Alexandru Monenciu
291 ARTICLES
The Steering Wheel Stays. At Least That’s What Consumers Say
6 Jan 2016, 12:34 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / No less than 10,000 people worldwide responded to Volvo’s Future of Driving survey, making it the largest online conversation focused on autonomous driving. The answers are pretty obvious if you think about it, but hey, now it’s all off...
Fine Pieces of Ferrari History Are Going Under the Hammer at Kissimmee 2016
6 Jan 2016, 10:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Mecum's Kissimmee 2016 auction is just around the corner, and you have a lot of reasons to get to the bank right away and pull out a couple million dollars. For the Prancing Horse fans, we give you four reasons to do that. And they are called ...
Kia Motors Introduces “Drive Wise” Sub-Brand for Autonomous Cars at CES 2016
6 Jan 2016, 09:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / “Drive Wise” is a new concept introduced by Kia at CES 2016 to cover its future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). This comes not long after the South Korean carmaker expressed its intentions to build partially autonomous cars b...
BMW Hits the Floor at CES 2016 with What Appears to Be the i8 Spyder
5 Jan 2016, 19:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Munich-based carmaker revealed the i Vision Future Interaction at CES 2016. And guess what: it’s, in fact, a hardcore spyder, Barchetta-like version of the i8. The new concept appears to be an evolution of the i8 Spyder Concept present...
New Hyundai Ioniq Sketches Are Here
5 Jan 2016, 17:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Right before its eagerly expected launch in Korea later this month, Hyundai Motor revealed fresh details about its innovative alternative-fuel compact car, the new Ioniq, now available for pre-order in select markets. The South Korean carmaker h...
Ford Is America’s Best Selling Brand. Again
5 Jan 2016, 15:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Just like the rich people count their money at the end of each year, car companies count their sales and make statistics. Ford Motor Company’s total 2015 U.S. sales are its best annual results in nine years, Ford brand sales make Ford America...
Ford Wants to “Go Further” and Targets Drone-to-Vehicle Technology
5 Jan 2016, 14:55 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Ford is seeking to develop a new mobility innovation, part of its Ford Smart Mobility program, and together with DJI, well known for its drone systems and software, is planning to create a rapidly surveying system for the United Nations to use in e...
Andy Priaulx to Drive the Ford GT in the 2016 WEC
5 Jan 2016, 14:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / This year, Ford is coming to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a new car and a fresh lineup of drivers, including three-time WTCC champion Andy Priaulx. Priaulx is not new to the endurance series as he already won the Nurburgring ...
Man Takes a 1,114.71 CAD (800.28 USD) Uber Ride on New Year’s Eve
5 Jan 2016, 13:04 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / When they are under the influence, people tend to do some crazy stuff, but probably few pay a thousand dollars for hitching a ride. A man from Edmonton, Canada, spent 1,114.71 CAD (800.28 USD) for a Uber ride after celebrating the New Year’s ...
Volvo and Ericsson to Work Together on Intelligent Media Streaming
5 Jan 2016, 11:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Everyone already knows that launching the driverless car is now just a matter of time. Volvo and Ericsson are currently working on an innovative media streaming system that will allow you to watch your favorite show, for example, while your car dri...
The Jaguar F-Type Gets Fancy with British Design Edition
5 Jan 2016, 10:16 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After gaining global recognition and winning a lot of awards including the World Car Design of the Year, Jaguar is launching the V6 S F-Type British Design Edition in the spring of 2016. This special edition vehicle will be available in two bod...
Tesla Publishes Its 2015 Delivery Figures. They're Pretty Good
4 Jan 2016, 17:08 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Tesla Motors, one of the biggest names in the EV market, has recently stated that the company delivered 17,400 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2015 and a total of 50,580 throughout the entire year. The Palo Alto-based carmaker has released fig...
The Alpine Brand Will Be Relaunched Soon. Very Soon
4 Jan 2016, 16:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Alpine has recently confirmed on Twitter that the legendary brand will be brought back to life by Renault on February 16, 2016, at the Geneva Motor Show, and comes together with the new A120 sports car, a real rival for the base Porsche Cayman. ...
General Motors to Invest in Lyft in Order to Create Autonomous Taxis
4 Jan 2016, 15:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The new year comes with great news for Lyft, the world’s second placed ride-hailing service, as giant company General Motors announced a long-term alliance to create an integrated network of on-demand self-driving vehicles in the U.S., follow...
Pagani Teases Us Again with an Extreme Version of the Huayra
4 Jan 2016, 14:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The folks at Pagani seem to have some big plans for this new year start. Right before the world got ready to celebrate the New Year, the Italian company posted a picture of a unique Huayra model on its official Facebook page. While the “hu...
UBER Celebrated Its 1 Billionth Trip
4 Jan 2016, 14:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / For Marvin, it was a regular Uber booking, and for Ara, a usual $7.38 (£5) ride from London Fields, Hackney, to Hoxton. What they didn’t know was that that particular uberX ride together was the company’s one billionth trip. U...
Audi US Recalls Around 22,000 Cars for Airbag Issues
4 Jan 2016, 13:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / It seems that more and more carmakers have trouble with the airbags fitted to their cars. Now, it’s Volkswagen Group of America’s turn to recall no less than 22,000 Audis in two airbag-related campaigns. If you own these particular mode...
There’s a New Gumpert Hypercar on the Horizon
4 Jan 2016, 12:30 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Shortly after news that the Gumpert brand would be relaunched following its alleged acquisition by a Hong Kong company came up, it seems that Roland Gumpert, together with Reiter Engineering and JAS Motorsport, is now working on a new hypercar. ...
Hyundai Says Ioniq’s Highway MPG Will Top Prius's
4 Jan 2016, 10:16 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Hyundai has recently stated that its new Ioniq will be a breakthrough in the U.S., thanks to its three electrified versions better suiting the Americans’ driving styles. The South Korean company says the new vehicle will have better highway m...
General Motors China Introduces Employee Carpooling Program
4 Jan 2016, 09:18 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Right before the beginning of the new year, General Motors China wanted to give something back to the community that is more and more suffocated by the hazardous levels of pollution, and it introduced a pilot carpooling program for its Shanghai emp...