Alexandru Ungureanu
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Personal motto:
"Next time, we’ll be sober." - Epic Meal Time
Shortly after, he saw that it wasn’t as reliable as they thought and the car got to the point to have its own mechanic, which it had to pay a visit once every two weeks.
Curiosity caught him, and he started to spend much time near it. A few years later, when they replaced the car, he started to disassemble and assemble it like it was a Lego toy.
During high school, he already was able to play the “Renault F1 Song” using the injectors. During that time he also got his license and, to his parents horror, used up gas like it was water.
How To Buy and Install Parking Sensors
6 Apr 2012, 18:28 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Parking sensors are very useful in many situations. Unfortunately, while some vehicles are fitted as standard with them, others are not. So, the only option is to buy a set and either install it yourself or have them mounted by a technician, so you...
Chrysler Returns to China With New 300C and Jeep Wrangler Concepts
6 Apr 2012, 16:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / It seems that the growing Asian auto market captured car manufactures attention even more than we expected. The world's greatest constructors are struggling to make factories in China and to become important players on the local market. Th...
Ford and PSA Peugeot Citroen Large Diesel Engines Tie-Up Ends
6 Apr 2012, 11:52 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / After a twelve-year cooperation and over 20 million engines produced, Ford and PSA Peugeot Citroen announced today that they stopped making large diesel powerplants together. The carmakers explained that the decision wasn’t related with th...
Lotus Works Hard in Finding ‘Two Tenths’
6 Apr 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / In the Malaysian Grand Prix that took place last weekend Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen was only 0.242s away from pole position and it became clear that the team needs to work hard to improve the car. Given the three weeks between Malaysia and the fol...
Hyundai To Launch Three Smaller Versions of ix35
6 Apr 2012, 09:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Hyundai is set to continue the success enjoyed with small and mid-size cars by the launch of three smaller versions of the sexy Hyundai ix35. An all-new small SUV will appear in Latin America and if the public will adore it, the Korean car manufact...
Lady Gaga Buys Audi R8
6 Apr 2012, 08:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / We don’t know much about Lady Gaga’s cars, so we were also surprised when we found out that she bought an Audi R8 V10. It’s expensive enough to be called somehow exclusive and it’s fast enough to outrun all the nosy paparazz...
Ford to Invest $600 Milion in China Factory
6 Apr 2012, 08:05 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Ford’s Chinese division will invest approximately $600 (EUR458 million) million to increase the manufacturing capacity of its Asian factory. They want to reach almost 60 percent higher production rates on the world’s largest auto market...
Raikkonen Thinks His Crew Solved the Power Steering Issues
5 Apr 2012, 16:39 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / From the beginning of this F1 season, Kimi Raikkonen reported that his Lotus F1 race car didn’t perform as he wished, blaming the power steering set-up. After the two races from Australia and Malaysia, his engineers worked hard at giving t...
Gymkhana - Drifting and Hooning Cocktail
5 Apr 2012, 16:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Gymkhana is a complex and memory-based motorsport competition, with the events being timed and / or speed races that take place on courses with numerous obstacles such as barrels, cones or tires. The driver’s main goal is to get through the c...
Road Rage: Angry Woman vs Motorcyclist
5 Apr 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / We love car related internet videos. We usually end up watching teasers, full car reviews, accidents and that's about all. Today we saw an road rage incident in which a guy on a motorcycle squeezes between cars in what appears to be some heavy...
Chris Brown Added Two New Cars to His Collection
5 Apr 2012, 11:54 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Celebrities like Chris Brown love their supercars, and one is simply never enough. It’s fairly understandable as they need cars to make spectacular appearances in and around Hollywood. A few celebrity specialized publications said that Chris ...
The 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Debuts at New York Auto Show
5 Apr 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The Subaru XV already appeared on the Japanese and European market and it has now arrived in the US as the 2013 XV Crosstrek. It comes with a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-four engine with only 148 horse power (150 PS). The vehicle has all-...
$279,000 Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft Presented in New York · Photo Gallery
5 Apr 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Given the fact that roads are getting more and more crowded, car manufacturers thought that it would be nice if they could also conquer the sky. That is exactly what Terrafugia Inc. thought in 2010 when they started working on an innovative project...
The BMW 3-Series Long-Wheelbase Ready for Beijing Auto Show
5 Apr 2012, 09:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / From 1975 when BMW launched the first 3er codenamed E21, the German car manufacturer delighted us with dynamic, sporty and comfortable cars. This time the accent is on comfort as BMW prepares its BMW 3-Series Logn-Wheelbase model for the Beijing Au...
2014 Infiniti LE Electric Concept Revealed
5 Apr 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The Infiniti LE is an electric concept that the car manufacturer presented at the 2012 New York Motor Show. It’s a fully-electric saloon based on the Nissan Leaf, but with seriously modified DNA. Infiniti revealed its desire to launch an e...
2013 Mercedes Benz GL-Class Luxury SUV Unveiled
4 Apr 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is an excellent off-roader, it’s luxurious, it’s extremely spacious and it’s a perfect SUV to drive towards your business meeting or why not, it can help you go camping. It’s German made, it has se...
Image of New Acura RLX Concept Sedan Leaked
4 Apr 2012, 15:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Even though Acura announced that its Acura RLX sedan concept will be revealed at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, the first image of the car has since leaked and was uploaded by a VWvortex forum member. For now, there is a single...
Michelin and ATS Euromaster Begin 'Under-Inflated' Campaign
4 Apr 2012, 15:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Michelin proved to us in the past that an under-inflated tire will react badly in case of emergency braking, it will increase the fuel consumption and soon enough it will destroy the tire. Michelin and ATS are teaming up with Eurotunnel in this ...
BMW Group Achieved Sales Record in First Quarter
4 Apr 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / BMW Group achieved its best first quarter in worldwide sales. In the first three months of the year, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce sold over 400,000 units, a new record for the group. At the New York Auto Show, BMW Group representatives said that th...
Range Rover Sport HSE Red and Luxury Unveiled
4 Apr 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Even if the Range Rover Sport is about to get a new generation, the car manufacturer unveiled today two special editions of the car meant to attract the pedestrians' and other drivers' attention. Ironically, the Range Rover Red Edition...