Ancuta Iosub
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Personal motto:
“When one door closes, another one opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” - Alexander Graham Bell
Nowadays, her favorite things to write about are unusual car designs and out-of-this-world concepts that show designers can still push the boundaries.
Cruise Robotaxis Cause Roadblock in San Francisco, Stop Operating Simultaneously
1 Jul 2022, 14:20 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / A group of driverless Cruise robotaxis created a fiasco in San Franciso on Tuesday evening after the autonomous cars suddenly stopped working and blocked traffic for a few hours. The incident happened around midnight on a street in the city'...
Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana Full-Size Vans To Be Replaced by EVs in 2026
1 Jul 2022, 12:11 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / General Motors is reportedly planning to discontinue its existing cargo and passenger vans Chevrolet Express and its twin GMC Savana and replace them with electric alternatives starting with the 2026 model year. According to a competitive analys...
Ford Recalls About 63,000 Broncos and Rangers Over Windshield That May Detach
30 Jun 2022, 20:39 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Ford recalls the 2022 Bronco SUV and the 2022 Ranger pickup truck for an issue that sees the windshield detaching from the vehicle in case of a crash, thus increasing the risk of getting injured for drivers and passengers. As it turns out, appro...
Exquisite 1932 Chrysler Awarded Best in Show Accolade at Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance
30 Jun 2022, 15:50 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance has a long and proud tradition of honoring excellence in automotive design. A stunning 1932 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron CL has won the Best of Show accolade at this year’s edition of the car show, which too...
X-Yachts' First Electric Yacht Will Recharge Batteries While Sailing
30 Jun 2022, 10:50 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The boat industry seems to be following in the steps of the car industry and taking steps to transition to green, electric power. X-Yachts, a Danish shipyard with more than 40 years of experience in yacht manufacturing, has announced the launch of ...
Toyota Patent Drawings Could Preview Production Version of GR GT3 Race Car
30 Jun 2022, 09:45 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Back in January, Toyota showed the world a GR GT3 Concept, a wild-winged vision of a race car, at the Tokyo Auto Salon. But what was just a vision until now could actually turn into reality, as a series of patent drawings have surfaced and they see...
Tesla Lays Off 200 Autopilot Workers, Closes San Mateo Facility
29 Jun 2022, 16:27 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Tesla’s Elon Musk has recently said that his company would be reducing its salaried headcount by 10 per cent in an attempt to cut costs. Now we find out the layoffs continue at the electric vehicle company and they are not restricted to salar...
BMW Will Add Android Automotive OS to Some Models from 2023
29 Jun 2022, 12:04 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The BMW Group announced plans to integrate the Android Automotive operating system (AAOS) into some of its model lines beginning from 2023. The announcement was made at this year’s Automobil-Elektronik Kongress, and the automaker mentions tha...
Nauta Design Shows Interior Renderings of My Song Racing Yacht
29 Jun 2022, 00:00 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Nauta Design revealed their new ClubSwan 80 My Song racing yacht the other day in La Spezia, and now the shipyard is showing the first interior renderings of the sailing craft. My Song is the first model in Nautor's Swan's ClubSwan 80 ...
One of the Rarest and Shiniest McLarens in Recent Years Hits the Market
28 Jun 2022, 22:45 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / McLaren is one of the most exclusive automakers in the world and they are known for building supercars that feature cutting-edge technology. One such supercar is the McLaren MSO HS, also called 688 HS, of which only 25 units were built. The car ...
Stanford Graduate Builds Off-Grid Tiny House in Malaysian Jungle
28 Jun 2022, 14:36 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Have you ever imagined how would it be like to live in a tiny house with a beautiful panoramic view of the Malaysian jungle? A Stanford graduate did, and she didn’t stop at imagining it; she made it happen. After graduating from Stanford,...
Lanzante to Put Their Magic Wand on More Than Just McLarens
28 Jun 2022, 10:55 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / British engineering firm Lanzante Limited, which specializes in restorations of classic cars and production models, has shown a jaw-dropping version of the McLaren P1 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, and now the outfit says it plans ...
BMW X6 M Competition Gets Carlex Design Treatment, Has Lamborghini Colored Leather
27 Jun 2022, 14:01 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The BMW X6 M, one of BMW’s most famous bruisers, is a car that is fast enough, big enough, aggressive enough, and beautiful enough to demand respect as is. However, many tuners worldwide have taken a shot at making it even better, or at least...
Nautor's Swan My Song Racing Yacht Gets Revealed During Its Own Private Party
27 Jun 2022, 09:35 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Nautor's Swan, a Finnish maker of luxury sailing yachts, revealed last week a new racing yacht named My Song to a private gathering in La Spezia. The craft is part of the shipyard’s ClubSwan range of high-performance yachts and shows the...
This 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Was Once Harry Truman's Daily Drive, Could Be Yours
27 Jun 2022, 05:56 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The appeal of classic cars is undeniable for car collectors all over the world, and the fascination with cars that were once used by top leaders is even greater. We have news about a piece of history, in the form of a Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe, th...
Aston Martin Debuts World's Fastest Ultra-Luxury SUV at Goodwood Festival of Speed
25 Jun 2022, 20:57 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Yet another glorious edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, one of the world’s most famous motorsport events, is well underway in England, and Aston Martin couldn’t be absent from the garden party. Actually, the iconic luxury Britis...
Al Waab Yacht Wins Big at 2022 Boat International Design & Innovation Awards
25 Jun 2022, 15:13 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The 55-meter (180-foot) Al Waab superyacht, built by Alia Yachts and designed by Vripack, and which was presented to the world at the beginning of 2021, has just been recognized for its holistic interior and exterior design, as well as its cutting-...
Porsche and Team Penske Reveal Porsche 963 Endurance Racer at the Goodwood FoS
25 Jun 2022, 08:29 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Porsche Motorsport’s new 963 LMDh-spec race car is set to make its official racing debut at the Rolex 24 competition at Daytona in January 2023, but the company revealed the hypercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England to much acclai...
VinFast Plans to Expand U.S. Lineup with Smaller Electric SUVs
24 Jun 2022, 17:02 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / VinFast may not be a household name yet among car enthusiasts in the U.S., but it could soon become more popular, as the new Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to expand its portofolio in the country with new electric SUVs. The first vehic...
Bugatti Showcases Nearly 4000 HP Worth of World-Record Setting Supercars at Goodwood FoS
24 Jun 2022, 16:06 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Bugatti is one of the manufacturers that couldn’t miss from this year’s edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the marque thrills visitors at the mega-event with a trio of world-record setting hyper sports cars: the original Veyr...