Elena Gorgan
8,145 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.
On Board Timbaland’s $2 Million Recording Studio on Wheels, the Tricked-Out MMG Tour Bus
12 Jul 2022, 09:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Think of a rock’n’roll star’s tour bus and you’re probably imagining something that would fit with the rock’n’roll lifestyle cliche, including a large bed in the back and a living area designed for chilling out b...
The Strange Case of $80M Superyacht Polaris, Which Escaped Sanctions and Then Came Back
12 Jul 2022, 03:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022 marked a turning point for the maritime industry, especially in the very narrow niche of superyacht and megayacht ownership. Russian-owned vessels became moving targets as sanctions went into effect ...
You Can Now Sleep in Dolly Parton’s Incredible ‘86 Prevost Tour Bus, the Gypsy Wagon
11 Jul 2022, 12:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are many ways for diehard fans to connect to their musical idols, and buying their music is only the first step. Higher up on that list would be the possibility to share the same space with the idol, even if said idol is no longer occupying i...
Camp Like a Total Diva in Jennifer Lopez’s $2 Million Baby Girl Trailer
11 Jul 2022, 10:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Every once in a while, you just want to pamper yourself. Glamping is pampering for the traveler, a more sophisticated and elevated (and expensive) form of camping that aims to reconcile two seemingly-unreconciliable elements: an experience in the g...
Elvis Presley’s 1974 Custom Cadillac DeVille Station Wagon Is a Rare, Lost and Found Gem
11 Jul 2022, 08:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Perhaps the only thing that got The King Elvis Presley more shook up than music and his fans were cars. Cadillacs, in particular, he had a very soft spot for, so he would often buy them in bulk, either as treats to himself or to many of his associa...
The XBUS Camper Promises to Be the Perfect Pocket-Rocket Electric RV for Two
11 Jul 2022, 05:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The perfect recreational vehicle doesn’t have to be big, and it doesn’t have to be costly to buy or run. If you think outside the box, the perfect family RV can be an electric quadricycle, assuming you happen to live in Europe (for the ...
Kanye West Announces the Donda Foam Vehicle, a Car Made of Foam
10 Jul 2022, 06:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If building cars were easy, everyone and their mama would be doing it, and getting rich. But Kanye West is not your regular man, and just because he has zero experience in the field doesn’t mean that he won’t do it. Or at least try it. ...
This Zero Star Hotel Will Have You Sleep Outside a Gas Station in the Name of Art
9 Jul 2022, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As most drivers must be painfully aware, right now, the gas station is the place where dreams and budgets go to die. Soaring prices and a clear feeling of unrest are laying the foundation for an upsetting immediate future, made even worse by predic...
Brad Pitt’s $1.2 Million RV Is the Perfect Family Vacation Vehicle
5 Jul 2022, 09:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s human nature to assume the grass is greener on the other side. In some cases, like when we’re talking about celebrities’ luxury mansions, cars or RVs, that is actually accurate. Throughout the aughts, as celebrity culture ...
QuboCamper, the Smallest Campervan for Two, Proves Nothing Is Impossible
4 Jul 2022, 10:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The phrase “bigger isn’t always better” might be a cliché, but it is true. For the explorers, the daredevils and the world travelers, it’s not the vehicle that gets them to a destination that matters, but the overall ...
Disney Wish Cruise Offers the World’s Most Expensive Cocktail: The $5,000 Kaiburr Crystal
4 Jul 2022, 05:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Forget about the rising costs of living, exploding gas prices, and looming recession. Disney is literally asking tourists onboard the Wish cruise to forget about all these while they sip on the world’s most expensive cocktail, at $5,000 a pop...
The 2023 Knaus Tabbert Tourer CUV Is an RV With Pop-Up Roof and Expanding Bathroom
4 Jul 2022, 03:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not to sound too philosophical about it, but life is about choices. Choices and compromises. Give in to wanderlust and opt for the RV lifestyle, and you will find that the choice for the perfect vehicle boils down to size. Put it differently, y...
Worst Parking Skills: Driver Falls Out of the Car, While Backing Into Stationary Vehicle
3 Jul 2022, 06:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You know how people will try to console or comfort you when you’re having a bad day, by telling you that “it could always be worse”? This is exactly what the latest viral video is: a visual representation of that cliché. ...
This Custom Piece of Rolling Corvette Art Is a Modern-Day Mako Shark II
3 Jul 2022, 06:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say. There is plenty of that with this custom car, regardless of who is doing the beholding. Yet John Martin’s Mako is the kind of custom vehicle that is bound to get auto enthusiasts divided. It...
On Board Sky Cruise, the Gigantic 5,000-Person Airplane Hotel Running on Nuclear Energy
3 Jul 2022, 03:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Spend any amount of time on social media, and you will probably come across something called “manifesting,” or the practice of thinking aspirational thoughts with the purpose of making them happen in real life. The Sky Cruise could be &...
A $40K Diamond Lamborghini Badge Is for All Those for Whom a Plain Lambo Is Not Enough
3 Jul 2022, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re among those for whom getting a very expensive or even a limited-edition supercar is only an occasion to ask “What next?,” Bobby White would like a word. How about a custom, diamond-coated badge for the hood of your new c...
Dream Big: The Iconic Phone Car Is a ‘75 VW Beetle Rebodied as an Old-School Desk Phone
2 Jul 2022, 07:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Try to think of a cherry-red car, and the image of a Ferrari will probably pop up. But another iconic red car, albeit neither as powerful nor as aerodynamic, is also The Phone Car. Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Before we all had sm...
Some 80 Ferrari Monzas “Damaged” by Unexpected Rain at Super-Exclusive Event
2 Jul 2022, 05:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is what you could call a multi-million dollar (and quite painful to watch) oopsie: according to reports, some 70 to 80 Ferrari Monzas were damaged by an unexpected shower of rain, while attending the super-exclusive 2022 Ferrari Cavalcade even...
Jeff Bezos’ Megayacht Is No Longer a Problem: Builder Drops Plans to Dismantle Bridge
2 Jul 2022, 04:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / And that settles it (for now): a months-long controversy over Jeff Bezos’ latest megayacht, the $500 million sail-assisted Y721, now under construction, has come to an end. Oceanco Shipyard, which is building the gigantic yacht, has decided t...
MAKO Eco-Explorer Proposes a Radical Spin on Naval Design, Same Luxury Amenities
2 Jul 2022, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This wouldn’t be the first time that a superyacht takes styling cues from nature, but it’s probably among the most memorable and unusual. MAKO is an eco-explorer concept that puts a radical spin on naval design, but keeps the same luxur...