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.
Dartz Shows Nagel Dakkar Ultra-Luxurious SUV
2 Aug 2012, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Dartz is famous for being a company with a rather eccentric view of how a vehicle should look and feel. While they have surprised us in the past, they will continue to do so in the future, with this, the oddly-named Nagel Dakkar, which is an over-t...
New Nissan Pathfinder Not Coming to Europe and the UK
2 Aug 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan have just revealed the all-new Pathfinder, a car which is far more advanced (and bigger) than the old version, which is still on sale, throughout the world. This larger yet lighter Pathfinder (which also looks much better than the current mo...
Robert Llewellyn Tries Autonomous EV Pod at Heathrow Airport
2 Aug 2012, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that the next obvious step in transportation will be vehicles that will drive themselves safely and efficiently. Now, while you may think that it is a thing of the future, you’ll be happy to know that such a system of autonomous vehi...
Superchips Gives Focus 1.0-Liter EcoBoost 145 Hp
2 Aug 2012, 07:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tuning an engine nowadays is simple. Just plug a laptop into the car with a special adapter and you’re set! Also, the results which can be achieved safely without altering the engine in any way, are very impressive. Now, Ford’s new 1.0-...
Bad Parenting Causes Car Crash in Russia
2 Aug 2012, 07:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kids, below a certain age when they could fend for themselves, should be watched by their parents all the time. Kids’ inquisitive nature will lead them to places which may not be very safe for them. In Russia, it seems, kids raise themsel...
Mercedes-Benz CL Driver Smashes into Four Other Cars in Russia
2 Aug 2012, 07:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Doesn’t having a Mercedes-Benz CL (the new one, actually) mean that you have reached (more than) financial stability and that you don’t really need to hurry somewhere, unless it’s a medical emergency of some kind (an ambulance wou...
A Nod to the Simplicity of EVs
1 Aug 2012, 15:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The electric motor is far more simple and reliable than its internal combustion counterpart - though, they are so different, they shouldn’t even be placed in the same sentence. Nowadays, conventionally-powered engines are having to meet v...
In Spain, Renault is Giving Away a Free Twizy When Buying Laguna or Espace!
1 Aug 2012, 15:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Let’s all move to Spain! Aside from the excellent food and sunny weather, if you buy a Renault Espace or Laguna, in Spain, you get a free Twizy EV thrown it. Is it not just better than a simple €6,990 discount? Also it encourages gree...
US Diesel Car Sales Up by 27% in the First Half of 2012
1 Aug 2012, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Stricter emissions regulations that what we have in Europe have prevented most manufacturers which offer diesel engined cars to sell them in the US. However, as diesel have gotten cleaner and more refined, they have gained significant popularity in...
2012 Chevy Malibu Considerably Outselling 2013 Model
1 Aug 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In a typical move by GM, the American giant must have needed to get rid of a few 2.4-liter lumps lying around unused, so they put them under the hood of the new Chevy Malibu, despite the fact they would be replacing them with a new 2.5-liter unit, ...
All-New Maserati Quattroporte Enters Production
1 Aug 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we treated this piece of news with a fair degree of skepticism, it seems that the guys over at quattroruote.it are pretty convinced that the all-new Maserati Quattroporte has entered production at the Grugliasco factory, just outside Turin, I...
Chrysler to Offer Eight-Speed Gearbox in 2012 - Nine-Speed in the Works
1 Aug 2012, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that all automakers have gone gear-crazy! A few years ago, the seven-speed autobox seemed so crazy - now we have a seven-speed manual. Then came BMW with the eight-speed automatic gearbox which it now fits to pretty much every model in the...
Spyshots: BMW i3 Spotted Testing
1 Aug 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW is busy testing a heavily camouflaged i3, in southern Europe - could be called ‘hot weather testing’ as the continent has been hit by a massive heat wave. We are honestly very eagerly awaiting its official unveiling, as asi...
Robert Llewellyn Checks Out an ‘Eco Home’ in Germany
1 Aug 2012, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The problem of sustainability is really beginning to be widely accepted, whereas, but 10 - 15 years ago, people were a lot less open to talk about it. Germany which is one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries (as a whole), i...
Audi Makes €2.9-Billion in Profit in the First Half of 2012
1 Aug 2012, 10:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Credit crunch or no credit crunch, it is clear that lots of people are buying luxury cars. While the demand for large luxurious sedans in Europe has significantly fallen, the Chinese market, along with the US have given Audi a total operational pro...
Indian Mustang 'Eleanor' Replica Is Based on Daewoo Lacetti
1 Aug 2012, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While last week we showed you a distinctly Evoque-esque Tata 4x4, Indian ‘tuner’ and ‘car customizer’ has struck again, this time with something we thoroughly do not approve of. It attempts to be a replica of the famous &lsq...
Front-Wheel Drive BMW 1-Series GT Confirmed for Paris
1 Aug 2012, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW have confirmed to autoexpress.co.uk that they will be bringing their front-wheel drive 1-Series GT to Paris - more or less indirectly. The British publication asked Dr. Klaus Draeger, a BMW board member, if the Bavarian brand would be bringing ...
Vauxhall Adds BiTurbo Diesel to Entire Astra UK Range
1 Aug 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Vauxhall/Opel twin-turbo 2.0-liter diesel puts out 195 hp and, until now, only buyers of the Astra GTC had the pleasure of specifying it for their new cars. Now, though, Vauxhall has made it available throughout the entire Astra range, which in...
V-Badged Audi Seven-Seat MPV Arriving in 2016
1 Aug 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the world’s population keeps growing, MPV sales everywhere are going very well, with western Europe being particularly MPV-friendly. Also, aside from families, there are those who need a luxurious vehicle with a premium badge, which can al...
Why Overtaking on the Wrong Side is Very Dangerous
1 Aug 2012, 08:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have said it before and we’ll say it again: overtaking needs to be done with extreme care, even when it takes place on a highway. For example, in countries where people drive on the right side of the road, other vehicles should always be o...