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.
The Drift Trike - The Most Fun You Can Have on Three Wheels
26 Aug 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Morgan Three Wheeler may be one specific type of three-wheeled fun, there are other contraptions which look as though they are even more fun, in their own unique way. Take this D3 Drift Trike, which is exactly what it sounds like - a trik...
Kia Confirms Euro-Style Hot-Hatchback - May Be Based on New Cee’d
26 Aug 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia (and Hyundai’s) ascent has been, to our eyes at least, one of the most impressive feats the industry has witnessed in modern times, reaching a level at which they now challenge the best, despite the fact that 5 years ago, people only boug...
How About the Excellent Morgan Three Wheeler?
26 Aug 2012, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While some people may argue strongly that the best cars in the world are the ones which are fastest, most comfortable, sportiest or the ones which can do any number of logical and provable things. However, people nowadays are so into their material...
Renault Say Cold Weather Has Minimal Effect on Zoe EV Range
26 Aug 2012, 11:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those who were worrying about the Renault ZOE EV’s cold weather range being significantly reduced, when compared to the official figure of 160 km (100 miles). The little ZOE has undergone testing in Finland’s very cold Lapland regio...
Suzuki Reopens Maruti Plant in India - Police Protection Required
26 Aug 2012, 11:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The riot-torn Maruti-Suzuki factory, in Manesar, India has reportedly been reopened last Tuesday with some 1,200 police officers maintaining order in and around the plant. Also, considering the fact that there are currently only around 75 workers i...
How to Fail Your Driving Exam in 5 Seconds
26 Aug 2012, 10:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Taking one’s driving exam is one of the more stressful times in any petrolhead’s life. You get up on the morning of the big event, you motivate yourself in the mirror with. . . motivational phrases and then you set off for the location ...
Skoda Begins Production of Rapid at Mlada Boleslav Factory
24 Aug 2012, 15:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Skoda Rapid sedan has now officially entered production. It is being made at Skoda’s home factory, in the Czech town of Mlada Boleslav, as the manufacturer is getting ready for the Paris Motor Show. The Rapid is a small Fabia-sized se...
Yamaha Files for ‘Bolt’ Trademark
24 Aug 2012, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world and Yamaha seem to want a piece of that action, so they have applied for a trademark for the ‘Bolt’ name. Now, while we have no clear indication that there is any relation to the actual athlete...
Matte Baby Blue Wrap Looks Stunning
24 Aug 2012, 15:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While most people who want to stand out nowadays seem to opt for a chrome wrap, a solution which is guaranteed to get you noticed regardless of what you drive, others still prefer the subtle beauty of a matte finish, albeit one which is still quite...
Next VW Golf BlueMotion to Get 3.2 l/100km and 85 g/km CO2
24 Aug 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current Volkwsagen Golf BlueMotion is a very efficient car, with 3.8 l/100km (74.3 UK mpg) and only 99 g/km of CO2. However, the upcoming Golf Mk7 BlueMotion will easily beat those numbers, primarily because it is reportedly some 100 kilograms ...
Subaru Slashes WRX STI Price by £6,000 - Ups Power As Well
24 Aug 2012, 14:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you live in the UK and were thinking of buying a hot hatch, think again! Subaru has slashed the price of its excellent Impreza WRX STI by some £6,000. This means that you can now get your very own rally-bred all-wheel drive machine for jus...
Prindiville Launches Electric Hummer - UK’s First Customised EV
24 Aug 2012, 13:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Prindiville is one the UK’s premier auto customizers and coach builders, and since the company’s establishment twelve years ago, the range of activities that they do has grown considerably. They also pride themselves with their attentio...
California Central Valley Will Give You $13,000 Back on Your EV
24 Aug 2012, 13:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to further popularize EVs, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will be adding a further $3,000 on top of the $2,500 from the state, as well as the $7,500 federal tax credit. This is proof that if the state and governm...
Aston Martin V12 Vantage is Aromatherapy for Your Ears!
24 Aug 2012, 12:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We recently posted a video of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and we said we would rather prefer that to its bigger brother, the V12 Vantage. We still stand by that, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love the bigger engined car as well - we do...
Listen to the Excellent Five-Cylinder Warble of the Audi TT-RS Plus
24 Aug 2012, 12:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Audi TT-RS plus is easily one of the best cars made by the Ingolstadt manufacturer, with its 360 hp and 465 Nm (343 lb-ft) of torque it sprints from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in one tenth over four seconds, before topping out at a very respectable ...
Spyker Gives GM More Time to Respond to Saab Issue
24 Aug 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A few weeks back, Spyker and Saab filed a huge lawsuit against GM, accusing the American giant of unlawful actions undertaken in order not to have Saab as a competitor on the Chinese market. The amount of money they are asking for is simply colossa...
GM to Invest $220-Million in Ohio Plants for Production of Next Cruze
24 Aug 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM will be investing some $220- (€175-) million in two of its Ohio plants, preparing them for the production of the next generation Chevrolet Cruze. This means that the Parma (suburb of Cleveland) and Lordstown factories will undergo extensive...
Kia Working On Sporty and Convertible Version of the Soul
24 Aug 2012, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When Kia first showed off the Track’ster concept, some people were expecting it to be some sort of preview for a sporty version of the Soul. Well it didn’t happen for the current incarnation of the car, but according to auexpress.co.uk,...
MyFord Touch Still No Good, Says Consumer Reports
24 Aug 2012, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford Taurus aims to be a more upscale alternative to that other Blue Oval sedan, the Fusion (which will be sold in Europe virtually unmodified as the Ford Mondeo). However, despite the fact that Ford says it is a much more of a luxury car t...
CEO of Mitsubishi Australia Says “I don’t know why people buy a Mitsubishi”
24 Aug 2012, 07:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Company executives are usually very reserved in their statements, always careful not to offend the buyer or put their company in a bad light. However, the CEO of Mitsubishi Australia, Mutsuhiro Oshikiri seems to be different. He became CEO just ten...