Alex Carausu
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Aristocratic Electric Future: A Mass Production Bugatti EV Would Spice Things Up
24 Nov 2019, 16:07 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / In its recent history, under the wings of Volkswagen, Bugatti managed to release only two stand-alone models in over 20 years, Veyron and Chiron. Veyron, according to various sources, cost Bugatti and the VAG group an absolutely astronomical fig...
AI Could Help Cars Make Moral Decisions. Will It Change the Driving Experience?
24 Nov 2019, 10:12 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / In the past decade or so, we’ve seen the rate of technology development gaining an overwhelming speed, with important new discoveries that will have enormous impact on the world. Like artificial intelligence. But that wasn’t always t...
Google to Allow EV Charging Payments in the Maps App
22 Nov 2019, 13:38 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / One of the major concerns for electric car owners used to be finding a charging station on the road, in order to juice up their ride. Now, there are countless apps helping with that, but that's also part of the problem. Last year...
Tesla Cybertruck Looks Like a Pumped DeLorean, Windows Break on Stage
22 Nov 2019, 08:43 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Rumors about the Tesla Cybertruck have been circulating for a while now, and before today nobody really knew what to expect. Well, the wait is over, and after seeing it in the fllesh, many have said the Cybertruck strongly resembles a Lotus S1 ...
Schumacher Documentary Postponed Indefinitely, Fans Expect 2020 Release
21 Nov 2019, 16:56 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / There aren’t many of us that haven’t heard the name Michael Schumacher, as we all grew up with him as a hero. Filled with a ceaseless desire to win and a tenacious determination to be the best, he quickly became one of the greatest,...
Half-Century of Muscle: Dodge Challenger Is Still Kicking Hard After 50 Years
21 Nov 2019, 16:03 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / If you are a car enthusiast, then most likely you have an inexplicable passion for muscle cars. So hats off to Dodge for their unapologetic growl and the satisfaction they’ve given to this cult over the years. This type of cars a...
Red Bull Takes Formula 1 Car to Stratosphere for Free Fall Pit Stop
21 Nov 2019, 12:16 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Following the new world record for the fastest pit stop that Red Bull Racing managed to pull off during the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, managing to do a 1,82 seconds change on the Max Verstappen's car, it took them one week to decide t...
Pininafarina Offers Formula E Racing Experience Package for Battista Buyers
20 Nov 2019, 14:27 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Italian automaker Automobili Pininfarina unveiled a finely redesigned version of the Battista electric hypercar earlier this year. With the notoriety to have designed probably the most beautiful cars in the world, and a partnership of nearly 50 yea...
Red Bull Racing Beats Record to Set New Fastest Pit Stop in the History of F1
19 Nov 2019, 13:43 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Before the ban on refueling took place in 2010, tire change speed was not a critical aspect in the world of Formula 1 pit stops, as pouring gas into the race car took roughly six seconds, the team had enough time to replace the worn wheels. It ...
No Boundaries Science: The Large Hadron Collider, the Biggest Machine Ever Made
19 Nov 2019, 13:05 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / The Large Hadron Collider, also known as LHC, is an accelerator of charged particles in the form of oncoming beams, and also the world's largest single machine.. It was designed to accelerate protons and heavy ions in order to study the pr...
All New Segway Dirt eBike Comes With a Punch and Is Ready to Embarrass
18 Nov 2019, 15:16 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / The sensation of freedom associated with a two-wheel off-road riding experience is almost unparalleled. There are a lot of us speed freaks that get our kicks out of going fast, be that downhill or uphill. And when I say fast, I mean as fast as y...
Nissan Leaf Bends Around a Pole During Shocking 47 MPH DEKRA Crash Test
18 Nov 2019, 12:56 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Automakers work tirelessly to keep drivers safe on the road, but the race to engineer safety systems to keep customers protected gets intersected with the never-ending desire to minimize costs while still managing to sell a high number of units. ...
Senna vs Prost: One of the Fiercest Rivalries in the History of Motorsport
18 Nov 2019, 12:44 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / With so much at stake and so little room for error, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Formula 1 has seen some tremendous rivalries over the years. Ideally, it’s the opposing team that bangs their wheels going in the battle for supre...
Forgotten Pony-Unicorn: Ford-McLaren M81 Is One of the Rarest Mustangs
16 Nov 2019, 08:52 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Arguably one of the most iconic cars ever built in the U.S., the Mustang is already over 50 years old and carries with it one of the richest heritage. From an automotive purist’s point of view, there’s no clear reason why the Mustan...
Electric SUV with Swiveling Selfie Camera Gets $400 Million Investment
14 Nov 2019, 17:04 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / One of China's many emerging EV manufacturers, Xpeng Motors, recently managed to raise a total of $400 million from multiple sources, including Xiaomi, a brand usually associated with smartphones and consumer electronics. This latest Tesla ...
Here Are 3 of the Wildest Cars That Raced the 24 Hours of Le Mans
14 Nov 2019, 16:50 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Victories, tragedies, triumph and absurdity. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a great example of racing encyclopedia whose pages are filled with drama and innovation. By default, race cars are deliberately-built competition machines, designed to extra...
How 2021 Rules Changes Will Shape the Future of F1
13 Nov 2019, 13:38 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / On the weekend of the US Grand Prix (COTA) in Austin, the chairman and CEO of Formula 1 Chase Carey and the president of FIA, Jean Todt, introduced the new F1 rules after the approval from the World Motor Sport Council. The new regulations are p...
Tech CEOs and Their Favorite Rides, From Collectibles to Daily Drivers
12 Nov 2019, 12:03 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Most of the tech moguls prefer to keep a low profile, and despite their billion-dollar worth and companies, some of them still prefer to drive around in ‘normal’ cars. It’s no secret that the vast majority of people around the ...
Riding With the King: What Cars Did Elvis Have in His Garage?
12 Nov 2019, 08:20 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Even if you don’t know anything about music, it’s probably safe to assume that you’ve heard one or two things about the legendary Elvis Presley. Named the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis usually needs no introduction. Pioneering a...
Cowboy Cadillac: The Legacy of Chevy's El Camino
8 Nov 2019, 16:06 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / Trying to understand why pickups have such a big impact on our lives requires going back in time, way back to about the 19th century, when most people worked and lived on farms. Considered to be family businesses and dispersed all over the coun...