Alex Vasile
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Alex’s childhood dream was to fight Bruce Lee and win. Being unable to throw a punch, he decided to go to college. After finding out a little too late that economics was not really his thing, Alex decided to write about cars for a living. It might not be as exciting as being an accountant, but it’s quite a thrilling job. When he’s not writing for autoevolution.com, Alex enjoys long walks on the beach, dynamite fishing and playing his banjo.
Favorite quote: "Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider streets, larger dining rooms, fewer stairs to climb and no smelly, dangerous subway stations" - P. J. O'Rourke
Audi Works on Affective Intelligent Driving Agent
6 Nov 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / People seem to show a continuous need to have more. Nothing is ever good enough, so they keep searching for a better version. That's great, as we agree that this kind of thinking is the one that encourages progress and makes us think out of th...
Bentley Art Auction for Charity
6 Nov 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Bentley is trying to help The Christie, a cancer hospital from Manchester, by holding an art auction at Bonhams. The project was sustained by 22 designers from Bentley’s design team that turned their creativity into art especially for this ev...
Rumor: Prodrive Is Working on a WRC-spec MINI
5 Nov 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / There have been speculation about MINI considering to take part in the World Rally Championship, but officials tried to keep everything as quiet as possible. The important decision they are forced to make is a rather funny one: on which car it&rsq...
UK Classic Motor Show Gets Live Stage
5 Nov 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / This year’s Classic Motor Show from the UK will present, along with a fantastic display of the finest oldtimers, a Live Stage with TV host Mike Brewer. On stage a mixture of competitions will take place, as well as the chance to meet leading ...
Toyota Financial Results for 2010 First Half Fiscal Year
5 Nov 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Today Toyota Motor Corporation announced its financial results for the six months that ended on September 30, 2009. Net revenues are down 31.3 percent compared to last year, totaling 8.378 trillion yen. The operating income also decreased from 582 ...
UK Sales Increase Thanks to Scrappage
5 Nov 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The UK joined all the other Western European countries in reporting sales growth in the new car sector for October. The sales rose an annual 31.6 percent in October, mostly helped by a government incentive scheme, said the Society of Motor Manufact...
SpeedART Tuner to Unveil Panamera PS9 at Essen Motor Show
5 Nov 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The past few days all the world’s attention got sucked in by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. Companies working in the auto aftermarket business took every square inch of the place, as people all over the w...
Vaughn Gittin Presents All-Carbon Mustang
5 Nov 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Mustang is one of the favorite cars for most of the tuners at the SEMA Show, and if you’re visiting, you are in for a lot of approaches on this American legend. One of the most outstanding example in the Ford booth is Vaughn Gittin Jr.�...
Ultimate Youthmobile 2030 Competition Launched
5 Nov 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The car is very important in any young man’s life as it has role in social activities, is a way a self-expression and a tool for interaction. Southern California design studios envisions what a new generation of drivers might demand from thei...
MINI Presents Wash Me, the Book
5 Nov 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you’re thinking about writing “Wash Me” with your finger on the hood of a dirty car, the you got the idea right. Everyday situations from the auto world inspired this publication, says Nico Ammann, art director and photographer...
New Hyundai Tiburon in the Works
5 Nov 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / We all know the Hyundai Tiburon has been out of our lives, and some of us don’t miss it at all. But we still believe in cheap, quality sports cars so we’re glad to hear that Hyundai did not drop the idea and will present a new car as so...
Race of Champions Won by Ekstrom
5 Nov 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Former DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom won the Race of Champions for the third time by beating seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher in a mind-blowing final at Beijing’s Birds Nest stadium. The Swede shot the first bullet by wining the first...
BMW M3 GTS: First Photos and Video
5 Nov 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The new BMW M3 has been on the market for a while, so there was enough time for people to realize it’s one of the most aggressive cars in its class. But as the Germans did before, a meaner version of the powerful coupe is on its way. Pict...
Volkswagen Launches BlueMotion Technology Packages
5 Nov 2009, 07:17 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As more producers promote hybrid technologies in order to get their vehicles to save more fuel and get the CO2 emissions lower, Volkswagen insists on their plans to achieve greener vehicles by downsizing their engines. The Passat BlueMotion is ...
Road Race Motorsport Presents Platinum Edition Suzuki Kizashi
4 Nov 2009, 16:29 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Tuning seems to be in the American blood just as much as oil, so the aftermarket show from Las Vegas benefits from a lot of attention both nationally and internationally. The 2009 SEMA Show brings another example of design improvement with a Suzuk...
Cosworth Regrets Toyota Leaving F1 Series
4 Nov 2009, 15:10 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As many of you already know, today was a sad day for Formula 1 fans as another team decided to pull the plug on the financing and get out of the competition. Japanese automaker Toyota announced earlier today the withdrawal from F1. After Honda ...
Classic Recreations Gets GT500 License
4 Nov 2009, 14:07 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Classic Recreations, a noted bespoke coachbuilder based in Yukon, Okia and known for exotic Mustang supercars, has been granted a license by Carroll Shelby to reproduce the Shelby GT500CR from the 1960s. The licensing game started in the 1980s,...
MV Design Presents Scion Kogi xD Mobile Kitchen
4 Nov 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / SEMA got weirder and weirder as MV Designs presented its mobile kitchen for barbecue enthusiasts. Nobody announced anything about the show cars’ whereabouts or how such an idea came to life, probably because none of this is clear to anybody a...
Honda Shows MUGEN Accessorized US Accord at SEMA
4 Nov 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Honda is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the United States, so this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association's (SEMA) show in Las Vegas is quite important. The Japanese decided to bring a special twist to the event by bringing t...
Ford’s “10 Unleashed” Campaign Hits Ojibwe Forests Rally
4 Nov 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Nobody would expect to see a Ford Mustang at a rally event, but the Ojibwe Forests Rally turned out to be a surprise. J.B. Niday, managing director of Rally America, unselfishly chose to unleash his inner Mustang with Ford's "'10 Unl...