mulliner Visualiser: From Now On, Bespoke Bentleys Can Be Commissioned Online
24 Feb 2021, 14:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The new Mulliner Visualiser has just been introduced. In other words, it has become easier than ever to create an accurate image of the Bentley of your dreams using a complex yet friendly digital application. Any interior or exterior detail and all...
Audi Increases the Electric Range of the Q5, A6 and A7 Plug-in Hybrid Versions
23 Feb 2021, 20:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Key criteria for whoever is interested in buying a plug-in hybrid vehicle instead a conventional fuel-fed one: the extent of its electric range is crucial. It’s all about the idea of not burning gasoline anymore while driving, if possible. ...
Oversized Barbie Car? Nope, Just a Full-Size Corvette-Inspired Cabrio From China
23 Feb 2021, 19:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / What a strange feeling. You don’t have to be a classic car enthusiast to enjoy the view of a 1958 Corvette. It is a rare sight and, if in a good condition, anyone would gladly spend at least some minutes to get a closer look. But, hey, you&rs...
2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Takes Aim at the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing
22 Feb 2021, 17:00 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The 2022 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT Performance represents the F SPORT Performance line's debut, and it does it in a very special manner, defying the current trends. This is the only way to describe the idea of bringing a big naturally aspirated V8 ...