Dragos Serban
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Personal motto:
"Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention." - Paulo Coelho
I began searching for technical specs of the car, in order to do some adjustments, but all I managed was to “kill” the car in a matter of minutes. What happened after my masterpiece was unveiled remains a secret! When I think of that it brings to my mind something that an English writer once said “… the last time someone was as wrong as you, was when a politician stepped off an aeroplane in 1939 waving a piece of paper in the air saying there will be no war with Germany.”
Navistar Shuts Down Ontario Plant, Expecting $30 Million in Savings
3 Aug 2011, 10:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Navistar International Corp. passes trough some rough times in its existence. The truck and engine manufacturer is shutting down a facility and restructuring other businesses which could possibly result in up to $30 million in annual savings and 67...
Russia Pulls The Plug On Lada 2107
3 Aug 2011, 09:07 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Russians are well known for their their everlasting products which are made in simple but in very effective way. When referring to Russia most will be tempted to think about Vodka but this is not the case. Of coursethere is a slight resemblance be...
British Drivers Believe They Are Being Ripped Off
3 Aug 2011, 08:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / A recent study conducted by Admiral revealed that most of British drivers think that the government is trying to rip them off when referring to fuel costs. The insurance company surveyed 2500 British driversand discovered that more than 90 percent...
Ford's Jim Farley Apologizes For Dropping The F-Bomb On GM
3 Aug 2011, 07:29 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Things at Ford Motor Co. are starting to cool down, as Jim Farley, head of global marketing , sales and service is doing his best to smooths things over with his fellow execs at General Motors. As we have previous relatedJim Farley dropped the &ldq...
'Top Gun' Jet-Powered Chevrolet Truck Puts Out 12,000 HP · Video
3 Aug 2011, 06:54 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It's a bird ! It's a plane !. No, it is a jet-powered Chevrolet truck, which by the way is a living statement of the American way of fixing a problem. For example, how do we make a Chevy truck to develop 12,000 HP? Actuallyit’s quit...
General Motors Starts Production of Chevrolet Sonic at Orion Township
2 Aug 2011, 15:13 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The giant car manufacturer General Motors has started production at the Orion Township assembly facility of the Chevrolet Sonic. The model is expected to enter dealerships this fall, being one of the few subcompactvehicle manufactured in the United...
SEAT Bent 1+1 Concept Car
2 Aug 2011, 14:34 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The concept was dreamed as a representation of the future driverless concept cars. The SEAT Bend 1+1 Concept is featured as vehicle which can be driven manually when required. The concept’s interior was dreamed in such a wayso it would allow ...
Scion Pickup Truck Coming in 2014
2 Aug 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It seems that Toyota plans to return to its small-truck beginings with an all new compact pickup which is to be sold by Scion. The original project was started by Toyota four years ago when it first reveled the A-BAT Conceptor Advanced Breaktrough ...
Use of Turbocharged Engines Will Triple in North America by 2020
2 Aug 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Currently, turbocharged engined vehicles account for about 14 percent of the North American car market. But according to Steve Mckinley vice president of engineering for turbocharger producer Honeywell, thatpercent will climb to 23 percent by 2016 ...
Nissan to Revive 200SX Rival for the Mazda MX-5
2 Aug 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Going electric nowadays isn’t a matter of bringing something new into the car market, as it seems more like a necessity given the present environmental and conventional fuel situation. Thus, Nissan’s rival to the MX-5is back on it...
Mazda CX-5 Revealed Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
2 Aug 2011, 10:50 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Mazda Motor Corporation will unveil its all new CX-5 compact corssover at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, which will take place from13th trough 25th September 2011. The new crossover from Mazdawill incorporate the full range of state of art SK...
Hyundai Celebrates Its Millionth Sonata Produced in Montgomery
2 Aug 2011, 09:42 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Hyundai Sonata proves to be a huge success on the U.S. car market, a fact revealed by the increasing sales figures and growing number of model enthusiasts. But the memorable moment comes from Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA), which is mak...
VW Revving Up Passat Production
2 Aug 2011, 08:53 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The VW has had a huge success since its beginnings, as wherever it was launched it made a good impression. Thus, Volkswagen of America is prepared to expand production of the U.S. Passat less than four months afterthe first one was manufactured. Th...
Brain Waves to Cut Braking Distances
2 Aug 2011, 08:17 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / This latest breakthrough came from the Berlin Institute for Technology where a team of scientists revealed that “hacking” into a driver’s brain signals can cut braking distances and avoid crashes. A team of researchers attached el...
Ford to Recall 1.1 Million Trucks Over Corrosion on Fuel Tank Straps
2 Aug 2011, 07:26 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / More than 1 million trucks are recalled by Ford, including the F-150 which happens to be the top-selling U.S. vehicle in its segment. A problem was detected at the straps that secure the fuel tanks which may corrode and cause the tanks to fall.The...
Honda Civic Rated 'too Low to Recommend' by Consumer Reports
2 Aug 2011, 06:41 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Beliefs which made Honda Civic on of the most popular cars on the market are to be shattered by the latest Consumer Reports test . The U.S. division of Honda Motor Co. is still in trouble regarding supply shortages of the2012 Civic, as a result of...
Tennessee $17 Million Grand was Accepted by GM Before Shutting Down Plant
1 Aug 2011, 15:07 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The General Motors Spring Hill Tenessee facility received a last minute helping hand just months before it was supposed to close its doors. The GM vehicle assembly plant got $17 million in job training grants from the southern state’s Depar...
1939 Transparent Pontiac Deluxe Six Sold For $308,000
1 Aug 2011, 14:19 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / This Pontiac Deluxe Six might be one of the coolest classics ever, especially if it is see-through. We expect that tinted windows have no use at all when walking around this car. Why darken the windows when you can beseen trough the door panel or t...
General Motors to Postpone Fuel Cell Technology
1 Aug 2011, 13:35 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Environmental cars, and more specific fuel cells technology, seems to be the main focus of car manufacturers these days. But there are a couple of setbacks which make it a little bit unpractical, the most important onebeing the cost of acquisition...
Land Rover And Defender to go Separate Ways
1 Aug 2011, 12:52 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks that the future is not bright for the Land Rover Defender, one of the most iconic off-road vehicles in the world. When looking at the Defender we are tempted to imagine it on a wild lion safari chase. But it seems that itwill not chase lio...