Alexandru Monenciu
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You Need This 1:4 Scale Porsche Type 917 Engine That Is Being Auctioned
9 Dec 2015, 12:46 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The famous RM Sotheby’s auction house is going to sell a 1:4 scale replica of Porsche 917’s engine during tomorrow’s “Driven by Disruption” exhibition. The engine replica was crafted by one of Canada’s most re...
The Autobahn Might Get an Obnoxious Speed Limit
9 Dec 2015, 10:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / A new controversial proposal that comes from Germany’s traffic minister Winfried Hermann might put an end to unlimited speed portions on the Autobahn by setting a 120 km/h (75mph) speed limit. We are sure everybody knows some things about...
Poof! A BMW i3 Is Gone Missing After a Fire
9 Dec 2015, 09:57 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / First of all, you should know nobody was hurt in this incident. The only two “victims” were the family’s cars. As it seems, one is still recognizable, a BMW 3 Series, but the other one, a BMW i3, has completely disappeared, leavin...
Nissan Teams Up with Enel for Powering Your Home Using Leafs
8 Dec 2015, 18:13 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As the 21st United Nations Conference on Climate Change is still underway in Paris, Nissan and Enel signed an important agreement for a new system called Vehicle 2 Grid, which will allow consumers to store, use or return electricity in excess to th...
Mercedes-AMG F1 Sues Engineer for Data Theft
8 Dec 2015, 17:17 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Mercedes AMG High-Performance Powertrains, the engine provider for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team, has filed a lawsuit against Benjamin Hoyle, one of its former engineers, for stealing some very important and confidential data before his move to Fe...
The Petersen Automotive Museum Is Now Reopened
8 Dec 2015, 17:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After it was closed for more than a year and 90 million dollars have been invested into its renovation, the Petersen Automotive Museum reopened in Los Angeles. The big reopening has been possible thanks to some car enthusiasts that happen to hav...
Mercedes-Benz to Stick with Nine-Speed Gearboxes
8 Dec 2015, 13:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / While Ford, General Motors and Volkswagen Group are implementing ten-speed automatic gearboxes, Mercedes-Benz is not planning to offer more than nine gears on its upcoming models. According to Marcus Sommer, Mercedes’ 4Matic all-wheel-dri...
Rolls-Royce Presents a Limited Edition Cocktail Hamper
8 Dec 2015, 12:25 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The new cocktail hamper designed by Rolls-Royce is hand-crafted over a period of eight weeks. The mastermind behind it is Rolls-Royce Accessories Designer Sina Maria Eggl, who consulted with experts from Dorchester Collection’s London Hotels ...
Torro Rosso Switches Back to Ferrari Engines
8 Dec 2015, 09:42 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The second Red Bull-sponsored team from Formula 1, Scuderia Torro Rosso, is switching back to Ferrari engines after two years during which its cars were powered by Renault. Together with this announcement, the F1 team has also confirmed its dri...
Nissan/Infiniti to End Their Partnership with Red Bull Racing
7 Dec 2015, 17:05 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Nissan/Infiniti and the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Team have reached mutual agreements to end their partnership at the end of December this year. These entities will discontinue their commercial partnership, one of the most successful in recent ...
Deliveries of the BMW M6 GT3 Begin Ahead of New Racing Season
7 Dec 2015, 16:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As BMW’s M6 GT3 units are being shipped around the world, the first team to receive the car is the veteran BMW squad, Turner Motorsport. Present in Munich, where he attended the BMW Season Review, the team’s principle Will Turner receiv...
Hybrid Power for the Next Subaru WRX STI, Maybe
7 Dec 2015, 15:13 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, the company’s CEO, has announced some interesting details about the Subaru Global Platform and the upcoming WRX STI at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The new model is set to launch in 2017 and the exterior of the car will b...
World, Meet Hyundai’s Latest Alternative-Fuel Vehicle: IONIQ
7 Dec 2015, 14:39 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / According to Hyundai Motor Company officials, the IONIQ will be available with electric, plug-in gasoline/electric hybrid, or gasoline/electric hybrid powertrains. It's a world first for a vehicle to have these three powertrain options in a si...
Australia to Start Real-World Emissions Testing Program in 2016
7 Dec 2015, 13:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Australian Automobile Association has recently announced an 18-month research plan into the emissions of new vehicles that will help inform the creation of a national emissions regime under the Federal Government’s Ministerial Forum. ...
LeBron James Drives Kia K900 to Collect 10 Million Dollar Bet
7 Dec 2015, 11:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The NBA superstar and four MVP trophy winner LeBron James became Kia’s first ever luxury ambassador after he added a 2015 Kia K900 to his impressive collection of cars. At the time, everyone thought it was just a marketing campaign, but Ja...
Visitors Are Encouraged to Get More Interactive at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show
7 Dec 2015, 09:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Because technologies such as autonomous driving and connectivity play a more critical role in everyday life, the Detroit North American International Auto Show wants to give its participants an experimental treatment at the forthcoming 2016 edition...
Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz Conclude the Acquisition of HERE
6 Dec 2015, 11:07 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The decision to finalize the acquisition of HERE by the three car giants comes after approvals from all competent antitrust authorities were received. Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz insisted right from the start that all three companies would have an ...
Bugatti and Palmer Johnson to Work Together on Luxurious Yacht
4 Dec 2015, 17:00 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The two dream-selling companies first announced their involvement in the developing of a new line of open fiber boats at the 2014 Qatar International Boat Show. This new line would bring together elements of classic Bugatti cars and Palmer Johnson&...
Renault Officially Announces Formula 1 Comeback from 2016
4 Dec 2015, 15:13 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / In September, a Letter of Intent was signed by Renault officials to buy Lotus and different possibilities were taken into consideration. Renault’s CEO Carlos Ghosn stated that the company’s primary target was to win, and the final detai...
Next Red-Bull F1 Engine to Be Named After Watch Manufacturing Company
4 Dec 2015, 13:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / It has been revealed that TAG Heuer, the watchmaker, will sign with the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Team from 2016, thus becoming the official timekeeper, watch and team performance partner of RBR. The next engine that will power Red Bull ca...