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.
Five Door MINI to Spawn FWD BMW 1-Series – To Be Revealed in Paris
10 Jun 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The five door Mini isn’t the only new FWD addition to the BMW group’s lineup, as it is rumored that it will spawn the ‘real entry level BMW’, underpinned by the same mechanicals. The car is expected to be called the 1-Series...
Hyundai China to Recall 100,000 Cars
9 Jun 2012, 17:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Cadillac isn’t the only manufacturer to have airbag problems. Apparently, in China, Hyundai’s Chinese partner will be pulling almost 100,000 cars off the road, due to safety concerns over airbags. The vehicle being reca...
Toyota's Twizy to Be Launched in Japan for €10,000
9 Jun 2012, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota first showed the COMS in public at the Tokyo motor show, back in 2007, purely as a concept for a very small city-dwelling EV. As the title of this article suggests, this is identical in concept and philosophy as Renault’s much talked-a...
Very Bad Driver Crashes Three Times in less than Five Meters
9 Jun 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some drivers are very bad. But to describe this person as a bad driver is without a shadow of a doubt an understatement. It’s extremely surprising that the driver of this silver Daewoo sedan even made it to the entrance of the parking lot wit...
Car Crashing Into Bus Is Met With Enthusiasm in Russia
8 Jun 2012, 20:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / People in Russia crash into each other - a lot! So much so, that they seem to enjoy seeing such events, now. In this video, a car crashes into a bus, tipping it over, in a very violent fashion, as the car had to have been driving at a fair old rate...
Hillbilly Uses Porsche 911 as Firing Platform
8 Jun 2012, 16:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that the Porsche 911 is ‘bulletproof’, but we never really thought of it as being bulletproof. Apparently, people in Indiana think it’s the perfect car to guide about and shoot out of - Rommel-style! The guy stands ...
Woman Jailed after Driving With Man on Bonnet
8 Jun 2012, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Scottish authorities have released video footage of an enraged 37 year-old woman in a silver Ford Focus who is driving with a man on the bonnet of her car. Apparently, the incident took place exactly one year ago in the Scottish town of Falkirk. ...
Skoda Rapid Official Sketches Revealed
8 Jun 2012, 15:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Rapid is a compact sedan which carves a niche for itself in the Skoda range, between the Jetta-sized Octavia and Polo-sized Fabia. It was previewed by the Mission L concept, which was revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and judging by th...
Kid's Reaction Says it All - Alfa Romeo 8C Is a 'Cool Car'
8 Jun 2012, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We grab every opportunity we can to write about the Alfa Romeo 8C. Apparently, our enthusiasm is shared by small children who also love the 8C. It’s its blend of style and that special ‘something’ which is missing from almost all ...
Toyota EV P002 Headed for Pikes Peak
8 Jun 2012, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Koln-based division of Toyota, Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has been responsible for the Japanese automaker’s F1, WRC and LeMans racing efforts, and it has been involved with Toyota and motorsport for over 40 years. Now, they are prepa...
Massachusetts EV and Hybrid Drivers to Get Special License Plates
8 Jun 2012, 14:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are unsure whether this measure is justified, or not, but special lincese plates will be available for any EV or hybrid registered in the state of Massachusetts, at no extra cost. Local authorities claim that the switch to specialized number ...
Football Player Emmanuel Adebayor Visits Asanti Wheels
8 Jun 2012, 13:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may have heard about Emmanuel Adebayor, a football player from the small African nation of Togo, a country of just under 7-million people. He is well known for playing for big European clubs, like A.C. Monaco, Arsenal, Tottenham or Real Madrid,...
Automakers Plan to Set Global Standard for EV Charging
8 Jun 2012, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to promote a quicker adoption of EVs, the major global automakers are expected to cooperate and collaborate in the setting of a global standard for EV fast charging. There are currently two different charging systems in use, CHAdeMo an...
Never Forget the Brilliant BMW M5 E60 V10
8 Jun 2012, 12:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Now that the new M5 has come along, people seem to have forgotten about the old car, the 2005 - 2010 E60. It’s the kind of car which would have spat on a turbocharger, for fun, and then revved its 4999cc V10 to the 8300 rpm redline to muffle ...
Lexus IS-F CCS-R Onboard and Revving
8 Jun 2012, 12:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lexus IS-F, while not as technically capable as its main rival, the BMW M3, is definitely a good enough car to be a viable option for those who want an M3 but at the same time don’t want an M3. The 'F' already looked rather h...
Lambo Murcielago With Straight Exhaust Sounds Awesome
8 Jun 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Forget about noise level regulations, which limit the number of decibels that come out of a standard car’s exhaust for a second, and just listen to the symphony of 12 cylindrical instruments arranged in a ‘vee’, all being played i...
Eardrum-Shattering Onboard Sound of a Lambo Murcielago in Town
8 Jun 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were worried that the Lamborghini Murcielago was to be the last hurrah of the naturally-aspirated V12 engine. Happily, the Aventador also features a V12, but to our ears, the sound is considerably worse (and less ‘raw’) than the one ...
Lambo Gallardo in a Tunnel is Like Caramel for Your Ears
8 Jun 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While it may not be the most original thing in the world, some cars really sound amazing, a positive trait which is further enhanced by tunnels. We especially loved this Alfa Romeo 8C in a tunnel, or this Murcielago also going through a tunnel hard...
Nissan GT-R - Excellent Turbo and BOV Sound in Hamburg
8 Jun 2012, 09:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan GT-R is an awesome engineering feat. It will, without a doubt, remain in history as one of the best performance cars ever built in human history, if not the best, especially considering how cheap it is compared to what you’d have t...
Stricter Efficiency Standards Actually Discouraging EV Development
8 Jun 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It has become an extremely complex matter, that of EVs, hybrids, hydrogen-power, biofuels, bio-this, eco-jibber-jabber-that. The fact of the matter is that EVs could have taken off with the EV1 made by GM in the 90s, but they weren’t allowed ...