Andrei Nedelea
3,618 ARTICLES
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.
Horrible Car Crash in Russia - Driver Gets out Like a Boss
31 May 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’ve seen many things happen in Russia. From changing lanes and indicating using a pistol to cats and dogs behaving like people. Apparently, there’s a race of super humans living in Russia, as well. Take the car crash shown in the v...
Towing a Hyundai Getz out of a Ditch - Only a Partial Win
31 May 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With so many ‘Fail’ videos floating about the web, you kind of know what to expect when the (excuse the cliche) inevitable happens. One wouldn’t really have expected this to happen though... The driver of the Getz gets (see wha...
Little Girl Nearly Gets Run Over by Car in Russia
31 May 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’re starting to get the picture with what’s going on in Russia. All the strange happenings which occur there are down either to bad parenting, either to alcohol, or both. In this case, it’s just bad parenting. The little girl...
Volkswagen May Build Mid-Sized SUV in Tennessee - US
31 May 2012, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the Touareg and Tiguan on sale in the US, and the tendency to create niches where there really aren’t any, Jonathan Browning, CEO of Volkswagen of America, said, after a Automotive Press Association meeting, that VW needs a vehicle to si...
Japan Auto Production Rises 174% Compared to April 2011
31 May 2012, 13:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that last year’s tragic earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan disrupted not only people’s lives, but also Japanese car production. But, Japan being Japan, they have recovered as if nothing had ever happened. According to ...
Opel / Vauxhall Ampera UK Production to Start by 2016
31 May 2012, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following rumors that GM’s Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere had a bleak future can now, apparently, be put to rest. According to thisismoney.co.uk, the Ellesmere plant’s salvation may come along with production plans for the Opel/Vauxhall Am...
Chevy Volt Is Proven Fire-Proof by Massive Crash
31 May 2012, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With reports of EVs catching fire after crashes, and even the Chevrolet Volt itself facing this same problem early in its life, people were probably expecting it to burst into flames after a major accident. Well, as accidents go, when you can ba...
IMF Report Warns of Doubling Oil Prices in the Next Decade
31 May 2012, 11:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Car manufacturers have been hard at work for at least the last two or three decades to reduce cars’ fuel consumption, to make them cleaner and to also promote the shift towards more eco-friendly ways of getting around, other than burning the ...
Jaguar’s XS 3-Series Rival Rendered
31 May 2012, 10:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jaguar have made a genuinely great car in the form of the XF, which, with its recent facelift and the addition of the 2.2-liter diesel to its engine range is now worth buying more than ever. However, with the BMW 3-Series being the compact-exec ...
Carbon Emissions Reach Record High According to IEA
31 May 2012, 10:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’re all familiar with the carbon dioxide and monoxide emissions problems faced by our planet. We’re also aware that we are slowly (but surely) doing irreversible damage to the environment. According to the International Energy Agen...
Electric Fiat 500 to Be Made Only Due to Californian Legislation
31 May 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fiat’s Multiair technology is a real step forward in the history of the petrol engine, making it extremely efficient, while offering decent power and fuel economy. The engine was developed with large costs on Fiat’s side, so they have k...
Fiat Reveals Abarth Punto SuperSport Details
31 May 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault’s Clio RS doesn’t really have any natural rivals in its class - it’s that good. It even challenges cars onc class up, like the Golf GTI, Honda Civic Type-R and the old Ford Focus ST, for which it’s definitely a match...
New Alfa Giulia May Be RWD. New Model Between It and the Giulietta
31 May 2012, 08:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to autoedizione.com who claim to have inside sources, Alfa Romeo’s replacement for the striking 159 will, indeed, have a rear-wheel driven chassis, and apparently it may not come from Chrysler, as some speculators may have suggested...
New Lexus GS to Ditch Separate Chassis and Gain Turbocharging?
31 May 2012, 08:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Building SUVs on ladder chassis is as old as the first SUVs themselves, with all manufacturers adopting the technique for their products at some point. Despite the trend to ditch the ladder chassis in recent years, some makers have stuck with it, e...
Renault Master Range Updated for 2012
30 May 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Master has been with us for 22 years now, and in its latest incarnation it has remained unchanged since 2010. It has proved to be quite successful, with a fair few of them out and about, doing their thing on the streets of Europe's...
Matthew Perry and His Porsche Panamera
30 May 2012, 15:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Canadian-American actor and comedian Matthew Perry (42), better known as Chandler from Friends, has been photographed next to more handsome looking cars than his black Porsche Panamera, and namely a BMW Z8, back in 2006, but back then Friends had o...
Chinese Government Plans Financial Backing for Energy-Saving Vehicles
30 May 2012, 15:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Auto News China, Chinese officials are looking into allocating as much as 2-billion yuan ($403-/€324- million) every year for the development of alternatively-powered vehicles. Along with this financial backing, the Chines...
Canada Aim to Align Vehicle Regulations to US Standards
30 May 2012, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Transport Canada, the country's ecoTECHNOLOGY program designed to “assess the safety and environmental performance of new vehicle technologies to ensure that innovations can be introduced in Canada in a safe and timely manne...
Indonesian President Wants His Country to Build EVs
30 May 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the current president of Indonesia, is a man with a reputation for innovation in an effort to protect the environment. This is vital, as Indonesia (the 4th largest country in the world) is home to lush jungles and rainfore...
Chrysler to Launch the 300C in China in June
30 May 2012, 13:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The new generation of Chrysler’s 300C improves on its predecessor, which according to Jeremy Clarkson was styled by Al Capone, in every single way. So, the new 300C, which is also on sale in Europe as the Lancia Thema, will go on sale in Chin...