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.
New Skateboarding Guiness World Record - 129.9 km/h
21 Jun 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Why burn fuel when a simple incline can give you all the momentum and propulsion you’ll ever need? Skateboarding, especially the downhill kind, is an extremely exhilarating sport which is, at the same time, thoroughly green. Apart from its...
Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S - US' Fastest Selling Cars in May
21 Jun 2012, 13:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota and Subaru are onto a winner with the BRZ slash FR-S slash GT-86. It’s the sports car everybody was waiting for, and it thankfully delivered on the manufacturers’ promises of affordability, sporty style and excellent handling. It...
College Students to Transform 1939 Pontiac into EV
21 Jun 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some college students with initiative from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, are making their own EV. Well, not ‘making’ per-se, but they’re doing something even cooler: they’re converting a 1939 Pontiac Silver Streak to r...
Strange Things Happen on the Roads of Russia
21 Jun 2012, 12:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This one is quite new. We hadn’t seen a passenger trying to get out of the car while it’s still moving, until now. Everybody is just minding their own business, driving along in their cars, when all of a sudden, the front right door of ...
Another Failed Overtaking Maneuver from Russia
21 Jun 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This isn’t really anything new, however, it still shows us what not to do and when and where not to overtake. Russian dashcams have provided us with so much valuable information on how, where and when on the road not to do stuff. The drive...
Fearless Pedestrian Crosses Street in Russia
21 Jun 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is simply unbelievable how some people’s ‘jewels’ are disproportionate to their body size and invisible at the same time. The guy has a huge pair which he (probably) drags behind him as he walks along. This is the only plausibl...
Porsche 911 Carrerra S Gets More Power and New Options
21 Jun 2012, 11:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Porsche have recently launched a new power enhancement kit for the 911 (991) Carrera S, as well as a few extra options for those customers who want a little bit more from their car, yet don’t want to visit a tuner. The power kit gives the ...
By 2018, Over 12% of Cars Will to Be Diesels
21 Jun 2012, 11:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following in the footsteps of Europe, countries around the world are just starting to embrace the diesel engine as a viable alternative to its spark-aided counterpart, the petrol engine. Around half of all cars bought in Europe are are propelled al...
Nissan GT-R - Onboard Lap of Monticello Motor Club
21 Jun 2012, 09:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan GT-R is without a doubt the best performance car that (not that much) money can buy. It is within the reach of most motorists who are willing to take out a loan or just have the money saved up and don’t know what to do with it. ...
Does Lime Green Nissan GT-R Without Spoiler Look the Part?
21 Jun 2012, 08:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We, like pretty much anybody else in the world, really like the Nissan GT-R, especially for what it can do, but, we think that for a car designed by engineers, it looks good too. Being a car designed the way it is, every bit bolted onto the bod...
Nissan GT-R with Custom Meisterchaft GT Exhaust
21 Jun 2012, 08:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Are you the owner of a Nissan GT-R? Well, if you want to let your wife know when you’re coming home without using your phone, we suggest you fit your car with a full Meisterchaft exhaust system so that she can hear you coming. It is by far th...
TMG to Become Toyota’s AMG
21 Jun 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota’s Motorsport GmbH, located in Cologne, Germany, has been in charge of all the Japanese manufacturer’s motorsport initiatives, including F1, WRC and Le Mans. It is run by Yoshiaki Kinoshita, who, according to caradvice.com.au, rec...
EPA Rates Tesla Model S at 89 MPGe
21 Jun 2012, 07:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With one day left to go before the official launch of the Tesla Model S, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated the eagerly anticipated EV. The numbers are from the top-spec car, equipped with the largest, 85 kWh battery pack. The c...
Skoda Rapid First Driving Scenes
20 Jun 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We aren’t sure that this video that surfaced on the internet is a genuine advertisement for the car, intended for public showing, as it is, honestly, way too boring, and the qualit itself is very poor. The Skoda Rapid was officially launched ...
Fiat Panda 4x4 Spotted in Italy
20 Jun 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Fiat Panda 4x4 is on its way. It was recently spotted completely uncovered, in the southern Italian city of Naples. Also, judging by the pictures, the refreshed design lends itself well to the chunky off-roader styling. If the outgoing mode...
Germany Getting 50 Hydrogen Filling Stations
20 Jun 2012, 15:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While most countries are struggling to get an EV charging network up and running, the Germans are taking a different approach. The Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, as well as several industrial companies have signed an agreeme...
French Adventurer in Citroen Berlingo EV Completes African Journey
20 Jun 2012, 14:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It took Frenchman Xavier Chevrin 38 days to complete his 5,800 Km (3,603 mile) trip through Africa, in an all-electric Citroen Berlingo powered by Venturi technology. Upon completing the epic trip, Xavier said "Out of the total 5,800 km, w...
BMW Official Denies Negative Rumors Surrounding the 'i' Sub-Brand
20 Jun 2012, 14:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having written an article a while ago, stating that BMW were reconsidering the ‘i’ program? Well, according to insideevs.com, those rumors were (thankfully) false. The story said that BMW seemed to have changed their mind on the matt...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Gets Second Model S
20 Jun 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After reporting that board member, Steve Jurvetson was the first to take delivery of the first ever Tesla Model S, the second person to get a car is the CEO of the company, Elon Musk himself, apparently at the same time Steve got his own. The tw...
Car Versus Truck - Russian Accident
20 Jun 2012, 14:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The size discrepancy between cars on roads around the world is ever-increasing. We’re seeing larger and larger trucks and SUVs, while at the same time city cars are getting ever smaller. This has always been a problem and will continue to pla...