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.
Ford May Be Using Former Cadillac Marketing Chief for Lincoln Turn-Around
1 Aug 2012, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Mark LaNeve is less well-known than some of his other ‘colleagues’, he did in fact run Cadillac marketing schemes which ultimately lifted the aging US brand from its old and outdated image and brought into contemporary times, to t...
New Forza 4 Pack Adds Scion FR-S, Mustang Boss 302 and Camaro ZL1
1 Aug 2012, 07:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Were you itching to get your hands on the Scion FR-S or the monstrously powerful Ford Mustang Boss 302 and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1? Well, now those three cars and seven more can be yours for $7, at least in the virtual world, that is, in the form of a...
Rally Crash Isn’t Over ‘Till It’s Over!
1 Aug 2012, 07:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When you’re a rally driver and your co-driver tells you that the upcoming corner “drops outside”, it is pretty clear that you have no business being on the outside. However, the driver in the video simply ignores the co-driver and...
Lamborghini Gallardo Smashes into Shelby GT500 at Racing Event
1 Aug 2012, 07:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that, despite having four-wheel drive, the Lamborghini Gallardo is still tricky to keep pointing in the right direction. This is demonstrated by a driver who loses control of his silver Gallardo, coming out of a corner, during a racing eve...
Akon Shows Off His Custom Spyker C8
31 Jul 2012, 15:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While most rappers like and drive mostly mainstream brand cars, Akon wants to be different, and so, he has bought himself a Spyker C8 - a very rare car where craftsmanship, along with light weight and stunning performance are the main selling point...
Road Tire Compound With Soybean Oil Increases Durability by 10%
31 Jul 2012, 14:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tire manufacturer Goodyear are developing a type of tire that has multiple benefits, thanks to the inclusion of soybean oil in the compound of the tire. Apparently, Goodyear’s Innovation Center in the US has determined that the addition of so...
‘Long Range Electric Holden Volt’ Gets Heart-Touching Ad
31 Jul 2012, 13:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After receiving its $59,990 AUD price tag at the beginning of the month, as well as securing a deal with battery-swapping company Better Place, the Holden version of the Volt also gets Australia-specific ads. These market it as being the ‘lon...
Solar-Powered Ice Cream Cart Makes Practical Sense
31 Jul 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Several Dutch companies have collaborated in the creation of this, rather unique ice cream cart. As you may have noticed from the roof, this is no ordinary ice cream cart, but one powered solely by the sun. It uses photovoltaic cells on the roo...
Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Scooters Ready for Taiwan Production
31 Jul 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Taiwan may not be at the forefront of alternative fuel development, it is a state which has the financial power to start its own green program. And thus, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) have just announced that they had completed the ...
Alfa Romeo Giulia to Be FWD After All?
31 Jul 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are baffled as to why we keep hearing so many rumors about the upcoming Alfa Romeo Giula, only for the more promising ones to be contested by other, more negative rumors which keep surfacing. According to autoedizione.com, it seems that the Giul...
Skoda to Make Rapid Variant with Classic Hatchback Shape in 2013
31 Jul 2012, 11:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Shortly after the launch of the Rapid, Skoda has confirmed that it is in fact working on a ‘proper hatchback’ version of the car. According to autocar.co.uk, the car will draw inspiration from the Vision D concept - we hope it does, as ...
Chinese-Made EV Now Available in the US for $9,995
31 Jul 2012, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main downside of buying an EV is just that - buying the EV, because of the very high purchase cost. However, a new company called Alvarez Electric Motors Company (AEMC) has just launched range of EVs, three-strong. It includes a small two se...
Why Is Overtaking So Hard in Russia?
31 Jul 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We here at autoevolution strongly promote safe driving and we post crash videos to show you what and how to do whatever it takes not to crash. However, it seems that not many people from Russia are watching these videos, as the number of crashes se...
Lada Gets Destroyed in an Instant on Russian Highway
31 Jul 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This video illustrates the danger of having cars of varying body strengths on the road at the same time. The Lada, a car with 1960s technology (not the best trait of the period) gets hit violently nearly head on, by an out-of-control car, which was...
Road Rage Gets Creative in Russia
31 Jul 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that just getting out of one’s car, grabbing whatever is at hand and hitting the driver who cut you off repeatedly is no longer in fashion in Russia. Apparently, people are now getting creative with their rage, as demonstrated by the...
Lexus Try to Sell Us the New LS With a Bit of History
31 Jul 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We spoke in great detail about the 'new' Lexus LS, and we must admit we weren’t really that impressed with what it has to offer over its predecessor - if a pre-facelift car can even be called that. While they may have improved it in...
Ford Quietly Killing Off Australian Operation by 2016
31 Jul 2012, 09:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The traditional Australian rivalry between Ford and Holden may soon be a one horse race, as Ford is slowly and quietly killing off its Australian production. The main reason for this, it seems, is the fact that the the very strict Euro 6 emissions ...
New Lexus LS Isn’t All That New. . .
31 Jul 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While details have been sketchy so far, Lexus have officially launched their new LS. However, by new, we don’t mean all-new, as the 2013 model-year LS is in fact just a very thorough facelift. As Mercedes-Benz is readying its all-new S-Class,...
Honda Show Off 1.6 Turbo for WTCC Car
31 Jul 2012, 07:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After confirming that Italian driver Gabriele Tarquini and Portuguese driver Tiago Monteiro will be driving for Honda’s WTCC effort, the Japanese manufacturer is now showing off the 1.6-liter turbocharged engine which will be powering its Civ...
Lambo Aventador Crashed into Macau Office Building
31 Jul 2012, 07:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lamborghini’s Aventador seems to be enjoying a fair bit of success, for a supercar, that is! According to gtspirit.com, they have sold over 1,000 cars so far and only six of them have been crashed. We say that is a pretty good record, conside...