Alina Dumitrache
7,072 ARTICLES
Favorite quote: "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid" (Heddy Lamarr)
Oldest Surviving Production Bentley in the World Sells for Nearly $1M
23 Aug 2011, 07:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s Pebble Beach event witnessed the sale of the 1921 3 Litre ‘Chassis Number 3’, the world’s oldest surviving production Bentley. This happened 90 years after Bentley’s very first customer, Noel Van Raalte, to...
Volvo Ocean Race Route Redrawn Due to Piracy Threat
23 Aug 2011, 06:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s Volvo Ocean Race competing boats were due to have sailed through an East African corridor in the Indian Ocean on the second leg from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi and again in the third leg from Abu Dhabi to Sanya in China. But plans hav...
Gemballa to Field Two McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Cars in 2012
23 Aug 2011, 06:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The German tuning company Gemballa has been deeply affected by the murdering of its founder Uwe Gemballa in late 2010, but it was soon revived by CEO Andreas Swarts and investor Steffen Korbach. Now, the company is extending by adding a new divisio...
2012 Buick Verano Gets Quiet Tuning
23 Aug 2011, 06:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It looks like the engineers at General Motors have not only been working on reducing the noise levels for the forthcoming 2013 Malibu model, but they did the same thing with the 2012 Buick Verano, which goes on sale later this year. According to th...
Elena Myers to Ride the Suzuki Moto GP Racebike at Indy
18 Aug 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After being gifted with a Suzuki MotoGP Ride at Valencia in mid-2010, 17-year-old AMA Supersport race winner Elena Myers has once again been invited by Rizla Suzuki MotoGP to ride its GSV-R bike, only this time at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on...
The 100 Millionth Chevy Small Block Engine to Be Produced This Year
18 Aug 2011, 13:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American auto brand Chevrolet is getting closer and closer to an important milestone in its history, as the 100-millionth Chevy Small Block engine will be produced in 2011. Introduced in 1955, the “Chevy V-8” was powerful, lightwei...
AGV Launches the Rossi ELEMENTS Edition Helmet
18 Aug 2011, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Multiple Moto GP World Champion Valentino Rossi has always had the most original helmets, and Italian helmet manufacturer AGV has just launched the GP Tech Rossi ELEMENTS Helmet that is in line with The Doctor’s favorite graphics, and is pric...
ECOtality Blink Commercial Charging Network Launches in Dallas
18 Aug 2011, 12:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / ECOtality, the leader of America's biggest EV charging infrastructure endeavor, The EV Project, announced today that it had begun installing the Blink commercial charging network in the Dallas metro area. The company plans to install over 200 ...
Mercedes Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid Buses Now Operating in Hamburg
18 Aug 2011, 12:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German auto giant Daimler announced today that Hamburger Hochbahn AG has acquired four Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrids under the German "NaBuZ demo" scheme to promote sustainable bus systems for the future, with three more units to ...
Citroen Extends Deal With Arsenal Football Club
18 Aug 2011, 11:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Citroen today announced the company has sign an extended deal with the Arsenal Football Club, as the Club’s Official Automotive Partner, for another three years. As part of its expanded relationship, Citroen will ...
SsangYong XUV 1 Concept Coming to Frankfurt
18 Aug 2011, 11:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It looks like the South Korean manufacturer is building a habit of presenting one concept car after another, and the latest info from the company is here to strengthen that idea. After back in March we witnessed the unveil of SUT 1, it looks like i...
Rare Mercedes 500 K Roadster Could Sell for At Least $4M at Auction
18 Aug 2011, 10:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / With the much awaited auction event at Monterey set to kick off tomorrow, RM Auctions is gearing up with the latest weapons, announcing that the sale of a 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Roadster by Sindelfingen is to go under the hammer. What is really i...
US-spec 2012 Toyota Yaris Further Details Announced
18 Aug 2011, 09:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / About a week ago, we were announcing that Toyota has put a price tag on the 2012 model year Yaris destined for the North American market. The company was then revealing the car will be available for $14,115 (plus $760 in delivery costs) in the thre...
Two Rare Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts Up for Auction
18 Aug 2011, 09:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Bonhams announced today that its upcoming Goodwood Revival auction on September 16th will witness the sale of two very special consignments: a pair of restored Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, both formerly in the famed collection of Richard Solove of Oh...
2012 Kia Rio 5-Door and Rio Sedan Introduced in the US
18 Aug 2011, 08:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and 2011 New York International Auto Show, respectively, the all-new 2012 Rio 5-door hatchback and Rio sedan will soon join the Kia Motors America (KMA) lineup, the company announced today. Kia says the Rio is...
2012 Honda Accord Pricing Announced
18 Aug 2011, 07:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Honda today announced details and pricing for the 2012 Accord range, with no significant changes made compared to the 2011 model year, except for the fact that a USB audio interface becomes standard on every Accord wi...
2012 Kia Soul Full Details, Images and Pricing Released
18 Aug 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The funky-fresh model in Kia’s product range, the Soul has been revised for the 2012 model year, the company’s North American division announced today, as it released photos and info on the subject. It looks like the 2012 Kia Soul bring...
Cadillac Parade Sets World Record
18 Aug 2011, 06:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Orleans County Fair in Barton, Vermont, became the venue for a Guinness World Record yesterday, August 17th, as 298 Cadillacs from across the United States and Canada stretched for nearly a mile in a parade that was initially aimed at honoring ...
Converj Concept to Enter Production as Cadillac ELR
18 Aug 2011, 05:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Cadillac has taken the wraps off its Converj electric car concept for the first time at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and has since pondered the idea of turning it into a production vehicle. Despite the fact that recent info on the subject stated tha...
Claudio Castiglioni, MV Agusta President, Dies at 63
17 Aug 2011, 16:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It’s never easy to pass along news like this, especially when someone like Claudio Castiglioni is involved. The 63-year-old CEO of MV Agusta passed away this morning in a clinic from Varese, Italy, leaving behind an enormous legacy.The cause ...