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.
Nissan Leaf Gets Special Wrap Which Illustrates Its Simplicity
8 Aug 2012, 14:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf has hit a rough spot in its sales recently, with prospective buyers probably being turned away by the battery issues reported by owners who operate their Leafs in hot climates. However, aside from the battery issue, which we’r...
Russian Lumberjacks Fail - Tree Falls Onto Road
8 Aug 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that nobody has any regard for people’s safety in Russia - generally speaking, and road safety in particular. It’s no wonder then that people are trying to get rid of as many trees as they can (using their cars) from the side o...
McLaren F1 Successor to Use Hybrid V8, Not V12
8 Aug 2012, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The McLaren F1 was the king of supercars in the mid-to-late 90s, and one of that car’s defining features was the BMW-designed and built 6.1-liter V12. This is why fans of the brand, and all petrol heads alike, were expecting the upcoming &lsq...
Audi R8 e-Tron Nurburgring Lap Onboard
8 Aug 2012, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Audi’s R8 e-Tron, while not being a particularly good performance machine, setting a time of 8:09, it is nevertheless a great achievement for the world of EVs, as it seems to be a genuinely exciting and rewarding machine to thrash about - sim...
Future Mazda Models to Be 100 Kg Lighter
8 Aug 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mazda seems to be pushing forward with their strategy of improving what they already have, instead of replacing and redesigning everything - the have made an EV, though. According to autonews.com, they plan to make all of their new cars lighter by ...
All-New 2013 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe Revealed
8 Aug 2012, 11:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda will be focusing on fuel economy and safety, with their all-new 2013 Accord, while not neglecting style. The car is lighter than its predecessor, and boasts a more sober and Germanic look to it (with a decent helping of Kia), despite the fact...
Alfa Romeo Giulia Rumored to Get Tri-Turbo V6 Engine Co-Developed with Maserati
8 Aug 2012, 11:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as wild rumors regarding the Alfa Romeo Giulia go, this one is by far the wildest one yet. This one, coming from autoforum.cz states that the upcoming Giulia is, in fact, being co-developed with Maserati and will have rear-wheel drive after ...
Ferrari F430-Based Lancia Stratos - Hooning it at Mallorca Rally
8 Aug 2012, 10:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We had all but forgotten about the sad story of the ‘New Stratos’, a Ferrari F430-based machine with a shorter wheelbase and 1960s style. We had also forgotten about how Ferrari decided to put an end to its creator’s dream of crea...
BMW Show Off V12-Engined Z3
8 Aug 2012, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Z3 was one of BMW’s first attempts at a modern dedicated sports car. It came with a selection of four and six cylinder engines, all of which were adequate to propel it along at a decent pace. However, BMW’s M division got their hand...
The Grandma You Wish You Had - Tries Rallycross
8 Aug 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some people, when they reach a certain age, and especially after retirement, often fall into depression, instead of enjoying the free time at their disposal. This elderly woman (91 years-old, to be precise) puts all knitting grandmas to shame, by d...
Ferrari F355 With Custom Exhaust Revs on Driveway
8 Aug 2012, 09:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is 2012 and you can now buy what used to be but an unattainable dream for around €30,000 ($37,000) - the Ferrari F355. For the money you get a mid-engined V8 sports car with 380 hp with one of the best engine notes in the business. Also,...
Russian Man Bails Out of Van and Causes Crash
8 Aug 2012, 08:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some of these videos coming out of Russia are explainable, while others aren’t. This video easily fits in the second category, as we honestly have no idea why the man in the video does what he does. So there’s this man in a white va...
Nitrous-Fueled Mustang Goes Boom!
8 Aug 2012, 08:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Most engines fitted to production cars are detuned to about 75% of what they can really do, for fuel efficiency and durability reasons. Some engine mods don’t really affect the durability of the engine that much, if done properly, but a nitro...
All-Electric Motorbikes Now Eligible for $2,500 US Federal Incentive
8 Aug 2012, 07:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is the piece of news which all prospective EV moto buyers from the US were waiting for. The Senate Finance Committee has just approved a $2,500 federal credit incentive for all-electric motorbikes. The value of the incentive is based on the pr...
Stunning Danish EV - ECOmove QBEAK Revealed · Video
8 Aug 2012, 07:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s not often that we come across a small EV made out of plastic that excites us so much. The Danish-designed and built ECOmove QBEAK is, first and foremost, a stunning piece of design, radically different to what people have gotten used to,...
Understeer Causes Massive Head-On Crash in Russia
7 Aug 2012, 16:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ladas are not renowned for the complexity of their chassis, or their excellent road holding. Throw in a little splash of rain and every Lada is an accident waiting to happen, especially in wide bends, on roads outside of towns. The driver of thi...
Iveco Stops Production at Ulm Factory
7 Aug 2012, 15:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Truck maker Iveco, a company under the patronage of Fiat, have announced the closing of their factory in the German town of Ulm. The decision was reached after extensive talks between German trade unions and company management. This decision has...
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Destroyed by Fire While Still in Trailer
7 Aug 2012, 15:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Let us all take a moment of silence for the recent passing of a classic 1969 Chevy Camaro SS. Not only is it not going to Hell, for being a true classic, but it has sadly already endured the fires of Hell, while still among us, in the back of a tra...
The Evil Green S-Max From . . . Beijing
7 Aug 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford S-Max is probably the only really sporty looking (and driving) MPV on the market, as it shares the same sophisticated suspension architecture as the Mondeo sedan. However, a Chinese owner from Beijing has turned his mildly-sporty family ca...
UK Plug-In Sales On the Upswing
7 Aug 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The year 2011 should have represented the year when plug-in cars took off in the UK, and signs in the first part of 2011 were good, with 680 such vehicles registered until June 30th. However, the second part of last year marked a fall in sales of o...