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Bogdan Popa

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Personal motto:

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.

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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world, and more often than not, you’ll see him writing about the whole thing with a typing speed that a traffic camera could easily issue a ticket for.

He typically carries both an iPhone and Android device because there’s no such thing as the perfect phone, and he drives a car that some say is blue, others say is green.

His guilty pleasure is finding bugs in Android Auto (cc @Google, you’d better keep an eye on his reports, as these could actually help you refine the experience behind the wheel), and he occasionally tries out all kinds of weird gadgets that many people didn’t even know they exist.

His daily tech arsenal also includes a smartwatch and earbuds because that’s how geeks rock, as well as a laptop that has nothing in common with fruit.

Bogdan’s long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space in the trunk for his kid’s toys, as well as convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as the phones that these two companies build.

When he’s not writing about cars, Bogdan’s probably trying to fit a bike in the 375-liter trunk of his car or posting tech stuff for autoevolution’s sister site Softpedia.
Mitsubishi cX-Based SUV Launch Sped Up
Mitsubishi cX-Based SUV Launch Sped Up

26 Aug 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi will release its new compact SUV based on the cX concept sooner than initially planned, mostly thanks to growing sales for the SUV segment in several markets around the world. The car was originally projected to hit the market in May 201...

 
Holden to Cut 200 Jobs
Holden to Cut 200 Jobs

26 Aug 2009, 08:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic environment is still difficult for GM's Australian carmaker Holden who recently confirmed that it will cut approximately 200 jobs, most of them currently at the Melbourne headquarters. The company has already established a volunta...

 
Ford Performance Vehicles Shelves Focus RS Plans
Ford Performance Vehicles Shelves Focus RS Plans

26 Aug 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The performance division of American manufacturer Ford decided to abandon plans to build the RS flavor of the Focus which was supposed to compete against other performance models such as the Holden Astra VXR. The main reason is, according to compan...

 
Chinese Chery Tiggo Released in Brazil
Chinese Chery Tiggo Released in Brazil

26 Aug 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chery is one of the Chinese automakers which are aiming to expand their offering overseas and this week launched the Tiggo in Brazil, a South American market which is also tackled by Chevrolet and other top industry players. The Chinese manufacture...

 
New Renault Grand Scenic Secures Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
New Renault Grand Scenic Secures Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating

26 Aug 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It is well known that Renault is one of the manufacturers that manages to achieve the best scores in the Euro NCAP crash tests and the new Grand Scenic comes to confirm this. This new model has just achieved a five-star Euro NCAP rating, becoming t...

 
Volkswagen Polo Three-Door Released
Volkswagen Polo Three-Door Released

26 Aug 2009, 07:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has just announced that it will showcase the new Polo three-door at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month. The new model will be priced at 12,150 euros for the base version and will be offered in six engine versions and three equipment vari...

 
Fiat 500 Abarth Tweaked by Karl Schnorr Kraftfahrzeuge
Fiat 500 Abarth Tweaked by Karl Schnorr Kraftfahrzeuge

26 Aug 2009, 07:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat 500 Abarth is already the sportiest version of the 500 lineup but, as we can all find out today, tuning houses around the world can push the 1.4-liter liter beyond its limits. One example is the latest contraption of tuner Karl Schnorr Kraftfa...

 
Chrysler Adds $1,500 Over Canadian Clunker Incentives
Chrysler Adds $1,500 Over Canadian Clunker Incentives

25 Aug 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Former US bankrupt automaker Chrysler continues its race for clients with a new offering in Canada. The company today revealed that it will add $500 to $1,500 over the incentives offered by Retire Your Ride. According to the terms of the scheme, el...

 
How Blow-Off Valves Work
How Blow-Off Valves Work

25 Aug 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automobiles and commercial vehicles originally sported naturally aspirated engines. Back in the 1920s, the Mercedes 6/25 PS and Mercedes 10/40 PS introduced the world of road-going cars to Roots-type supercharging. Automotive forced induction, howe...

 
New Geely SUV in October
New Geely SUV in October

25 Aug 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese manufacturer Geely confirmed that its SUV production facility in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan province, will start building cars as soon as next month, which means the first SUV model is likely to arrive in Octobe...

 
Honda Accord Crosstour Teaser Number Two
Honda Accord Crosstour Teaser Number Two

25 Aug 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Honda today released the second teaser showing the Accord Crosstour, a model which is projected to hit the market this year on September 1. Still, there are no official details on the car as the company only prefers to tease u...

 
2009 Skoda Octavia RS Facelifted Released in Australia
2009 Skoda Octavia RS Facelifted Released in Australia

25 Aug 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda Australia launched model year 2009 Octavia RS, the sporty version of the Octavia which now comes with the same enhancements as the vehicle it is based on. The new model boasts changes in both sedan and station wagon forms, with revised headli...

 
Mazdaspeed3 AWD, 300 HP Canceled?
Mazdaspeed3 AWD, 300 HP Canceled?

25 Aug 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's quite hard to describe the current economic environment as friendly to high-performance models and many automakers do nothing more than to migrate towards hybrids, electric cars or greener models. Mazda seems to follow the same trend of t...

 
Obama Stays Out of GM's Opel Decision
Obama Stays Out of GM's Opel Decision

25 Aug 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would personally intervene to support Magna in the negotiations with General Motors, US President Barack Obama says he won't get involved in the talks and leave General Motors pick a new Opel ow...

 
Lexus Hatchback in the US by 2012
Lexus Hatchback in the US by 2012

25 Aug 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Last week, Lexus revealed the company's latest contraption, the Premium Compact as the Japanese manufacturer named it, which is going to star at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month. Rumors have already indicated that a possible European launch ...

 
Concept Photos: Aston Martin Volare
Concept Photos: Aston Martin Volare

25 Aug 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Some people think that Aston Martins are way too harmful for the environment and their large displacement engines, beside the fact that they bring out a huge output, have a very negative effect on the natural world. James Trim is a 23-year-old desi...

 
Aftermarket Audi TT RS by Sportec
Aftermarket Audi TT RS by Sportec

25 Aug 2009, 07:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Audi TT RS is a really outstanding model, especially when talking about the engine and the performance it is able to generate. To give you an idea on how powerful the new TT RS is, the car is moved by a 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine that r...

 
2010 Volkswagen Saveiro Released
2010 Volkswagen Saveiro Released

25 Aug 2009, 07:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen recently launched the 2010 Saveiro, a pickup designed and produced in Brazil that competes with other well-known models, including Chevrolet Montana and Fiat Strada, or even with cheaper vehicles such as the Dacia Logan Pickup. There...

 
Opel Ampera at Frankfurt Auto Show
Opel Ampera at Frankfurt Auto Show

25 Aug 2009, 06:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Frankfurt Auto Show, scheduled to open its doors in September, will also witness the first public appearance of the new Opel Astra and Ampera, two models that feature several improvements in terms of fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions. The ne...

 
Volvo Powertrain for the Chinese? Nope...
Volvo Powertrain for the Chinese? Nope...

24 Aug 2009, 15:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Chinese automakers are nowadays aiming to become bidders for every single company up for sale in Europe or in the United States, Volvo Powertrain won't be sold to FAW Group, Volvo's spokesman Marten Wikforss told Swedish newswire ...

 

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