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.
All-New Toyota Auris Spotted Uncovered
25 Jul 2012, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Thanks to autocar.co.uk, we now have the first real pictures of Toyota’s new Auris, and we must say that it is miles ahead of the current soon-to-be-phased-out Auris, at least in terms of design. The Japanese designers seem to have really giv...
Are Zinc-Air Batteries the Answer for EVs?
25 Jul 2012, 14:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After Lithium-Air, now the discussion topic are Zinc-Air batteries, which while not widely used or acknowledged as a solution, are apparently one of the better alternatives currently out there. After having secured considerable funding for their...
Toyota iQ EV Spotted in China
25 Jul 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite Toyota saying that they would not be bringing the all-electric iQ EV to China, a recent post on carnewschina.com comes to contradict that statement. The manufacturer’s official plan was to build a total of 600 units, 400 of which ...
Bluebird City - Cheap All-Electric Truck With Swappable Batteries
25 Jul 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main downsides of replacing your diesel-powered light truck were the price premium, as well as the limited range and long charge times. Well, a British company called EVInnovations has set out to change that, with the Bluebird City, a very vers...
Jaguar-Land Rover to Create 1,100 UK Jobs
25 Jul 2012, 12:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While other automakers are excessively outsourcing as much of their operations as possible, to the extent that even industry analysts can’t keep up, Jaguar remains firmly rooted in the British soil where it was 'born' (at least part...
Germany Planning Complete Invasion of Britain - VW May Buy Lotus!
25 Jul 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After changing owners and firing its CEO, the ‘Lotus story’ is set to take another very unexpected turn. According to pistoneahds.com, VW has apparently manifested interest in purchasing the famed British sports car maker. We were ju...
Renault and Qualcomm Team Up to Develop Wireless Charging Tech
25 Jul 2012, 11:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Qualcomm Inc. announced last year that they would be starting a wireless charing trial in London in 2012, and until now, the story didn’t seem to be developing any further. However, Qualcomm has been joined by Renault, which will probably sup...
Why It’s Important to Always Use Your Indicators!
25 Jul 2012, 10:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / By posting Russian car crash videos, we intend to make everybody who watches them genuinely aware of the dangers of driving in any country - even very developed countries like the Netherlands have their fair share of bad and just plain stupid drive...
Russian Drivers Know Best - Tripod Trucks Are OK
25 Jul 2012, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have seen our fair share of Russian driving videos with overloaded vans and trucks, but we’ve never seen anything this ridiculous and dangerous. The man driving this GAZelle light truck obviously has a complete disregard for the safety ...
Volvo 750 Does Burnout While On a Tow Truck!
25 Jul 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some lines of work may seem to lack entertainment at first, but if one tries hard enough, any boring run-of-the-mill job can be turned into something exciting and fun! This Swedish tow truck driver is one of the biggest smokers we’ve ever ...
Chevrolet Funding Both Sides of UK Football Rivalry
25 Jul 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Jeep isn’t the only American carmaker to be interested in appearing on a European football club’s jersey, as now, after having already signed a deal with Manchester United, Chevrolet will also be sponsoring Liverpool. T...
Excellent Ad Campaign Gives Skoda Citigo the Edge over Up! and Mii
25 Jul 2012, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Which one of VW’s new trio of city cars would you buy? The Seat Mii, the VW-badged Up! or the cheaper Skoda Citigo? Well the latter is backed up by a very clever ad campaign, currently unmatched by the other two. Skoda are also using Ameri...
Taiwanese Driver Hits 4 Scooters Then Makes His Getaway!
25 Jul 2012, 08:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is one of the most shocking videos we’ve seen in recent months and the Taiwanese driver in the video needs to go to jail, not necessarily for hitting the scooters, but for running away and not facing what he did, despite the fact that on...
Ford Mondeo Gets Breathed Upon by Loder1899
25 Jul 2012, 08:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the current Ford Mondeo is arguably one of the better looking Euro-spec sedans on the market, that hasn’t stopped tuner Loder1899 to give it a refresh, especially considering the fact that it’s due to be replaced by an American ca...
Facelifted Citroen C3 Officially Revealed in Brazil
25 Jul 2012, 07:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is not the first time we’re showing you the revamped Citroen C3, as one was spotted uncovered in Brazil, last month. It featured a redesigned front fascia, which includes an LED DRL strip as well as some changes to the interior layout an...
Mysterious Lexus Teaser - “Unleashing the LFA” on August 1st
25 Jul 2012, 07:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as mysterious automotive-related teasers, this one takes the cake! Lexus have released a very short video in which they briefly show fast driving shots of a yellow LFA, and as suddenly as it began, it ends with the message “Unleashing ...
All-New Mazda 6 Finally Revealed
25 Jul 2012, 07:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’ve been very anxiously waiting for the new Mazda 6 ever since we first saw the stunning Takeri concept. The Japanese manufacturer assured people that the upcoming production version of the Takeri, the all-new 6 would retain most of its des...
Why the Ferrari Gave the FF Four-Wheel Drive
24 Jul 2012, 14:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ferrari FF replaced the aging 612 Scaglietti, a long and sleek classic-looking car which is nothing like the car it was replaced by. However, while styling may have been on its side (we say), the FF does win back some usability points thanks to...
Coach-Built One-Off Mercedes-Benz S-Class-Based Monomach by Cardi
24 Jul 2012, 14:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we fully support the idea of coach-building the bodywork of one’s car, we don’t really approve of copying something larger and more expensive and trying to reproduce it. This proves that the initiator of the idea lacked car cultur...
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Only Gets 4 Stars from NHTSA
24 Jul 2012, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that extra weight really affects a car’s crash safety considerably. Apparently, the 54.5 extra kilos (120 lbs) the plug-in Toyota Prius has over the non-plug-in model have made a big difference in its safety rating. The plug-in re...