Alexandru Sincan
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Not a Rendering, But a Runner Up For the 'Weirdest Chevy Camaro' Prize
1 May 2021, 14:25 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Can you believe that one of the somewhat pretentious European coachbuilders once made a kind of a facelift for the 70s Chevy Camaro/Pontiac Firebird? We also found this hard to believe, yet it happened. The rapid growth of the automotive industr...
BMW M1 Roadster: Now That's Something We Would Have Loved to Drive This Summer
1 May 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / As a matter of fact, a real-life conversion of this kind might be technically impossible due to the shape of the tubular steel space-frame structure of the M1 Coupe. Yet, dreaming about it is possible at any time. It's fascinating how, 40 year...
New Ford Ranger Raptor X Debuts as the Wildest Ranger Yet
30 Apr 2021, 13:41 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / It looks like the most appreciated fun activity in Australia is to develop countless new versions of the Ford Ranger collection. Here are some details about the latest variants, called Ford Ranger Raptor X and Ford Ranger FX4. We think you'll ...
Virtual Mutants Invasion: What If Mercedes Made W114 and W123 Fastback Coupes?
30 Apr 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Something Mercedes-Benz would have never done: a couple of fastback coupés for the W114 and W123 model series. During the late sixties and the seventies, Mercedes-Benz never took the risk to leave the pattern of the so-called “three-bo...
2022 Acura MDX Shows that Emotions Can Be Designed with Infallible Precision
25 Apr 2021, 18:52 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Well, it looks even bigger than it really is! Believe us, the choice of proportions and styling elements were more important for achieving this effect than the dimensions themselves. It seems the same kind of special conceptual treatment was applie...
2021 Mazda CX-30. Hard to Tell Where it Came From, But it’s Headed for Success
23 Apr 2021, 21:38 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The spectacular evolution of Mazdas in terms of design has led to the impression that they are trying hard to look like no one else in the automotive world. Remarkable effort, yet this is a risky kind of move that can take a brand out of the custom...
2022 GMC Terrain: Roughly, It’s a Nice, Compact, Family SUV In for a Rough Ride
22 Apr 2021, 17:42 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / There is a saying that goes "be careful what you wish for." Want to buy your family SUV from a well-known truck-oriented brand because the image of a massive, robust, die-hard vehicle makes your soul sing? After all, why not? GMC also tho...
Wrong Path? The Recalibrated 2022 Nissan Pathfinder Found the Good One
20 Apr 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Hard to tell if the Japanese were happy or not with sales of the previous Nissan Pathfinder generation, but we have serious doubts these cars managed to convince the expected number of customers. Now, having a look at the 2022 model, we feel an opt...
An Alternative Advanced Scenario For Contemporary SUVs: 2021 Chevrolet Blazer
18 Apr 2021, 16:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Usually, a car appears in the media because it is new or it has been recently modernized. The current generation of the Chevrolet Blazer started its career in 2019, so there is nothing especially new about it. A new engine version was added last ye...
2021 Audi A4: A Convincing Upgrade, With Fine Integration of High-Tech Elements
18 Apr 2021, 13:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / This is a bit strange: Audi has treated the design of the A4 conservatively for the last couple of generations, yet the current model's facelift came with plenty of new design motifs. The current Audi A4 debuted in 2015 at the Frankfurt Motor ...
BMW 3 Series vs. Jaguar XE: A Choice That Might Prove to Be Subtly Difficult
17 Apr 2021, 16:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Have you ever experienced, in one way or another, the feeling that perfection is boring? If the answer is “yes”, please, continue reading! Maybe there is no rational reason to pick a Jaguar XE instead of an all-mighty BMW 3 Series, yet ...
2021 BMW 3 Series: You Can’t Be Wrong If You Stick to Bavarian Rules
15 Apr 2021, 17:52 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Today, it is called the BMW 3 Series, and it is regarded as the most desirable premium sports sedan. About six decades ago, when it represented BMW's hope for salvation, the Bavarians used to call it the New Class (Neue Klasse, in German). And...
All-New 2022 Citroen C5 X Promises to Take You Anywhere in Style
12 Apr 2021, 12:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / With its new flagship, the French brand tries to convince that long pleasure cruises via cars still have a future; of course, a high-tech one. There is no explicit luxury here, but the harmonious blend of comfort, practicality, and dynamism generat...
Did Anyone Say the Sedan Is Obsolete? The 2021 Acura TLX Says Otherwise.
10 Apr 2021, 12:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The sedan is not the most practical body configuration, neither does it have real sporty characteristics. We’ve seen enough typical sedans during the last half a century and today's pragmatic criteria tells us that the best family cars h...
Dream Coupes! Using Virtual Tools, We Brought Them One Step Closer to Reality
10 Apr 2021, 11:12 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Despite being the most elegant expression of dynamism, coupes are losing ground nowadays. From time to time, when having a look at a sedan or at one of those so-called “four door coupes” (maybe they’d better call them “sport...
2021 Buick Envision: When Complexity Kicks In to Simplify Your Life
8 Apr 2021, 20:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / It is always possible to ask for more, but it won’t be easy to do so after having a comprehensive look at a modern, well-equipped SUV. Take the 2021 Buick Envision, for instance. Its concept seamlessly integrates a wide range of solution...
2021 Cadillac CT4: Forget Showing Off, Greatness Is Something of Substance
5 Apr 2021, 19:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The Cadillac CT4 is still young, and its design represents a fine achievement for the American automobile aesthetic culture. Some subtle upgrades for the 2021 model year will be appreciated by an attentive onlooker. It may be a compact sedan, but i...
Properly Understanding the 2021 Mazda3: An Enjoyable Ride Through the Matrix
5 Apr 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / There is no gain in simplifying things, and nothing can replace a complete experience. If all the automobiles of a certain class are somehow the same, why bother choosing a specific one? Let’s try to answer this question in the case of the 20...
2021 Dacia Spring Electric Raises Great Expectations. How Is It, Really?
3 Apr 2021, 12:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Dacia Spring Electric opens a new price perspective for those who badly want to buy an electric vehicle. Using the eco-bonuses available in some European countries, it could be acquired even for less than €10000 ($11,800). Is this tiny Romania...
How Close to Heaven Could a Test Drive Take You? Time to Try Some Bugattis
3 Apr 2021, 10:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The international healh crisis has disrupted all major automotive events, but some more exclusive and discrete events did manage, however, to be organized. Well, if a test drive dedicated to customers of Bugatti could be called “discrete&rdqu...