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.
500cc Bike Achieves 302 km/h at Bonneville - Breaks Speed Record
20 Aug 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Isle of Mann is a heaven for both car and bike enthusiasts looking for speed and a challenging road. It is only natural that such a special place would spawn the occasional record-breaking machine - in this case a modified 500cc motorbike. A...
2013 Nissan Leaf May Get 25% Range Extension
20 Aug 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main hurdle faced by the Nissan Leaf, which is otherwise an excellent all-round car, is its weak battery pack, which is only capable of taking the car 73 miles (116 km) from its destination before needing a recharge (in ideal conditions). Faced...
Production Version of Cadillac ELR to Debut At Pebble Beach Next Year
20 Aug 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This year’s edition of the Pebble Beach Concours D’Eegance has yet to end, but Cadillac have announced that they would be revealing the production version of the ELR at next year’s edition of the prestigious event. It will als...
Elon Musk Calls Fisker Karma ‘Mediocre’ and Overpriced
20 Aug 2012, 12:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, has officially started a tense and negative future relationship with Fisker and its founder, Henrik Fisker. He recently said, in an interview with Automobile Magazine that “it’s a mediocre product at a hi...
Fiat of Turkey Developing Four New Models
20 Aug 2012, 12:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Aside from Europe, Fiat have been successful in other places of the world, most prominent of which is South America. However, their Factory in Bursa, Turkey which now makes, among other models, the highly-successful Linea sedan, will be the birth p...
Possible Mercedes-Benz F1 Withdrawal Further Explained
20 Aug 2012, 12:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember a recent article in which we talked about Merceds-Benz’ possible ‘partial withdrawal’ from F1, being replaced by a ‘semi-official’ team called ‘AMG F1’. Well, now according to autosprint.it...
Ex-F1 Driver Vitantonio Liuzzi to Debut in FIA World Endurance Championship
20 Aug 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Former Italian F1 driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi, will be debuting in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), for Lotus. His debut is an important one for the British manufacturer, as it will take place ‘on home ground’, at the Silversto...
Volkswagen Polo-Based SUV Speculatively Rendered
20 Aug 2012, 11:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen was rumored at one point to be working on two distinct compact SUVs: one based on the Polo hatchback, while the other would be underpinned by the much smaller Up! city car. The former would be squarely aimed at compact crossovers such as...
Lotus Shows Off Exige V6 Cup at Brands Hatch
20 Aug 2012, 11:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those for whom the regular Lotus Exige V6S isn’t enough, they can rest assured as the famed British sports car brand has just announced the introduction of a hardcore version of the V6, called the ‘Cup’. It made its debut...
Cooling Fan to Blame for Recent Fisker Karma Fire
20 Aug 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Fisker have finally explained the source of the recent California fire which engulfed the front of one of their Karmas. Apparently, its lithium-ion battery pack had absolutely nothing to do with the fire, and the official investigatio...
Nissan Launches Juke Ministry of Sound Special Edition
20 Aug 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan has revealed a special edition of their Juke, limited to only 250 examples which will be sold across the ‘Old Continent’. The Juke Ministry of Sound Edition, bears the name of a famous UK night club and it features a few unique t...
Toyota Releases First Official Pictures of All-New Auris
20 Aug 2012, 09:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The previous generation Toyota Auris was a solid and reliable car. That’s pretty much what we have to say about it, as it really had no other redeeming features - it looked bland, it drove blandly and its interior, while practical and highly ...
Girls Pay €19,000 to Drive Bugatti Veyron in Monaco
20 Aug 2012, 08:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some people really love to show off and let other people know just how rich they really are. While we don’t really approve of shallow behavior like that, we do like seeing girls in exotic cars, which is exactly what Fipeux recorded in Monaco....
Bentley Shows Off Mulsanne Convertible Concept Renderings
20 Aug 2012, 08:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Azure, a luxurious convertible made by Bentley between 1995 and 2011 will be receiving a ‘spiritual successor’, in the form of a convertible version of the current Mulsanne. The famed British manufacturer released a series of pictur...
Smart ForTwo Ad - The Good and Bad Side of Facelifts
20 Aug 2012, 07:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in February, Smart released the first pictures of their facelifted ForTwo which received a few styling updates, including a refreshed grille and lights, fenders, taken directly from the 2012 Smart ED. Now, in order to promote the updated c...
Always Keep An Eye Out for Danger!
20 Aug 2012, 07:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Being aware of one’s surroundings, regardless of whether they represent the road or the sidewalk, is very important, especially when dealing with big, heavy metallic boxes on wheels which may be driven by people who are angry, tired, drunk or...
Lada Uses Active Aerodynamics to Stop
20 Aug 2012, 07:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While cars like the ultra-expensive (and new) Pagani Huayra have only just gotten active aerodynamics, to both improve handling and stopping power, Russian engineers seem to have cracked it long ago. Take this Lada driver who is just driving along,...
Buick Regal Gets Lime Green Paint and Pink Wheels in China
14 Aug 2012, 16:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The rebadged Opel Insignia, the Buick Regal, is a car which wears its mods well. However, we thought of it as more of a serious car for serious people, picturing it in dark colors, possibly even matte ones. But lime green paint and pink wheels? Who...
Saudi Lexus Driver Taunts Police - Gets Away!
14 Aug 2012, 16:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In Saudi Arabia, there seems to be a complete disregard for the police force. They get taunted again and again and the people who do it most of the times have a much more powerful car, as well as miles upon miles of straight tarmac - it’s a r...
Mercedes Pondering Partial F1 Withdrawal - May Reemerge as ‘AMG F1’
14 Aug 2012, 16:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mercedes-Benz’ F1 team, currently 53 points down on first place holders Red Bull Renault in the constructors’ standings. Well, it seems that they are eyeing a partial withdrawal for the 2014 season, with the 2013 season being the last o...