Elena Gorgan
8,139 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” - Henry Ford
She has covered automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, ranging from the regular and all the way to celebrity culture, film, and music.
More than anything, Elena loves to tell stories about unusual or very special projects, but you can also count on her if you’re looking for the perfect e-bike.
Her work has been published on Softpedia News, InOut Star and, since 2018, autoevolution.
Chris Nolan Recreated an Atomic Bomb Explosion Without CGI for His Latest Movie
14 Dec 2022, 09:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Whatever criticism you can throw at modern Hollywood, about the lack of originality, the over-reliance on special effects, the same over-reliance (only more annoying) on visual stimuli over an actual narrative – none of that applies to Chris ...
Freddie Flintoff Airlifted to Hospital After Top Gear Crash
14 Dec 2022, 06:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In reality television, much if not all of the on-screen drama is scripted. On a show like Top Gear, which remains the most popular BBC program ever created, sometimes the drama is an unwanted side-effect of all the car tests and stunts involved. ...
Jay Leno Does First Interview Since Car Fire, Explains How It All Went Down
14 Dec 2022, 05:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “I said, ‘Dave, I’m on fire’.” To hear television personality and respected car collector Jay Leno recount the incident that resulted in a fire that caused severe burns to his face and hands, you’d think he was t...
This Festka One-Off Is Kafka on a Bike, the Ultimate Luxury Toy
13 Dec 2022, 11:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Most cyclists will personalize their bikes with a bell, or maybe some quirky accessory, or a decal. This one, Lyndon by his first name, did it by having his favorite works of writer Franz Kafka brought to life on his Festka bike. Festka is not ...
Mazepin Made His Yacht Disappear as It Sat Frozen in Sardinia, Poof!
13 Dec 2022, 10:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / And you say there is no such thing as magic. Dmitry Mazepin, one of the many Russian oligarchs sanctioned worldwide after the war in Ukraine, has been able to successfully disappear a 72-foot luxury yacht out of Sardinia, Italy. Poof! Dmitry Maz...
Eco-Activists Target Taylor Swift, Allegedly Leak Her Travel Plans Ahead of World Tour
13 Dec 2022, 07:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Last summer and perhaps for the first time in Taylor Swift’s years-long career, the pop star came under heavy fire online. Details of her private jet use were made public, and eco-activists were very unhappy to see just how much she’d b...
Ridden: Fiido X, the Very Elegant and Zappy City e-Bike
13 Dec 2022, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Common sense and experience will tell you that you can never have it all. But the Fiido X e-bike sure comes close to being the perfect city commuter: elegant, practical, reliable, with good range, and a decent price point. Fiido first made int...
The Bruder EXP-8 Debuts as the Ultimate Off-Road, Off-Grid Luxury Trailer
12 Dec 2022, 11:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s been a long wait, but it’s been worth it. More than a year after its official introduction, the Bruder EXP-8 off-road trailer is here in the flesh as the Australian’s company flagship and, perhaps more impressively, as the ul...
Remembering the Dobbertin Surface Orbiter, the Amphibious Custom Build That Wrote History
11 Dec 2022, 07:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Where the world of dreams and reality meet, you will find this awesome, fully custom-built amphibious vehicle known as the Dobbertin Surface Orbiter. Designed to circumnavigate the world with no outside assistance, this ‘90s icon wrote histor...
$218M Man-Made Island Is for When Billionaire’s Row Is Not Enough, Perfect for Your Fleet
11 Dec 2022, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are rich people in the world, and then there are those for whom not even Billionaire’s Row is fancy enough. For those, a new opportunity has come up on the market, and it just happens to be the dream property for a budding car collector...
The Eysing PF40 by Pininfarina Is a Fully-Electric Piece of Rolling Art, Priced to Match
10 Dec 2022, 10:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The niche of electric two-wheelers is booming, so you could never say – and be justified in so doing – that you’re lacking options. Even in this context, this electric moped is a cut above the rest, fitting perfectly in the very s...
The Pine Needle Tiny Is a Gorgeous, Fully-Custom Home on Wheels That Stands Out
10 Dec 2022, 08:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny living has taken deep roots over the last couple of decades, but the boom over the past two years has been nothing short of spectacular. Downsizing and intentional living are no longer fads, and to future customers, that’s good news. ...
BIG’s Villa Gug Is a Partly-Underground Mansion Built Around a Porsche Collection
10 Dec 2022, 06:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As far as car-centric architecture goes, this is perhaps one of the most stunning examples. Villa Gug goes beyond “a house that integrates a garage,” to become a project that shows architecture as portraiture, a piece of architectural a...
The ONO Is Part Microcar, Part Cargo e-Bike and All-Out Sustainable Delivery Vehicle
10 Dec 2022, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The option of ditching the ICE car and choosing a greener, more efficient means of transport like a bicycle is really no option at all for those who work in services or delivery. But the ONO could be the electric vehicle that turns it into a realit...
Dyson Zone Headphones With Integrated Air Purifier Are Coming, and People Have Thoughts
9 Dec 2022, 10:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / File this under “things you didn’t know you needed:” Dyson has its first audio product, which also happens to be its very first wearable, and it’s the oddest thing ever. Called the Dyson Zone, it’s a pair of noise-canc...
The RotorX Dragon Is Here as the World’s First Personal Air Vehicle That Anyone Can Fly
9 Dec 2022, 05:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Life would be boring if we focused only on functionality and getting stuff done. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, and if Jack has deep pockets, there should be nothing to stop him from having his fun. Unless he’s afraid of taking r...
Limited-Edition Louis Vuitton Snowboard Is How You Do Winter in Style
8 Dec 2022, 10:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / No respectable fashionista is worthy of the name if they don’t have their accessory game on at all times. Giant design house Louis Vuitton is here to make sure you have that, even at the slopes. Fashion is a never-ending grind, you know. E...
Silly Sid the Short-Wheelbase Clown Car Is All Fun and Games Until the Cops Show Up
8 Dec 2022, 09:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Halfway between a Jackass production and the mad automotive geniuses from Garage 54 (and others like them) is Australian Sammy Eyles of the Built Not Bought YouTube channel. Like thousands of other content creators, Eyles is the perfect example of ...
Project EvO Proposes a Superyacht Explorer Packed to the Brim With Luxury Gear
8 Dec 2022, 07:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sometimes, life presents you with choices. When it comes to choosing between pure luxury and maximum efficiency at sea, the world’s richest don’t have to choose at all. That’s what superyacht explorers are for. This relatively...
Here’s What Makes Donald Trump’s Boeing 757 the Most Famous Private Jet in the World
8 Dec 2022, 05:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / To paraphrase a Forbes magazine report from September 2022, former U.S. President and business magnate Donald J. Trump is neither as rich as he claims, nor as poor as his critics would have you believe. With an estimated net worth of $3.2 billion a...