Alexandru Sincan
71 ARTICLES
Virtual World Premiere From an Alternate Universe: the 2008 Audi Coupé Quattro
22 Feb 2021, 15:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / As a kid, I was amazed by the hurricane-like motorsport career of the 1980 Audi Coupé Quattro and its clean, straightforward design. Since the eighties, many new and impressive Audi coupés came around, but I still miss the distinctive...
Official Start for the Karma GS-6, an Automobile With a Complicated Karma
22 Feb 2021, 11:22 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Have you gotten tired of listening to countless stories about freshly Chinese-made products becoming more and more competitive and invading North American and European thanks to their low price tags? Well, we have something different for you: the K...
2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Postponed From May to October
19 Feb 2021, 15:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The organisers of the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the Grand Hotel Villa D’Este and BMW Group Classic, have together decided to postpone the event. Initially planned for the end of May 2021, the event has been pus...
Peugeot e-Rifter Invites You to Switch to Electromobility for Both Work and Fun
19 Feb 2021, 14:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / This kind of automobile represents a particularly interesting opportunity for those private professionals who need to drive every day in and out of cities, carrying their stuff around. Then, at the end of the day and during the weekends, it fulfill...
Will Porsche and VW Go Separate Ways in the Future? This Seems to Make Sense
19 Feb 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Lately, some business advisers discretely mentioned that Volkswagen AG is considering a separate listing of its Porsche sports car unit in a deal that could boost its valuation and bring in a significant amount of cash. Also, Chief Executive Of...
Lada Niva: Still Going Strong at 44, This Russian Hard Candy Won't Crack Soon
18 Feb 2021, 19:46 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The commercial career of this little stubborn Russian 4x4 started in 1977. The technical stuff hidden inside its ultracompact body came partially from the Russian adaptation of the Fiat 124/125 (born in 1966 in Turin, Italy), locally known as the V...
New U.S. Pricing Strategy for the Model 3 and Y Should Improve Tesla’s Sales
18 Feb 2021, 18:13 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / It is easy to ask for lots of money when you are the only one around with a certain kind of product. Tesla used to be like this, but the international competition is now pumping up the pressure. As a result, at least a recalibration of the pric...
From Eastern Europe, Skoda Goes Further East: Kushaq SUV Targets Indian Market
18 Feb 2021, 17:05 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / The actual strategy of mainstream car manufacturers could be summarized like this: people want SUVs, so let’s give them all kinds of those! This prolific phenomenon triggered, briefly speaking, the doubling of vehicle series included in their...
50 Years Ago: Did Stuttgart Choose to Step Back After Such a Promising Start?
17 Feb 2021, 17:42 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / Coupé body, gullwing doors, direct fuel injection, checkered seats. Also, we should add the name of Rudolf Uhlenhaut. These details will probably make you think about the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL/W 198 from 1954. Even if everything listed he...
The Alpine GTA Is a Piece of Genuine Inspiration, Too Beautiful to Come True
17 Feb 2021, 09:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / How might a car design study look without any financial projections, technical limitations, or customer targeting taken into consideration? Just perfect, as Arseny Kostromin demonstrates with his exhilarating Alpine GTA virtual rendering. While...
Come on, Audi! Is This Your Best Shot?
16 Feb 2021, 15:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Sincan / At first, we felt like being taken away by an electric storm: this month, Audi announced the simultaneous debut of the e-tron GT quattro (476 PS) and the RS e-tron GT (598 PS). This is definitely an irresistible pair of shiny advanced automobiles, ...