Andrei Nedelea
3,618 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself" - Ferdinand Porsche
He is a strong believer in the recent developments in green car tech and especially its entertaining applications. However, for him, green is more than just a brash color sprayed onto a supercar, it's a different way of thinking and perceiving modern car culture.
Dacia Duster Is One of the Least Depreciating New Car in the UK
25 Jan 2013, 11:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Usually, when a new brand of cars enters an unfamiliar market, it takes years of good sales performance and customer satisfaction for their offerings to be considered low-depreciating vehicles and be recommended as a sound financial proposition. ...
Volkswagen Inaugurates Huge Solar Park in the US
25 Jan 2013, 10:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automakers are now on a quest to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by streamlining their operations, as well as adding as much new green tech as is currently financially possible and viable. Volkswagen is one of these manufacturers, and they ha...
Nissan Leaf Nismo Confirmed for Limited Production Run - Won`t Get Any Extra Performance
25 Jan 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan has officially announced that a sportier-looking version of the Leaf all-electric vehicle will be going into limited production, primarily for the Japanese market. The information comes courtesy of autocar.co.uk, as they have talked to Nismo...
Truck Pushes Bus Onto Oncoming Lane Causing Extreme Crash
25 Jan 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Russian roads are the stage for some of the most brutal and violent car crashes we`ve ever seen, and it his highly-unlikely that they will ever be topped, ever again, as cars get more technologically advanced, and the amount of safety kit they come...
Want a Convertible SUV? Nissan's Murano CrossCabriolet Now Starts at $41,995
25 Jan 2013, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When we first heard about the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet a few years back, we laughed and thought it would never make it into production, and here we are now telling you about its pricing information, after it has already been on sale for two yea...
Russian Driver Crashes Three Times in Rapid Succession
25 Jan 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some drivers are mild-mannered people, simply guiding their vehicle safely from point A to point B. Other drivers make every trip a challenge, putting themselves and others at risk. Furthermore, these drivers are always the ones who get out of the ...
Moose Needs Traction Control on Moscow Ring Road
25 Jan 2013, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The lack of any sort of chicken wire fence around major roadways, especially highways, is a very dangerous game to play. Sure it`s cheaper not to fit any sort of fence, but the idea is that it stops animals from straying onto the road, and causing ...
India's Big Daddy Customs Has Its Way With Local SUV
25 Jan 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember Big Daddy Customs of India, for their attempt to turn a regular SUV only sold on the local market, into a 'poor man's Range-Rover Evoque'. Well, now they`re back with something even more impressive and which looks to...
Next Generation Opel and Vauxhall MPVs to Get PSA Platform
25 Jan 2013, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently the tie-up between GM and PSA Peugeot-Citroen goes even deeper, as the parties have just revealed additional information regarding the extent of their collaboration. As both manufacturers are having serious problems in Europe, they have ...
Tow Truck Has Something to Tow After Crash With Ford Focus Estate
24 Jan 2013, 11:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tow trucks and the people who drive them are more important than you`d think. Their vehicles are used for a very wide array of activities, from towing improperly parked motors, to helping stranded motorists get out of harm's way. It seems t...
Ford Fusion Is a Five-Star Car According to the NHTSA
24 Jan 2013, 11:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford Fusion is not only one of the best looking cars in its class, but it is also one of the greenest, especially in hybrid form, and now, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association or NHTSA, it is also one of the safest. T...
Chinese-Made Ford Mondeo Is Ready!
24 Jan 2013, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the announced closure of the Genk plant, and the moving of production to Spain, Europe has been starved of its beloved Mondeo, until 2014. However, the car is already on sale in the US, where it is called the Fusion, and now, it is also ready ...
Another Audi TT Tries to Be R8 and Fails
24 Jan 2013, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We really don`t understand those Audi TT owners who want to turn their front-engined, front-wheel drive (most are bought without the optional all-wheel drive Quattro system) coupes into R8 lookalikes. All will fail because there is simply no way to...
Why Overtaking on the Right Is Such a Bad Idea
24 Jan 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Most of the world`s countries have chosen to drive on the right-hand side of the road, and overtaking is done on the left side only, for reasons of safety. In countries where they like driving on the left side, overtaking is done on the right, and ...
Blood-Red Nissan GT-R Gets Bodykit in China
24 Jan 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan GT-R looks like the kind of car which takes its mods well, and wears them with pride, no matter how small or outrageous they may be. Body kits, rims, spoilers and wild paint jobs really make the GT-R come alive, and whatever you do to it...
Mercedes-Benz SLS Gets Purple Finish in China
24 Jan 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are all for the painting of very fast cars in outrageous colours, because when it comes to cars like the Mercedes-Benz SLS, the car is really worthy of a 'special' paint finish, to really make it visible. Most SLS models we`ve seen are...
Genk Protest Ends - Ford Resumes Production
24 Jan 2013, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The situation at Ford's plant in Genk, Belgium, where production had been stopped due to workers blocking and cutting the supply of parts, as well as disrupting the plant in other ways. Up until now, they had not built and delivered a car sinc...
Ferrari Teases New Formula 1 Car - Will Be Revealed on February 1
24 Jan 2013, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ferrari has created a special section on their official homepage, where they have added a 24-hour countdown, to let fans know how long they have left before a more revealing teaser for the 2013 Formula 1 car is shown. Set to be revealed on Febr...
Nissan Pondered Closing Down Infiniti
24 Jan 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Infiniti, Nissan's premium Lexus-rivaling brand, has been on the market for the last 24 years, they have struggled right from the start, with cars not nearly up to the standard of their German rivals (or Lexus, for that matter). Their ca...
Lotus Evora Belonging to Bob Lutz Up for Sale!
23 Jan 2013, 16:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Former GM chairman, and current spokesman for VIA Motors, Bob Lutz commissioned a special Lotus Evora S for himself, yet it seems that he didn`t fancy the car very much, as it is now for sale with just 40 miles on the odometer. It features speci...