Andrei Nedelea
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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.
Toyota Prius Outsells Rivals in April on the US Market
3 May 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s hardly a surprise that the Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid in the world as it has had a chance to make a name for itself for over 15 years and is now in its 3rd generation - the best one yet. Whenever somebody mentions the word &l...
Volvo's Mean Green Hybrid Truck Sets Land Speed Record
3 May 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This rather strange-looking truck is Volvo’s ‘Mean Green’ hybrid truck. It was built specifically to showcase Volvo’s hybrid know-how and to prove that it could also help improve performance significantly while also improvin...
Volkswagen Passat R-Line Launched in Europe
2 May 2012, 16:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Not to be mistaken with the sporty ‘R’ model, the ‘R-Line’ is nothing more than a mid-level trim for the new, facelifted Passat, with a few touches to set it apart from lesser models. It gets a new, sportier looking, fron...
First Dacia Dusters Reach UK Shores
2 May 2012, 16:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite having its official launch in June on the 28th, a major step was taken today when the first (left-hand drive) dealer display cars arrived in the UK. The right-hand drive version of the Dacia Duster is due to arrive in late autumn 2012 with ...
Lizzy Musi’s Drag Racing Crash - Filmed from Multiple Angles
2 May 2012, 16:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 21 year-old drag racer Lizzy Musi lost control of her 68’ Camaro dragster during a qualifying round of Summit Racing Top Sportsman at the 2012 ADRL Spring Drags III at Bristol Dragway. Her race car veered to the left unexpectedly and s...
Novitec Ross Ferrari 458 Spider
2 May 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ferrari 458 Coupe is an awesome piece of design and engineering and the Spider version is 10% better due to the sensation of driving a stiff open-top supercar and being able to hear the engine properly. Novitec has endowed the 458 Spider wit...
Dodge Ram SRT-10 Carrying Plastic Cow Races Range Rover, ML63 and X6M
2 May 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite having a sense of humor and proving it by putting a cow in the back, the driver of the Dodge Ram SRT-10 failed to win any of the 1 mile drag races, even with the enormous Viper 8.3-liter V10 and 500hp under the bonnet. Its failiure may have...
Aston Martin Planning Special Car for 100th Birthday
2 May 2012, 15:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s been nearly 100 years since the founding of Aston Martin and they are developing a special car to celebrate their birthday next year. It’s not going to be a one-off concept, but a totally new production car. According to the CEO...
Sporty Evoque on the Way
2 May 2012, 13:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Thanks to the Evoque, Land Rover ar now on a roll and they are trying to build on the success of the Evoque even further, with the introduction of a sportier model. Even though it is not a completely new idea, as we’ve heard rumors of a sport...
Opel Comic Strip Confirms 'Junior' Only as Code Name
2 May 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Opel has opted for a different kind of teaser for its upcoming city-runabout. Usually, manufacturers release a teaser video or photo to preview their upcoming models - but not Opel. They have released a comic strip which has as its main protagonist...
Saab Fans to Collect Online Donations to Buy Last Saab Ever Produced
2 May 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The death of Saab has greatly saddened the automotive world. Saab, the choice of architects everywhere, made quirky and typically Swedish cars on drastically redesigned GM platforms, to great effect. Even 30-odd-years ago, their cars were among the...
Amusing 'BMW Head' Commerical Promotes LDWS
2 May 2012, 11:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This very funny ad portrays a man’s head as it has ‘detached’ itself from the body and has wandered of and it thinks about something else while you’re driving, distracting you. The guy’s head gets a massage, it goes...
Off-Road Towing Fail
2 May 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When you decide to go off road and then attempt to go up a steep and rutted dirt road, accept the possibility that you may slip backwards and if you slip backwards, don’t whatever you do, get the car sideways, especially when that car is a 4x...
Ostrich in the Street - Real Life Roadrunner
2 May 2012, 09:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, all sorts of strange things go on in the Middle East and only a small proportion of that is known in the West. This is a perfect example of weirdness. What was the ostrich doing there and who or what was it running from? We don’t ...
New Fiat Ad with Anti-Drinking and Driving Message
2 May 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some ideas are just so simple and elegant in their execution that they make you wonder why you haven’t seen them more often or at all. In this ad for the Brazilian market, Fiat makes a clear anti-drinking and driving statement through an ad t...
Volpe - The World’s Smallest Electric Car
2 May 2012, 09:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Meet the ‘Volpe’ - the world’s smallest electric car. The car is being made by Italian automotive design house Zagato and it’s set to go on sale in 2013 with a price of €6,900 ($9,000). Apart from being small, it's...
Mid-Engined 911-Rival Could Be Launched by Maserati in 2015
2 May 2012, 07:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Rumors regarding Maserati’s plan to create a mid-engined 911-rival, have recently surfaced. The aim is the creation of a ‘pure’ two-seater sports car to claw back some of the market share from the likes of the Audi R8 and the ever...
Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Recovers Stolen Lambo
1 May 2012, 15:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In May of last year, there was a break-in at the British Motor Car Distribution dealership in San Francisco. The next day, the disappearance of Guy Fieri’s yellow Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder was noticed. No trace of the thief or the car were ...
Ford Ditches Branding in Brilliant New Commercial
1 May 2012, 15:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There used to be a time when car commercials were great, but in recent years, along with the uniformization of all cars and their design, the commercials promoting them have also suffered from a lack of originality. Here, at autoevolution, we were ...
Koenigsegg CCR Evo Ride Through Monaco
1 May 2012, 15:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One lucky car enthusiast got a chance to go for a ride in the brutal Koenigsegg CCR Evo through the streets of Monaco during the Top Marques 2012 event. The Swedish brute is powered by a 891-hp twin-supercharged V8 which, under hard acceleration, w...