Renault Twizy Gets Covered in 1,700 Macaroons
19 Nov 2012, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Twizy, which we recently tested in Monaco, is slowly gaining acceptance, as its (limited) utility is being discovered, appreciated and understood. However, nothing boosts a car&rsqu...
How Dare They? On Banning Old Cars in Towns
17 Nov 2012, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Once, people used to be proud to have stylish automobiles gracing the streets of their towns, yet in recent years, with the push towards a ‘greener’ future, car culture has begun to meld...
Mayor of Paris to Ban Cars Over 17 Yers-Old ?
14 Nov 2012, 13:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The mayor of Paris, and member of the Socialist Party, Bertrand Delanoë, has reportedly asked the French government to institute a ban on old cars entering the city. The motivation behind the m...
Vans Used to Be Cool - Citroen HY Camionette
12 Nov 2012, 16:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite their utilitarian and commercial applications, vans used to be cool, back in the 1950s and 1960s. The coolest of the lot were the first Ford Transit, and this, the very-French Citroen HY. A ...
Citroen DS5 Taxi - France’s E-Class!
8 Nov 2012, 15:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The E-Class Mercedes-Benz is often associated with cab drivers, especially in Germany, but in many other European cities as well. The cars which operate in Germany are usually painted a type of ligh...
Renault Builds Industry’s Largest Photovoltaic Array to Shelter New Cars
7 Nov 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The use of photovoltaic cells is becoming increasingly common in all branches of industry, especially the automotive one. All automakers are desperate to earn their green credentials, by any means, ...
Head of Mitsubishi France Calls Industry Minister a “Retard”
29 Oct 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We never knew him personally, but this head of Mitsubishi Motors' independent French dealer network, Jean-Claude Debard, seems like a very outspoken an passionate person. It’s always a sh...
PSA Protesters Outside Paris Motor Show ‘Calmed’ With Tear Gas
10 Oct 2012, 12:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some 1,000 protesters made their way to the Paris Motor Show, yesterday, to voice their concerns regarding the future of PSA Peugeot-Citroen. They were planning on entering the venue and raising awa...
Peter Solberg Carves His Own Road Through Vineyard - Crashes into Pole
8 Oct 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Rally drivers are very determined and very concentrated on the task at hand, when they drive their four-wheel drive cars as fast as they can. Northern European countries have given us so many excell...
French Minister Breaks Speed Limit with Renault ZOE EV
8 Oct 2012, 11:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the current crop of road-going EVs may not be the quickest thing on Earth (this probably is, though), but they are still quick enough to get you into trouble, in town at least, with the instan...
Renault Clio IV to Be Built in Turkey and France
5 Oct 2012, 12:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault used to say that it’s a French company, attached to its rooms and promoting a sort of joie de vivre attitude to making cars. But according to some rumors, they lose €1,000 for eve...
Girls at Paris Motor Show 2012
4 Oct 2012, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / French wine, French cuisine, French toasts... French nails – the people from the hexagon nation know a thing or two about the finer things in life. They are still trend setter in the fashion i...
Dacia Opens Order Books for Sandero Stepway: Priced at €10,590
2 Oct 2012, 14:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dacia has opened the order books for the new Sandero Stepway at the Paris Motor Show. In France, the car will cost from €10,590 including tax, and the model lineup will be remarkably simple, ju...
New Dacia Sandero Priced from €7,900 in France
2 Oct 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dacia used the opportunity of the Paris Motor Show not only to launch but also to open order books for the new Sandero supermini for the French market. Full pricing for the model has thus also been ...
Exagon Motors Furtive-eGT Production Version Revealed
1 Oct 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / French company Exagon Motors, a subdivision of Exagon Engineering, have just revealed the production version of their Furtive-eGT green sports car. The electric Furtive eGT is powered by two Siemens...
Paris 2012: Citroen DS3 Cabrio · Live Photos
27 Sep 2012, 18:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Citroen has officially presented its DS3 Cabrio, at the Paris Motor Show. It uses a roof mechanism which is very similar to that of the Fiat 500C, as it features a fixed roof, with a sliding soft to...
Loumeneo Neoma Roadster EV Ready for Paris Debut
21 Sep 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / French EV manufacturer Lumeneo, a company which currently makes the Smera (a two-seater) and the Neoma (a four-seater), have announced that they will be bringing a special car to the Paris Motor Sho...
Luxury Automakers - Stop Trying to Copy the Germans
18 Sep 2012, 12:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The two best and most appreciated (and mainstream) luxury automakers are Mercedes-Benz and BMW, and everybody else is trying to a certain extent to steal the formula for what makes them so successfu...
Michelin Folding e-Bike Gets Puncture-Proof Tires Set for October Launch
17 Sep 2012, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Michelin is a company which likes to innovate, and so they have taken it upon themselves to come up with a green means of transportation, to which they could add a bit of their expertise in the worl...
The French Holocaust of Torched Cars On New Year's Eve
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Some people break glasses on New Year's Eve, others light fireworks but the French seem to enjoy... torching cars in the night between years. According to Reuters, they have established this...