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.
Custom Russian Chimney Exhaust on Infiniti FX - Fail
17 Jul 2012, 09:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While there are some tasteful Russian tuners out there, we suspect that the majority of ‘tuned’ cars in the country are done by the owners themselves and often end up being embarrassing. Take this Infiniti FX, for instance. It has custo...
Upcoming Aston Martins May Use Smaller Engines
17 Jul 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The downsizing trend is reaching each and every manufacturer on the market, and in the face of ever-stricter emissions regulations, as well as the constant consumer demand for ever-more efficient engines which perform just as good, or better than t...
US-Made Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Gets $19,170 Price Tag
17 Jul 2012, 08:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Known ‘over the pond’ as the Mitsubishi ASX, the US-spec Outlander Sport, which used to be manufactured in Japan, is now made in Normal, Illinois, in the US. With this shift in production, you’d expect the car to be cheaper than b...
Stay Away from This Mad Russian Driver
17 Jul 2012, 08:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you see a black Chevrolet Cruze sedan, with the ‘E643KC152’ Russian license plate, just stay away. After cutting the guy with the dash cam off, pulling out of a side road onto a main road without looking, and forcing him to brake vio...
Young Japanese Driver Flees Scene After Contact with Truck
17 Jul 2012, 07:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We really love and appreciate young people driving their cars as they should be driven, having fun and improving their fast driving skills - we’re all for that and we encourage it. However, not when it’s in the detriment of other driver...
All-New Nissan Note Revealed
17 Jul 2012, 07:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the first Renault Modus-based Note debuted in 2004, until now, it has failed to attract the number of buyers Nissan first envisioned for it. Its rivals, the Modus, Opel/Vauxhall Meriva (with its clever rear-hinged rear doors) as well as the C...
New Seat Leon - First Official Presentation
17 Jul 2012, 07:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Pictures of SEAT’s new Leon have now been on the web for a few days, and it seems to have caused quite a stir. It is also an opinion-splitter, with some people saying they liked the old one better and the new one looks too much like an Audi, ...
New Wave of Italian Immigrants Arrives in the US!
16 Jul 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Americans have taken a liking to Fiat’s baby offering, and while sales of the little Italian aren’t breaking records, it is nevertheless selling at a decent rate, even though it’s not as high as first planned. To get the ball roll...
Spyshots: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Facelift - Hot Weather Testing
16 Jul 2012, 15:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is receiving a facelift for 2013, giving it a look similar to that of the Renault Kangoo-based Citan. To bring it in line with its smaller sibling, Mercedes will be altering its headlights, grille, front bumper and rear l...
UK-Bound Alfa Romeo MiTo Gets TwinAir Engine
16 Jul 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Alfa Romeo MiTo has been around for three years now, and its range of engines has been one of its strong points, along with the styling. It featured Fiat-sourced powerplants no bigger than 1.6-liters, all of which were very economical, with the...
Couple of Recent Spectacular Drag Racing Incidents
16 Jul 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the kind of power figures one hears about when talking about drag racing, the general consensus is that it’s a very dangerous form of motorsport, regardless of the fact that the strip itself is straight. Any number of things could happen...
Near-Miss in Thailand Will Leave You Speachless!
16 Jul 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Many people don’t realize that having a certain amount of driving skill can be quickly negated by other drivers who lack the necessary skill. The driver of the truck in this video probably fails to see that the lights are red and when he does...
Peugeot 208 CC Speculatively Rendered
16 Jul 2012, 12:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ever since Peugeot launched the 206 CC, the original city-oriented retractable-hardtop car, they have steadily improved the formula, launching the 307 CC, 207CC and its most recent topless variant, the 308CC. We say that it is a natural evolution o...
Ginetta Founders Returning With EcoBoost-Powered Elise Rival
16 Jul 2012, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ginetta was founded back in 1958, by the four Walklett brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers and Douglas) and the company made light-weight sports cars until 2005 when the family-owned company was sold to LNT Automotive. Now though, it seems that the Wal...
BMW 1M Gets Stunning Lime-Green Wrap
16 Jul 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The BMW 1M, the real successor to the E46 M3, a light and nimble rear-driven sports car, with a straight-six engine at the front and a manual six-cog transmission in the middle. However, an 1M owner decided to spruce up his wheels by (drastically) ...
Renault-Nissan Promotional Clip Encourages Use of Renewably-Charged EVs
16 Jul 2012, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Probably in an effort to halt plummeting sales (down over 60% compared to 2011), Nissan (and Renault) have decided that it was high time to make a video to promote its very extensive range of EVs (though, mostly, it was the Leaf), as well as renewa...
Better Place Secures Charging Station Deal With Holden in Australia
16 Jul 2012, 10:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After securing the charging station sector in Denmark and Israel, Better Place (BP) are extending their influence into the southern hemisphere, closing a deal with Holden, in Australia. The deal allows BP to start building charging stations for the...
Ten Different Supercars Racing Through Traffic in Italy - Alfa 8C Onboard
16 Jul 2012, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This year’s edition of the Dodgeball Rally, a supercar rally where the drivers start off in London and end up in St. Tropez. However, it’s what’s in-between that’s really interesting, and this video, posted by Marchettino, c...
Front-Engined Pagani Zonda Replica Spotted in Texas!
16 Jul 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Pagani Zonda is easily one of the most desirable cars on the planet. It features unparalleled craftsmanship, hand-made everything, a bespoke-built AMG V12 engine, as well as one of the most stylish designs ever seen on a car (both inside and ou...
Man Builds Fully-Functional Ferrari 312PB Scale Model
16 Jul 2012, 08:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Rarely have we seen so much passion and dedication for the automotive world. The man in this video is either the biggest Ferrari fan in the world, or he just really likes the 312PB, a racing car built by the Italian manufacturer in the early 1970s....