Andrei Nedelea
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Personal motto:
"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself" - Ferdinand Porsche
He is a strong believer in the recent developments in green car tech and especially its entertaining applications. However, for him, green is more than just a brash color sprayed onto a supercar, it's a different way of thinking and perceiving modern car culture.
Shortcut Over Rough Terrain Spells Disaster for Russian Biker
31 Aug 2012, 09:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that traffic in Russia is really bad on some roads, with lines of cars stretching for what appear to be miles after miles. Some drivers from Russia try to take various shortcuts - some of which are genuinely creative and effective, while o...
Buick Regal Gets Price Rise Along With Standard-Fit eAssist
31 Aug 2012, 09:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The rebadged Opel Insignia that is now the Buick Regal has just gotten a little bit more expensive and economical at the same time. The 2013 model-year car is now offered with what Buick calls ‘eAssist’, as standard - it is just a Start...
Stolen Ford GT Found Dismantled in Warehouse
31 Aug 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is one of those really sad car-related stories where we tell you about an ultra-rare car which has suffered a great deal of damage. However, this wasn’t accidentally inflicted, but rather carefully planned and executed. The story is abou...
Jaguar Launches XFR Speed Pack in Moscow
31 Aug 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jaguar have just announced the introduction of the XFR Speed Pack, at the Moscow Motor Show. It includes a new front splitter, as well as a larger rear spoiler. However, the biggest and most important addition is the increase in the car’s top...
Citroen Officially Reveals DS3 Cabrio
31 Aug 2012, 07:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Citroen has just released the first images and information about the convertible version of their highly-successful chic city runabout, the DS3, ahead of its official unveiling, at the Paris Motor Show, in September. However, if you were expecting ...
Mercedes-Benz Considering Seven-Seater B-Class
31 Aug 2012, 07:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The new B-Class from Mercedes-Benz is a lot better than the car it replaced. However, it’s still not good enough to beat all of its rivals, for one simple reason - you can only get it as a five-seater, and that’s it. However, according ...
Ford Will Make a Cheap Small Car for the Chinese Market
30 Aug 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford have recently begun construction of a manufacturing plant, in Hangzhou, China, and they have big plans for what will be produced there. According to The Detroit Free Press, the American company is planning on introducing a small and cheap car,...
Continental Makes All-Electric Renault Megane
30 Aug 2012, 15:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Renault may not make an all-electric version of the Megane (because they have the Fluence ZE), German tire manufacturer Continental has done it for them. They have used only in-house components and have achieved results similar to those achie...
David Coulthard Thrashes Red Bull F1 Car in New Jersey and New York
30 Aug 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / An F1 car, any F1 car, is a really spectacular sight. Even when it’s standing still, it is still an exciting piece of kit. Put a modern F1 car onto the streets of New Jersey and New York and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a brilliant...
Two-Thirds of British Car Buyers Would Go the All-Electric Route
30 Aug 2012, 14:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Britain has a lot of catching up to do, in terms of the adoption of green principles, both in the car industry, as well as in the regular industry. Countries like Germany and Holland are considerably more advanced in the ‘green ways’, y...
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG - Hooned in Town
30 Aug 2012, 14:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ever since Mercedes-Benz released the first pictures of the SLS AMG, people’s imaginations exploded. It looked so mean, so brutal that it had to have an equally brutal engine note - it does. If you see one of these passing by, chances are you...
Camaro SS Driver Gets Busted for Drifting
30 Aug 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some people just can’t seem to tell the difference between showing off (in itself a rather pointless and stupid thing) and being stupid. This Chevrolet Camaro SS driver powerslides his big American bruiser on the streets of Hamburg, despite t...
GM to Invest $1-Bilion in Russia During Next 5 Years
30 Aug 2012, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After China, Russia is one of the fastest growing and developing auto markets in the world. Now, following the Chinese model of outsourcing as much as possible, GM will be investing a reported $1-billion in Russia, during the next five years. Th...
Ford F650 Turned into 20-Meter Limousine in China
30 Aug 2012, 13:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Don’t they just love long-wheelbase everything in China! Even vehicles which you would not have thought of get turned into extra-long stretched monsters. Take this Ford F650 which has been stretched. By how long? Well, it now measures a w...
Jonawy Copies Another Small SUV
30 Aug 2012, 12:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After combining a Toyota RAV4, Audi Q5 and BMW X3 and getting the ‘A380’, Chinese carmaker Jonway has done it again, with another compact SUV. This time, the ‘victim’ is the ubiquitous Suzuki Jimny, a firm favourite of off-r...
Back to The Future Fan Creates Detailed GTA IV Mod
30 Aug 2012, 12:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Back to The Future series has managed to capture the imaginations of millions of people, both around the official release of the first movie in the series (in 1985), as well as many years after. It is still appreciated today, and so much so, th...
Pirelli Shows Spa Francochamps Experience in 3D
30 Aug 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Pirelli has just released a video in which they explain how, where and by how much their tires are put to the test around the demanding Belgian Grand Prix circuit, at Spa Francochamps. The video shows what an F1 race is like from the viewpoint of t...
UK’s Aging Cars Are 7 Years Old On Average
30 Aug 2012, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The dramatic economic downturn faced by Europe (and the rest of the world) since 2008 onward has affected all countries on the continent. Even a highly-developed state, like the UK, has been feeling the strain. Now, according to autexpress.co.uk...
Old Citroen DS Is a Space Ship
30 Aug 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may be tired of us ranting on about how cars looked better in the 1960s, or how a quirky and utterly French manufacturer, like Citroen has now all-but-forgotten its core brand values, in search of profits - they should still build proper Citroe...
VW Adding Engine Factory to Kaluga Facility, in Russia
30 Aug 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen’s Kaluga plant, just west of Moscow, currently manufacturers cars like the Skoda Yeti, Octavia and Fabia (and the Rapid), as well as the VW Tiguan and Polo. However, as of 2015, the German giant plans to add a €250-million fac...