Alina Dumitrache
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Favorite quote: "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid" (Heddy Lamarr)
Wayne Rooney Spotted Testing a BMW
29 Apr 2009, 12:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / England football favorite Wayne Rooney was spotted yesterday test-driving a BMW 7 Series model, The Sun reported. After losing his Mercedes-Benz sponsorship deal, it seems the 23-year-old Manchester United striker has set his eyes on a £64...
1965 Shelby Cobra Auction to Set New World Record
29 Apr 2009, 12:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mecum High Performance Auctions expect to set a new world record with a rare 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe CSX2601 to be auctioned at the 22nd Dana Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction, on May 13-17, 2009, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organ...
Vote for the Most Desirable BMW Ever and Win
29 Apr 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / New Zealand Automobile Association (NZAA) decided it’s time to give BMW fans a chance to vote for the most desirable model ever and started an online competition, which allows the players to choose from 32 models while they learn a bit of the...
Poor Economy - Cause of Insurance Frauds?
29 Apr 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It’s only since the financial crisis began that the insurance companies, legal authorities and media have begun to have doubts regarding fraudulent claims. Still, they didn’t have any solid proof for their speculations in order to suppo...
Martin Winterkorn Chosen Automotive Manager of the Year in Italy
29 Apr 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Chairman of the Management Board Volkswagen AG Martin Winterkorn received one of the most famous awards granted by the media in Italy: “World’s Top Manager Automotive 2008”. The award was presented by the Italian InterAutoNews tra...
Drivers with Sat-Nav Systems Use 12% Less Fuel
28 Apr 2009, 15:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Nokia’s Navteq digital map provider revealed the results of the study conducted by the social science research company NuStats over the sat-nav systems' utility. Results showed that drivers using navigation devices use up to 12 perce...
NHTSA Study Shows Drivers With Backup Systems Don’t Look Back
28 Apr 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently showed that 17 percent of the drivers whose cars are equipped with a backup camera system rely strictly on it, without looking back when reversing. Moreover, 14 percent ...
Aznom Caterham Superlight and Vun Presented at Top Marques Monaco
28 Apr 2009, 14:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Top Marques Monaco 2009, Montecarlo luxury show held between April 16-19, was chosen by Aznom to celebrate its co-marketing with Caterham by introducing the Aznom Caterham Superlight. At the same luxury show, Aznom presented the Aznom Vun. A Cat...
Teenage Sons of Russian Bankers Crash a Ferrari F430
28 Apr 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Another episode from “Teenagers crashing luxury sports car” has arrived. It’s not a movie series, but a sequel of what seems to be fashionable these days in Moscow, Russia. This time, two 19-year-old teenagers crashed a Ferrari F4...
The F-Cell Roadster on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route
28 Apr 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The F-CELL Roadster, a fuel cell powered car, recently covered a small section of the Bertha Benz memorial route, the first long-distance journey in automobile history in August, 1888. Over the past weekend, the F-CELL Roadster started its journey ...
New ‘Burnout Paradise’ Packs Coming Soon
28 Apr 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Criterion Games, based in Guilford, UK, has recently announced new downloadable packs, Cops and Robbers’ Pack and ‘Big Surfs Island’ Premium, for the Burnout video games series. ‘Burnout Paradise’ is the latest in ...
More Car Sex: Jeep on Top of Porsche
28 Apr 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We have for you today yet another episode from the Car Sex soap opera. This time, a Friday afternoon collision ended up with a Jeep Cherokee on top of a Porsche Boxster at the intersection of Route 1 and Greenbelt Road in College Park. Too bad the ...
Orange County Choppers Opens Ducati Dealership
27 Apr 2009, 16:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Founder Paul Teutel Sr. chose a quite unexpected way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the famous Orange County Choppers (OCC), leader of custom made choppers, and partnered with Ducati North America for the new ‘Ducati Hudson Valley&...
1938 Alfa Romeo Won Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009
27 Apr 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Over 2,600 visitors who attended the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009 at Villa Erba in Cernobbio witnessed an 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta Touring claiming its victory. And it was not only the Coppa d’Oro Villa d&rsquo...
Scarpar’s Off-road Powerboard Reaches Up to 60 km/h
27 Apr 2009, 13:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Scarpar, a private held company based in Queensland, Australia, found a way to please both motocross bikes and skateboard fans with its new prototype Powerboard, designed to run on any terrain, except for water. Scarpar is looking to raise capit...
Husqvarna’s Automower 260 ACX Sends SMS for Help
27 Apr 2009, 12:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After the Automower Solar Hybrid (the world’s first lawn mower partly powered by the sun), Husqvarna presents the 260 ACX model, able to send its owner an SMS if something comes up and interrupts the mow job. Like the other four robotic mo...
Three People Ejected from Casey Aldridge's Car in Crash
27 Apr 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Casey Aldridge, father of Jamie Lynn Spears’ baby, was involved in a crash on Sunday around 1:30 AM, near the Mississippi-Louisiana state line. Three of the five people in Casey’s truck were ejected during the incident, as reported by T...
Carbon-Ceramic Watch by Brembo and Mecchanice Veloce
27 Apr 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Brembo, one of the biggest names in breaking systems have teamed up with Italian watch maker Mecchanice Veloce to produce the limited edition Quattro Valvole Carbon Ceramico (CCM) watch. This special edition of automotive-inspired watches took f...
Construction Begins on Ferrari Museum in Modena
27 Apr 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Future Systems, a British architecture company began working last week on a museum dedicated to the founder of the Italian car company Ferrari, telegraph.co.uk reported . After having beaten seven international rivals, Future Systems won the Con...
UK Vehicle ‘Scrappage’ Incentive Supported by Consumers
24 Apr 2009, 17:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent online survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates showed that two-thirds of the respondents support the UK Government in their £2,000 “scrappage” incentive for vehicles nine years of age and older initiative. Moreov...