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.
Dongfeng-Honda Recalling Over 76,000 CR-Vs in China
24 Jul 2012, 12:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda no longer imports its cars from Japan to China, as most market-specific models are made by their 50-50 joint venture with the Chinese company Dongfeng. Now, according to chinadaily.com.cn, the company will be recalling 76,415 Honda CR-Vs, ...
Lancia Musa Reaches the End of the Line
24 Jul 2012, 12:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Lancia may be marketing the Musa as a ‘city limo’, it is nothing more than a rebadged Fiat Idea (another car which went out of production in 2011) MPV which, considering the firm’s very rich history, should have never worn t...
China Auto Exports Rise by 28% in 2012
24 Jul 2012, 11:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is no secret that the Chinese car market is a very good place to invest money these days - that is if you have it by the suitcase-full. And while everybody is talking about foreign automakers investing in China, the country’s exports are a...
Nissan Reacts to Leaf Battery Capacity Loss Issue
24 Jul 2012, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The number of Nissan Leafs facing an acute loss of battery capacity is now approaching 50 (most of which are in Arizona). According to insideevs.com, Nissan has already acquired 6 of the affected EVs for testing purposes, while supplying their owne...
Kenguru EV for People in Wheelchairs Enters Production
24 Jul 2012, 10:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Kenguru EV does away with the need to do an expensive conversion of a car or MPV, in order to be operated only via hand controls, as well as accommodating a wheelchair. It is also compact, green and quite funky-looking and different and it defi...
Proper Way to Prank Sleeping Wife
24 Jul 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is the way to test whether or not a girl is meant to be with you or not. Make a stupid prank which scares her to within an inch of her life and then gauge her reaction. If she doesn’t mind it, you’re set! This couple are on thei...
Next Volkswagen GTI to Get More Power - GTD May Be Coming to US
24 Jul 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The best of the current crop front-wheel drive only hot hatches have already surpassed the 250 hp mark, while cars like the sixth generation VW Golf GTI, and the Civic Type R, are still stuck around the 200-ish hp mark. However, according to blog.c...
Skoda Planning to Push New Octavia Upmarket
24 Jul 2012, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Skoda’s Octavia is easily one of the most successful cars not made by a gigantic manufacturer (albeit one that is part of a gigantic carmaker). It has sold really well throughout most of Europe, as well as China where it is no longer imported...
Opel May Conjure Up Range of Adam-Based Cars
24 Jul 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Peeking into the neighbor’s (Mini's) yard , Opel/Vauxhall may be looking to have an entire range of Adam-based alternatives, if the car itself, in its current form proves successful, as well as a good base to build upon. The Mini already...
Future RWD Opel Omega to Be Underpinned by Cadillac XTS
24 Jul 2012, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Omega was the last big car with rear-wheel drive, made by Opel in the 1990s. The car was a step up from the Vectra, competing with sub-premium cars of the time, like the Renault Safrane, Citroen XM and the Ford Scorpio. Now, according to autone...
Lamborghini Showing Off Urus Concept at Italian HQ
24 Jul 2012, 08:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we won’t see a production version of it for another few years, the Lamborghini Urus is definitely coming, regardless of what the ‘purists’ are going to say - if there are any of them left (and we truly hope there are). L...
Russian Driver Uses Ford Focus to Chop Down Tree
24 Jul 2012, 07:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were quite shocked by an accident we posted yesterday, where an Mercedes-Benz S-Class driver lost control of the car and ended up chopping a tree. Well, apparently, the S-Class is not the only car used for tree chopping, as we have just foun...
Mazda MX-5 Yusho Concept Driven Hard Around Hockenheim
24 Jul 2012, 07:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we have previously said, we really like the Mazda MX-5 Yusho and we say the Japanese manufacturer should positively and unequivocally put it into production. While the standard MX-5 has its appeal, some more hardcore drivers will not buy it,...
Boats Are Faster than Cars in Russia - Even on Highways
24 Jul 2012, 07:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may think that boats are designed to move through the water as efficiently as possible. Well, in Russia, boats seem to do just as well on the road, as this video demonstrates, when a boat passes a car with a dash-mounted camera. We really do...
Lancia’s ‘Magic Parking’ Makes Proposing Easier
23 Jul 2012, 15:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lancia has sadly lost most of its appeal, as they are no longer independent and thus, they cannot make the cars they like / want, and they have to make do with Fiat platforms and engines which sometimes don’t really suit their character - don...
Dacia Logan Sedan Not Coming to the UK
23 Jul 2012, 14:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Dacia Logan is a very important car for Renault. When it was launched, back in 2004, people were skeptical on its success, arguing that aside from emerging markets, there would be little demand for it. Those critics were proved wrong by the...
Robert Llewellyn Stays in Germany and Looks at Renewable Energy
23 Jul 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After checking out car sharing schemes in Germany, Robert Llewellyn stays in the country to check out renewable energy sources. A fun fact which we were not aware of is the fact that over half of all photovoltaic panels ever produced have been ...
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Responsible for Russian Deforestation
23 Jul 2012, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is one of our funnier finds and it is a video of a Russian driver and his 2001-ish silver Mercedes-Benz S-Class. It seems that Russia’s economy is actually much better than foreigners think, as they seem to have started using luxury cars...
Bicycles and Cars Aren’t Meant to Share Roads - Proven in Russia
23 Jul 2012, 12:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The problem of bicyclists on the road, among cars, buses and trucks is a tricky one to explain. Some bike users argue that there are not enough bike lanes or that the sidewalks are too crowded, but factually speaking, it is very dangerous to ride y...
China Getting its Own FAW-Branded Range Extended Hybrid
23 Jul 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The FAW Group, one of China’s largest domestic carmakers, is reportedly working on its own Volt-style range extended hybrid which will be much cheaper and considerably lighter. They are also VW’s main partner in China, having been makin...