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.
Did Fiat Throw a Bunch of 500s in the Sea? Yes.
18 Jul 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fiat’s latest commercial showing, 500s driving themselves into the sea to head for US shores, in a similar manner to the image we have of 19th and 20th century Italian immigrants jumping into the sea, ‘squeezing through’ the Gibra...
Spine-Tingling V8 Bellow from the Maserati GranSport Trofeo
18 Jul 2012, 09:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Behold the V8 sound that will make you stop what you are doing and just listen. This glorious noise is coming out of the back of a Maserati GranSport Trofeo race car which was recently spotted by Marchettino doing laps around the Imola track, in Sa...
Matte Black 1954 3100 Chevy Pick-Up Spotted in Bucharest
18 Jul 2012, 09:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is so rare to see classic American motors from the 50s, outside the US, but when you do, take a good look, as it is very unlikely that you’ll ever see one again. We recently spotted this excellent 1954 Chevrolet Pick-Up with a matte-black ...
Porsche Recalling Panamera and Cayenne due to Faulty Turbos
18 Jul 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Porsche has really made a name for itself for not only making excellent sports cars (even if they are actually SUVs or large sedans) which not only go very well, but also last as close to forever as the modern auto industry allows. However, no m...
Ford Teases Upcoming “Focus ST Sessions”
18 Jul 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the September US launch date for the Ford Focus ST draws ever nearer, as always, Americans need to be reminded of it via a video with lots of dangerous-looking car chases, all filmed in a Gymkhana kind of way (which figures, as the video will al...
Renault’s EVs Getting the Feminine Touch
18 Jul 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is quite rare to hear about women which are successful in the auto industry, a field dominated by strong male figures. So, we were quite pleased when we heard that a woman would be heading Renault’s EV division, as Vice President, just und...
Why Do Official Convoys Get Special Privileges?
18 Jul 2012, 08:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Countries throughout the world give special treatment to official convoys, transporting ‘important’ people around in a hurry. But are we, as normal, regular people not important? Why don’t we, tax paying and honorable citizens get...
Robbery In Plain Sight on Russian Highway
18 Jul 2012, 07:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is by no means the first highway robbery of this kind that we’ve seen, the guys behind it seem to be very young, we would even go so far as to saying that they are around the age of 18 or under. They attack a Mitsubishi Pajero (and its d...
Volkswagen US Finally Replacing Five-Cylinder Engine With 1.8 TSI
18 Jul 2012, 07:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Europeans have always had a dim view of the fact that both the 2014 model-year Jetta, sold in the US came as standard with an antiquated 2.5-liter engine. Now, prospective VW buyers from the US can rejoice, as the German manufacturer has announced ...
Woman Gets Cheered into Parking Spot by Drunk Football Fans
17 Jul 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we’re sure you’re aware of the fact that some women, we’re not saying all, or generalizing, or doing anything of the sort, but some women, aren’t very good at parking. However, other people have less well-informed ...
Car Ads Don’t Need to Be New to Be Good!
17 Jul 2012, 14:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Car commercials have been dropping in quality in recent years, with them degrading to being just driving footage in the south of France, a happy smiling driver and a less-than-catchy slogan at the end. While there are still a few amusing and witty ...
Will the Tesla Model S Get Poor Range in Cold Weather?
17 Jul 2012, 14:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ia question asked by David Noland, a Tesla Model S reservation holder who is also a freelance writer. He posted an article on greencarreports.com, asking whether to go for the $10,000 more expensive 60 kWh battery pack for his car, factoring in his...
Cost of EVs Needs to Drop to $23,750 to Get the Sales Ball Rolling
17 Jul 2012, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / EV sales have been steadily rising over the last few years, however, not nearly as much as would be needed to make a noticeable contribution to the quality of our air. So, apart from the much talked-about ‘range anxiety’ (a concept on t...
Former US Secretary Of State George Shutz and His Nissan Leaf
17 Jul 2012, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we tend to think that whatever is new and fresh is usually adopted by young people, former US Secretary of State, George Shutz, comes to contradict us. He drives a Nissan Leaf which he charges using the solar panels fitted to the roof of his ...
Silicon Could Herald the Arrival of New and Better Batteries
17 Jul 2012, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that the main and really only downside to owning and driving an EV is the limited capacity of its battery, which translates into a range figure which is much lower than that of a normal car, regardless of the fact that the range is usua...
Jay Leno Takes Bob Lutz For a Spin in an Extended-Range Pick-Up
17 Jul 2012, 12:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jay Leno is the proud and happy owner of a Chevrolet Volt, a car developed and built under the supervision of (now retired) Bob Lutz, a very important figure for GM. However, despite retiring from his GM job, Lutz isn’t ‘out of the game...
Electric M3 by EV West Driven Quickly by Bill Caswell
17 Jul 2012, 11:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember we showed you a BMW M3 which was converted to run on only electricity, well, the EV West-modified ride has just been driven by rally car driver and Pikes Peak veteran, Bill Caswell. First off, we would like to start with one of...
Lego-Effect Bridge Will Brighten Up Your Day!
17 Jul 2012, 11:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lego is without a doubt an integral part of any technically-minded youngster’s life. It teaches you about how various elements of any given contraption come together, and it allows you to build virtually anything your mind is capable of conce...
Russian Gangsta Wannabe Fails!
17 Jul 2012, 10:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While most angry people in Russian traffic seem to be big, strong and very mean, the guy in this video is exactly the opposite. He pull his newer Lada in front of an older Lada (Riva), at a set of traffic lights, and then tries to yank the driver o...
Gordini Brand Revival Needs ‘More Credibility’
17 Jul 2012, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The name Gordini, is synonymous with performance-oriented Renaults and it has defined a generation of european petrolheads, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. However, Renault has recently been re-using the name, on its regular cars which get a boost i...