Alexandru Monenciu
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The Nissan Titan Warrior Concept Could Enter Production
19 Jan 2016, 09:59 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Nissan presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit the Titan Warrior Concept, a bad-ass version of the Titan XD. Now, Nissan officials reveal that the company is thinking of putting the hardcore Titan Warrior against Ford&rsq...
Lord March’s Goodwood House Has Been Robbed
19 Jan 2016, 09:30 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Disaster struck for the famous Lord March, as a masked burglar broke into his house in Goodwood, West Sussex, at 4:30 in the morning a few days ago, and left with around 700,000 pounds worth of antique and diamond jewelry. Police officials beli...
Rare 1957 Ferrari 335 S Being Auctioned for Seven-Figure Sum
18 Jan 2016, 17:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Artcurial Motorcars is auctioning, at its 2016 Salon Retromobile, an exceptional 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti, driven by the greatest drivers of its era, including a World Champion. In the 1950s, one of the greatest race in the world was...
Ferrari Allows Some Lucky Few to Play Significant Role in the Launch of Its 2016 F1 Race Car
18 Jan 2016, 16:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Ferrari came up with a very unique competition called “Ready Set Red” that allows the top ten places to play a major role in the live-streamed launch of its new F1 race car. This initiative starts on January 18, 2016, and ends on Februa...
Mercedes-Benz Is Out of Australia’s V8 Supercars Series
18 Jan 2016, 15:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Mercedes-Benz is a very constant presence in motorsport, dominating Formula 1 and putting up a solid fight in DTM. Apparently, there are some series where the German carmaker doesn’t deliver the expected results. That’s the case in ...
The Subaru BRZ Spins into the Guinness Book of World Records
18 Jan 2016, 15:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Subaru BRZ sets a new world record for tightest 360 degrees spin, at the Autosport International Show. Alastair Moffat, former world record holder, was behind the wheel of the Subaru BRZ, and by managing to completely spin the car a 2.25-me...
2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, SLC, and SL Are Now Available to Order
18 Jan 2016, 14:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The wait is now over for Mercedes-Benz fans, because the all-new E-Class, SLC, and the enhanced SL are now available to order. Mercedes has been teasing us with its new E-Class for a long time now. The new sedan comes with three engines availabl...
2016 Dakar Rally Is Now Over. Stephane Peterhansel Lives Up to His "Mister Dakar" Name
18 Jan 2016, 11:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The 2016 edition of the Dakar Rally is now over, as 84 motorcycles, 23 quads, 67 cars and 44 trucks managed to cross the finish line. Stephane Peterhansel expanded his winning streak with a victory in the car category, Toby Price won the motorcycle...
Space X’s Falcon 9 Had a Hard Landing and Crashed on a Drone Ship
18 Jan 2016, 11:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After a historical, successful landing at Cape Canaveral last month, SpaceX wanted to perfect the landing-at-sea technique, but unfortunately, all tests ended in failure. The latest one saw the Falcon 9 launching the Jason-3 satellite into orbit an...
Uber Users Will Soon Be Able to Hail Helicopters
18 Jan 2016, 09:19 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Uber plans to take the ride-hailing services to a whole new level, as the San Francisco-based company just partnered up with aerospace giant Airbus. Thanks to this new project, Uber users will be able to get to their destination by helicopter. ...
Jean Todt Admits He Has Asked the Pope to Pray for Michael Schumacher
17 Jan 2016, 16:00 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Michael Schumacher has millions of fans around the globe who can't wait for news about his condition to come up. The latest one arrives from Jean Todt, who has recently said that it's very painful to see his good friend's current sit...
Pastor Maldonado Might Not Compete in the Next Season of Formula 1
17 Jan 2016, 14:19 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Pastor Maldonado is in danger of losing his drive at Renault because his sponsor, Venezuelan oil company PDVSA, is running late with payments. To keep him running in the Formula 1, PDVSA pays Renault no less than $50 million. The money is sever...
Cadillac Might Be Cooking a Smaller, Rear-Wheel-Drive Sport Sedan
16 Jan 2016, 14:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / One of Cadillac's officials has recently announced that the American carmaker has something hot coming up. It's a small sport sedan to compete with the Mercedes-Benz CLA and the Audi A3 Sedan. Although he didn't give too many deta...
2017 Hyundai Elantra to Be Less Expensive than Its Predecessor
16 Jan 2016, 13:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / While the Elantra enters its sixth-generation, Hyundai Motor America announced pricing for its all-new sedan. Starting at $17,150, the base model is $100 less than the outgoing model. Assembled in both Montgomery, Alabama, and Ulsan, South Kore...
2016 Hyundai Sonata Gets "Top Safety Pick+" Rating from the IIHS
15 Jan 2016, 17:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / You can say that the 2016 Hyundai Sonata passed one of the automotive industry’s most demanding vehicle crash tests with flying colors, as the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) granted the South Korean’s latest sedan with the...
2016 Infiniti Q70 U.S. Prices Are Finally Revealed
15 Jan 2016, 16:25 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The waiting is over for Infiniti fans as the automaker revealed the US pricing for all its 2016 Q70 lineup today, which includes nine available models. While the numbers are unchanged from the previous model year, for 2016, the Q70 comes new wit...
The First 2016 Ford Focus RS Has Rolled Off the Line in Germany
15 Jan 2016, 15:24 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Those who followed the news about the new Focus RS closely are probably happier than ever today because Ford’s first 350 horsepower hot hatch has just rolled off the line in Saarlouis, Germany. In the United States, the RS will be availab...
Nissan’s Rogue Warrior Comes with Heavy-Duty Snow Tracks
15 Jan 2016, 14:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Everyone knows the winters in Canada tend to be pretty rough, but Nissan has a solution for drivers in this regard. Based on the Rogue, the new car/snowmobile is called the Rogue Warrior, and just like the description specifies, it is a 4x4 with a ...
This Volkswagen Type 2 Is Probably the World’s Longest Hippie Wagon
15 Jan 2016, 13:41 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Volkswagen Kombi (Bus, or Type 2) represents a crucial part of automotive history. Built from 1950 to 2013, the “hippie wagon” is among the cars that every Volkswagen enthusiast wants to own. An Indonesian mechanic loved this car so...
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Second Mercedes-Benz Unimog Is Now for Sale on Ebay
15 Jan 2016, 10:59 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Throughout the years, the Austrian-born Arnold Schwarzenegger has become an iconic figure, known all over the world. The “Terminator” will always be remembered for his bodybuilding titles, movies and also for his political career as Gov...