What The Heck Are You Thinking, MINI?
9 Oct 2013, 18:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Every decade has a different flavor when it comes to hot hatches. In the 1980s, they were especially popular. Peugeots, Ford, VWs and Opels… you name it. Back then it was all about having a l...
Bikers versus Range Rover Case Needs More Key Evidence
4 Oct 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's Friday, so you most likely have already heard about the incident in New York. I named this the “Manhattan Brawl” because it sounded neutral as I saw people taking sides very ea...
Qoros: How a Chinese Sedan Became the Safest Car in Europe
2 Oct 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It was early March when I was first introduced to a new car model from China which, like all the others before her, had unrealistic ambitions. She said she had nice proportions, was well schooled an...
Should Renault Revive the R5 Turbo?
24 Sep 2013, 16:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / I'm probably alone on this one, but I don't believe that hotly anticipated rear-engined Renault city car, built together with smart's new fortwo and forfour, is the new Twingo. That&#...
How a Lexus Changed my Perception About the F Word
17 Sep 2013, 08:27 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / First I would like to offer a mea culpa and a full disclosure. I admit, until about a week ago I was one of the few (or is it many?) that always looked at Lexus with the least amount of respect poss...
On Bike Stunts and Parenting Fail
13 Sep 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Initially, I was about to do a small safety-related write-up as I was watching a bike stunt trick go wrong, but as the video reached the end, I god rather unnerved and decided it was time for a more...
Is It Time for a New VW Bulli Microbus?
4 Sep 2013, 16:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Usually when somebody tells me Volkswagen is not a good company because they don't make people's cars any more, I tell them to go buy a bicycle or a Citroen. Both are about as fast, but th...
Why the F-Type Marks the Return of the Special Occasion Car
29 Aug 2013, 16:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What drives change in the auto industry? Is it market research, or does customer demand simply take profit away from those who are out of the loop? Is VW's no frills approach to design and focu...
Fuel Economy - From Stuttgart With Love
22 Aug 2013, 09:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, despite each belonging to a vastly different family – Daimler AG on a shore and the VAG Group on the other - have started as childhood friends, playing in the same n...
Why a Long Wheelbase Dacia Logan Makes Sense
14 Aug 2013, 17:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As an automotive journalist, I think history is one thing and the badge is another. I find the badge is the thing you put on a car to match the building you sell it in. It's also umbilically at...
Honda Africa Twin to Bring Back True Enduro-Touring Bikes?
9 Aug 2013, 16:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda is working on a new version of the Africa Twin, but it is still uncertain which direction will the house of Tokyo go
Digging Deeper in the Mercedes-Benz vs France AC Refrigerant Saga
7 Aug 2013, 16:41 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / You are probably all aware about the ongoing battle between the French government and Daimler AG, but I'm guessing not everyone is in the know about the possible, even probable, hidden reasons ...
autoevolution Launches Mercedes-Themed "Silver Arrows" Blog
31 Jul 2013, 17:05 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / “At first, someone had wanted to name our newest car brand blog the “Mercedes-Benz Champions”, but then he took a Silver Arrow to the knee.” - You have no idea of how many ti...
Return of the Man from the Isle of Man
26 Jul 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is, by far, the most extreme, insane, dangerous, daring (and whatever you would have it called) motorcycle road racing event in the world. Often a matter of either glo...
Why Build a Convertible SUV?
20 Jul 2013, 17:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes just announced a new S63 AMG with all-wheel drive and perfume holders, but somehow, I’m a lot more interested in what the SUV market is doing. Apparently, Land Rover has given the gre...
What Jaguar Should Do With the F-Type
14 Jul 2013, 13:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have I ever mentioned how much I like living in 2013? NO? That’s strange, it must have slipped my mind. There’s a lot of soul in the automotive industry right now, compacted into amazing...
Mandatory ATGATT? Thanks, but No Thanks
12 Jul 2013, 16:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I really hate it when the state acts erratically and dumb ideas make it to the surface, showing that some of the white collars are really getting paid for being just silly and avoiding any reasonabl...
Dear Mercedes: Please Stop Using Renault Engines
6 Jul 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes is the definition of "cool". It's as cool as Darth Vader riding a dinosaur which is riding a shark with rocket launches on its back and iPhones for teeth. They are so cool, p...
Of Legends, Old and New
5 Jul 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The grounds of the Iveco TT circuit in Assen were holy even before the race on the past Sunday. They were the very rocks which stood at the foundation of two-wheeled motorsport and still they are as...
Mercedes SLS AMG 5 doors. We need it!
1 Jul 2013, 16:29 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / Just try picturing the most beautiful car in the whole wide world. A five meter long SLS AMG with four seats, decent storage space of around 350-400L, 4 functional doors and two children on the back...