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.
Land Rover Presents Discovery Special Edition in New York
4 Apr 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Today Land Rover revealed its new Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Special Edition at the New York Motor Show. The special edition comes with a new exterior look and goodies for the interior. The Land Rover officials consider this edition to be the most luxu...
Jeep Wrangler Customized by Vilner
4 Apr 2012, 12:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Once again we’re delighted to find out that Vilner Tuning prepared for us an interesting project. The Bulgarians from Vilner don’t see why even a veritable offroader like the Jeep Wrangler shouldn’t spoil it’s passengers. ...
Nissan GT-R Now a Station Wagon
4 Apr 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / We’ve certainly seen some bizarre photos in our lives, but things kind of get out of hand from time to time. Station Wagons are family cars or vehicles used by people who really need the extra space. Things go wild when that family car bas...
2013 Nissan Altima Leaked
4 Apr 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / We weren’t suppose to find out anything about the 2013 Nissan Altima prior to its official launch at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Luckily for us its public debut happened last night on the internet. In the pictures, provided by VW Votex we...
Chevy Volt Sales Hit Record in Match, Leaf Steady
4 Apr 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Things go as planned for the electric and hybrid cars manufactures as gas price goes up and people start looking for alternatives. The vehicle sales situation improved in the last few months and it looks promising. The Volt from Chevrolet this m...
Frank Walker Puts 24-inch Rims on His Fisker Karma
4 Apr 2012, 09:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The Fisker Karma was and is an ambitious project meant to get everybody's attention. The design, the feel, the powertrain, everything is meant to be perfect and it seems as the manufacturer did a decent job. Frank Walken, the NFL player fro...
Pirelli Announces Tire Compound Choices for Three Grand Prix Circuits
4 Apr 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Pirelli announced recently what they thought would suit the F1 drivers' demands for the races in Bahrain, Spain and Monaco. For each race, they chose a different combination fo tire compound. At the press release the manufacturer explained ...
Fisker Atlantic Officially Unveiled · Photo Gallery
4 Apr 2012, 07:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The Fisker Atlantic just made its official debut at the New York Auto Show and now he have full details and also a full view of the car. It’s just a design prototype for now, but based on the Fisker Karma’s design we’re sure that ...
Nissan Presents Production NV200 - New York City Taxi
3 Apr 2012, 15:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The search for a new taxi for New York City finally ended after five years of intense search. The Nissan taxi version of the NV200 is right what New Yorkers need: it’s got enough luggage cargo space, it has a transparent roof, and the passeng...
2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel Launched in US
3 Apr 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Porsche has deemed the moment to be right for the US introduction of their diesel SUV. The 2013 Cayenne comes with a 3.0-liter oil-burning powerplant with 240 hp, permanent all-wheel drive (AWD) and 406 lb-ft (550 Nm) torque. The SUV needs only ...
Mazda2 Wins The Battle With the Wall of Death
3 Apr 2012, 15:16 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The Wall of Death also known as a motordrome is a show in which motorcyclists or automobile drivers travel in a circle. The Wall of Death is shaped like a barrel and the guys inside are held by centripetal force. The guys from Mazda thought this...
Jon Olsson's Audi R8 Monster Crawling On the Snow
3 Apr 2012, 14:24 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Jon Olsson is a professional freeskier and alpine ski racer. He’s known for inventing new double flips and for obtaining nine Winter X-Games medals and many victories in other events. He also currently holds the record for the most 3rd place ...
Volvo Reduced Rear Impact Accidents by 28% in 6 Months
3 Apr 2012, 13:41 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Drivers that don’t pay attention to the road usually end up rear ending someone. Over the years car manufactures tried to reduce the number of this kind of accidents by fitting their cars with an “electronic” eye. The system works...
Garmin Will Provide Navigation System for 2013 Suzuki Models
3 Apr 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / It’s not easy for you to manage in a city or country you don’t know, and that’s why we need GPS devices. Garmin is a big company that produces such useful and precise instruments that ease our journeys. The global leader in sat...
General Motors Will Release Chevy Volt Demo Fleet in China
3 Apr 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / General Motors wants to make its plug-in Chevrolet Volt more popular in China and it will soon have this opportunity after GM’s Chinese division reached an agreement with the China Automotive Technology Research Center (CATARC) to manage the ...
Citroen Helped by Facebook to Create C1 Special Edition
3 Apr 2012, 12:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Online media is the easiest way to create, share and improve ideas and that’s exactly what the French constructor Citroen hopes to get from the collaboration with Facebook. They created an app that lets members choose the design for the Ci...
Infiniti G37x S Now Available in UK
3 Apr 2012, 12:24 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / The G37 was a replacement of the Infiniti G35 even if the only difference between them was the engine. It was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2009 in Europe and in Japan it was under the nameplate Nissan Skyline. The G37x S is the lat...
Hawtai B35 SUV Second Try: A Premium Chinese Cayenne Clone
3 Apr 2012, 11:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Chinese clone all the known brands and create cheaper and never better versions of the original one. To be fair, in the electrical components manufacturing they’re doing quite a good job. Almost all the stuff surrounding us is labeled “...
Mercedes F-duct Seems to Be Fully Legal
3 Apr 2012, 10:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Developers in F1 want to push a car far beyond its limits and get a head start, but FIA keeps reminding them about the regulations and bans on all the technologies that they consider not to be suited to F1. Even in 2010 when McLaren came with th...
Ferrari F430 Spider Attacked During the Brazilian Carnival
3 Apr 2012, 09:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / When we think about the Brazilian Carnival we instantly get a flash of women dancing and wearing colorful costumes, loud music, big crowds and pretty much all that includes fun, but not this time. The annual festival held in Brazil seems to hav...