Alexandru Radu Chis
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Favorite quote: "It's not what your country can do for you, but what your country can steal from other countries" - someone smarter than me.
Fahrmitgas Moonlander: Drive Me to the Moon
17 Jul 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / “Drive me to the moon” represents the motto Fahrmitgas.de came up with for their special model Moonlander. The model is meant to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing mission, which took place on July 20, 1969. Fahr...
GM Will Scrap G8 Plans
17 Jul 2009, 12:38 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Not so long ago we told you about GM's plans to sell the Pontiac G8 as a Chevrolet Caprice. The statement belonged to the newly re-appointed GM Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz. Now the same executive wrote on GM's Fast Lane blog that the G8 will ...
Buemi to Remain with Toro Rosso for 2010
17 Jul 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Shortly after French driver Sebastien Bourdais was ousted from Toro Rosso, the media turned its attention towards his Swiss teammate. Today Toro Rosso's team manager, Franz Tost, hinted that Sebastien Buemi will very likely remain with his tea...
Renault Released Its First-Half 2009 Sales Figures
17 Jul 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The French car manufacturer released today its figures for world-wide sales in the first-half of 2009. On a global level, Renault Group (PC+LCV – passenger cars+ light commercial vehicles) had a 3.7% market share. Renault's sales world-w...
Jay Leno Builds His Own Car Parts
17 Jul 2009, 07:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The famous American talk-show host, known world-wide for his passion for cars, revealed to the public his 3D printer that allows him to make exact copies of different cars parts. Leno, which just took part in Jaguar's latest presentation, the ...
Golf VI by RDX Racedesign
16 Jul 2009, 15:08 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The German tuner prepared a complete body kit for the Volkswagen Golf VI. They turned their attention to the Golf VI because of its popularity, accessibility to the general public and the fact that it was just released. Though RDX Racedesign won...
Canadian Market Grows Thanks to Solid Truck Sales
16 Jul 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Due to increased truck sales, Canada reported a 1% rise in the number of motor vehicles sold in May to 121,348 units. However after a successful May, according to statistics gathered from preliminary data, Canada saw a 1% decrease in June. After...
Toyota-Mazda Hybrid Alliance in Sight
16 Jul 2009, 13:54 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Toyota Motor Corp. the world's leader in auto hybrids, stated recently that it looks at boosting hybrid sales as being very important and will consider any request from automakers to share its green technology. The AP reported that Japan&#...
Lexus HS 250h Launched in Japan
16 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Lexus has just released the new HS 250h in Japan. The car we kept you updated on, in our previous articles is the Japanese carmaker's first dedicated hybrid model. The luxury-segment car manufacturer wanted to achieve a combination of fuel ...
2010 Ford Taurus Designed for Better Aerodynamics
16 Jul 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Ford take pride with their latest Taurus release. The car manufacturer revealed the logic behind the muscular and expressive look of the new Taurus. Ford's Dearborn, Michigan design studio took the task of developing the new model. With tod...
GM Announces Executive Changes
16 Jul 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As part of its reorganization plan, GM announced today three new leadership-appointments and retirements. Michael Millikin, 60, will be named vice president and general counsel starting July 20, when he will replace the current group vice president...
2010 Camaro by Fesler-Moss
16 Jul 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / More good news for Chevy fans come from car tuners Chris Fesler and Jon Mossm, who have joined forces to create a formidable mod for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The tuners have spent long months for designing and calibrating what they consider as be...
Audi Celebrates Centennial Tomorrow
15 Jul 2009, 15:41 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / One hundred years ago, on July 16, August Horch founded August Horch Automobilwerke GmbH in Zwickau, Germany. Shortly after, he decided to rename the company after the Latin translation of his last name. The celebrations will take place in Ingol...
Piquet Expelled from F1 Says Brazilian Source
15 Jul 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As we reported earlier last week, news of Nelsinho Piquet's imminent departure from Renault F1 were filling the sports media world-wide. The latest source to make such claims comes from the F1 driver's own country. According to a Braz...
MR Car Design Tunes Golf VI GTI
15 Jul 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / If you were looking to tune your newly acquired Volkwagen Golf VI GTI, German car tuner MR Car Design has a serious kit for you. Known across the North Rhine-Westphalia region, MR Car Design delivers exclusive looks and tweaks to your car according...
Kia Launched the Forte LPI Hybrid
15 Jul 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The South Korean car manufacturer revealed today its first commercialized hybrid electrical vehicle (HEV) in Seoul. Kia has continued its bet on the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and electric combination, despite knowing there are few chances of shipp...
(Update) New Bugatti Teaser
15 Jul 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Bugatti continues its teasing strategy regarding the launch of the new anticipated model. While rumors flooded the Internet about the new Bugatti model, the French carmaker now owned by VW, remained silent. The thing that caught our attention th...
ExxonMobil to Develop Biofuel from Algae
15 Jul 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Texan oil company, ExxonMobil, announced it will begin a partnership with Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI) to research and develop next generation biofuels from photosynthetic algae. SGI is a company dedicated to the research and engineering of synthe...
Former GM CEO Wagoner Departs with $8.6 Million
15 Jul 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Before being removed from the position of CEO by the new White House GM restructuring plan (a move which we can't accept he didn't 'foresee') Rick Wagoner appointed Bob Lutz as Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor while naming Thoma...
MTM Tuner Boosts Audi S4 by 100 HP
14 Jul 2009, 15:13 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The German tuning company from Wettstetten managed to add 100 HP to the factory Audi S4. This was done thanks to a new electronic device from the tuner's Cantronic range. The M-Cantronic, as it is called, remaps the engine ECU, making use ...