Andrei Tutu
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Personal motto:
“It is amazing how many drivers, even on the Formula One level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.” - Mario Andretti
Any kind of steering wheel will do, as long as it sits inside something that can go fast but doesn't necessarily require speeding to bring back those childhood memories... or create fresh ones.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. And there's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
Future goals? Working to see the direct connection between man, machine and the road remaining under the spotlights – this is a value that should be preserved!
Oh, and teaching his cat how to ride a bicycle, even if he has to do the pedaling, steering and balancing. No, really, that's okay, so why do you hate your human, kitty?
C8 Corvette Drag Races Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Total Destruction Follows
12 Feb 2021, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Why would you not put the engine in the middle of the Chevrolet Corvette? Is there any reason for Jeep to not include a supercharged V8 in its lineup? Fortunately, we don't have to deal with such questions anymore. And, thanks to the two carma...
The McLaren 765LT Is Now an 8-Second Car and It Didn't Take Much
12 Feb 2021, 09:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Imagine the following scenario: a brand new car is launched. A few months later, you grab an example, drive it to the drag strip, albeit with a really quick stop at your favorite tuner, and pull the kind of quarter-mile run that can one-up hypercar...
Hemi Cuda "Supercharged Sam" Is a Whole Lotta Muscle in Outlaw Rendering
11 Feb 2021, 17:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last October, Fiat Chrysler once again registered the Cuda name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. And while this could be a simple measure aimed at keeping the iconic nameplate in its nest, the rumor mill has gone wild. There's t...
New Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Imagined With 1970s Retro Look
11 Feb 2021, 16:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With electrification expected to breathe new life into the muscle car segment, one of the nameplates many enthusiasts would love to see return is the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Of course, this would be quite a stretch, but a Toyota designer has dec...
Dodge Challenger Redesign Proposes Futuristic Styling, Massive Crosshair Grille
11 Feb 2021, 11:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ah, the life of a Dodge designer working on the Challenger; some might believe this is an easy task, but why do you think it's easy to play with same shape for over fifteen years (the concept previewing the modern muscle car was showcased at t...
McLaren 765LT Drag Races 720S, the Gap Is Unbelievable
11 Feb 2021, 08:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Given their names, a child could probably tell you that the McLaren 765LT can one-up the 720S. However, even as adults who know a thing or two about the mid-engined creations born in Woking, we have to admit that nothing can fully prepare us...
Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette Races Big Boost Audi R8, Cops Show Up
10 Feb 2021, 18:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the V8 has migrated to the middle of the machine, you might expect Ferraris to be the primary target of C8 Corvette owners who take their Chevys deep down the aftermarket rabbit hole. And while that assumption is by no means wrong, we can&...
Chevrolet Chevelle "Black Beauty" Looks Sinister in Quick Rendering
10 Feb 2021, 17:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Let's ignore the final part of the title for a few moments and pretend this is an actual build, shall we? After all, the project might make it into the real world, as the artist behind it and the garage commissioning the work explain on social...
Rare Ferrari F40 LM Lowering on Air Suspension Is Sweet Sacrilege in a Rendering
10 Feb 2021, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The very idea of modding an icon such as the Ferrari F40 is enough to spark a debate as vicious as the retired Maranello halo car itself. And that's without the added spice of the elaborate rendering sitting on our screens right now, which tak...
2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Races McLaren 570S, How Many Car Lengths?
5 Feb 2021, 16:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 might not strike you as the ideal competitor for a race against a baby supercar such as the McLaren 570S Spider. Yet this didn't keep the driver of such a muscle from duking it out with the British missile. ...
Dodge Challenger "Retro Rebel" Flexes Supercharged Muscle in Sharp Rendering
5 Feb 2021, 15:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With velocity fans wondering what will happen to muscle cars in the upcoming EV era (GM has pledged to become an all-electric carmaker by 2035, while Bentley plans to do so by the end of this decade), digital artists are doing their part in the fig...
Mercedes G-Class vs. Defender vs. Jeep Wrangler Tug Of War Ends in Humiliation
5 Feb 2021, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With all the technology injected into modern off-roaders, these machines are always prepared to take the strain off their drivers while they leave the beaten path behind. But which one is the best at tackling unpaved terrain? Of course, this questi...
2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Races Modded Corvette Z06, Somebody Gets Trampled
5 Feb 2021, 11:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the C8 Corvette is all over the Internet these days, its C6 granddaddy constantly gets back under the spotlights. Case in point with the racing action we have here, which sees the senior 'Vette, in its Z06 form, duke it out with the Blue...
Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette First Drive on New ECU Is a Hit, Cops Suspect Nothing
5 Feb 2021, 11:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One year after the C8 Corvette Stingray entered production (don't forget the hiccups caused by a UAW strike and the global health crisis), we seem to be watching a different kind of drag race. The official lane is occupied by GM engineers comp...
Duesenberg Hot Rod Looks Like the Devil's Work in Polished Rendering
4 Feb 2021, 18:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We don't normally introduce breaks that allow readers to catch their breath, but this seems like the natural thing to do when talking about a Duesenberg that has been taken down the hot rod route, even as a rendering. So, please use one if you...
Modded Ford Mustang GT Races Nissan GT-R, Obliteration Follows
4 Feb 2021, 16:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The previous S197 incarnation of the Ford Mustang GT and the R35 Nissan GT-R have more in common than it might appear. For example, they were both born in the late 2000s, even though the Japanese machine continues to soldier on while the pony ...
Big Tire Jeep Drag Races Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Things Go South
4 Feb 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 1977 Jeep CJ-5 we have here has left its factory form far behind and is now trying to do the same with competitors at the drag strip. However, the most important race the contraption is engaged in is the one against itself. Last week, we saw...
Chip Foose Redesigns Classic Toyota Land Cruiser, Adds Muscular Fender Flares
4 Feb 2021, 11:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Land Cruiser has come a long way since its 1940s origins involving a reverse-engineered Jeep, so much so that Toyota removing the current model from the U.S. market after the 2021 model year is a problem for those seeking a practical, reliable,...
Ferrari SF90 Stradale Does Amazing 9.6s Quarter-Mile, Beats McLaren 765LT
4 Feb 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You can write a book on the variables that influence a quarter-mile run, such as surface, tires, density altitude, the amount of fuel in the tank, and others, but there are better things to do. You know, stuff like actually getting behind the wheel...
Plymouth Barracuda "Boost Bomb" Looks Intense in Quick Rendering
3 Feb 2021, 17:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Unapologetic. This is the best way to describe the digital restomodding process of the Plymouth Baraccuda that's currently parked on our screens. Thanks to a combination of major muscle and eye candy, classic Mopar machines are enjoying mor...