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.
Lotus Finally Resumes Production in May
1 May 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lotus’s financial problems started ever since their parent company Proton was sold by the Malaysian government to DRB-Hicom, one of Malaysia’s leading corporations which is involved in the passenger car and 4WD vehicles market segments,...
Mercedes to Take Second Place Back from Audi by 2015
1 May 2012, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The German luxury car manufacturers race is heating up, with lots of completely new models coming from all of them. No matter how hard they will try, it is next-to-impossible for Mercedes or Audi to overtake BMW any time soon, however, the race for...
Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabrio - UK Pricing Announced
1 May 2012, 13:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Golf GTI Cabrio made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show this march and is now available for purchase at VW dealerships across the UK. The car is exactly what one would expect after reading its name: it’s a Golf Cabrio with the GTI running...
Subaru BRZ - UK Pricing Announced
1 May 2012, 12:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The cheap rear-wheel drive sports car that everybody was waiting for has finally gotten its official pricing for the UK market. The Subaru BRZ will be available for purchase later this summer in Subaru dealerships all across the UK. It has already ...
Jeep Looking to Start Production in China
1 May 2012, 11:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After unveiling the Wrangler Dragon concept, the Jeep brand’s wishes of expansion to China and their interest in the Chinese market became clear. After talks with Chrysler’s Chinese automotive partner about the location of the productio...
Texting While Driving? Think again!
1 May 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The mobile phone is now omnipresent in our daily lives, and if we could and wanted to, we would attach it to our body and become 'phone-borgs'. At least we’d save ourselves the trouble of actually texting somebody, while letting the...
King of Europe Drift Event - Sideways Action
1 May 2012, 11:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Drifting, as a driving technique, has its first documented use in the 1930s, and apparently the first cars to do it were the Auto Union D-Type Grand Prix cars. In its modern incarnation, it has been adopted and then popularized by the Japanese and ...
Road Rage: Man Run Over by Cab Driver in Montreal
1 May 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Last Sunday (April 29th) an incident occurred in Montreal between a cab driver and his passengers. The altercation apparently started when one of the cabbie's passengers slammed the door after getting out of the car, with the situation finally...
Matte Black Mercedes S-Class and CLS by Wald International
1 May 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Japanese tuner Wald International has modified and wrapped both a Merc S-Class and a CLS in matte vinyl and has released a couple of videos to showcase their work. Both cars get a full-body matte-black vinyl wrap, with the S-Class getting 22-inch m...
Cadillac's Super Cruise System Explained
1 May 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Cadillac’s new Super Cruise system is designed only for highway use, to ‘ease the driver’s workload.’ It is an upgrade to the already familiar adaptive cruise control, which is already in use by many other manufacturers. It ...
Kim Dotcom and Kimi Raikkonen on the Nurburgring in CLK DTMs
1 May 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You are probably all familiar with Kim Dotcom both due to his Megaupload.com scandal and his passion for cars and racing in general. It appears that before he got arrested, he made a ‘Nordschleife’ tribute video which featured three Mer...
Audi TT RS Plus UK Pricing Announced
30 Apr 2012, 16:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Audi TT RS Plus Coupe and Roadster join the existing TT RS range in the UK! The "Plus" adds 20 hp and 15 Nm (11 lb-ft) giving the car a total of 360 hp and 465 Nm (342 lb-ft) of torque. Furthermore, its top speed has been increased from 2...
Gas Station Crash with Intent
30 Apr 2012, 16:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You don’t see cars attempting to drive through gas stations every day, and when you do, you ask yourself why this happens. If you pay attention and listen to the video with sound, you will hear that the driver clearly pins the gas pedal to th...
Citroen One-Two at Rally Argentina
30 Apr 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Sebastien Loeb, the defending world champion, triumphed in the Argentinean Rally on Sunday, and secured his 70th career victory in WRC. Second place went to Finnish driver Mikko Hirvonen - the only one who could have contested Loeb’s supremac...
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione - V8 Sound in Tunnel
30 Apr 2012, 15:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is a masterpiece of design. Such a glorious looking car deserves an equally-glorious soundtrack, especially when its overall dynamics are somewhat lacking when compared to other similar cars. The 4.7-liter Maserat...
Reversing Car Hits Pedestrian on the Crosswalk
30 Apr 2012, 14:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, pedestrians in Russia have a very hard time. The kid shown in this video is attempting to cross the road (properly - on a crosswalk) and not only is he forced to stand in the street to wait for a chance to cross the road but he also get...
Stoner Wins Spanish Moto GP
30 Apr 2012, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Reigning Moto GP champion Casey Stoner finally triumphed in Spain at the Jerez Circuit on Sunday. After a less-than-successful qualifying run, he started 5th and rode his Repsol Honda all the way to the top, finishing less than a second ahead of h...
Hummer H1 Bears the Scars of its Poor Vinyl Wrap Job
30 Apr 2012, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Pictures of a yellow Hummer H1 with 'black accents' have surfaced on the Internet today. As you can see, the car’s original paintjob was a striking yellow which the owner decided to cover with matte-black vinyl wrap. Little did he k...
GM-Isuzu Partnership in the Works
30 Apr 2012, 12:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Negotiations between GM and Japanese car maker Isuzu Motors Ltd. will soon commence. The American giant is planning on buying a 10% stake in the Japanese company, with plans to jointly sell commercial vehicles throughout Asia, South and Central Ame...
Is Wearing Headphones while Driving Legal in the US?
30 Apr 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One tends to see many people driving around while wearing headphones, yet very few people ask themselves whether or not it is legal. The short answer is ‘it depends’ on which state you’re in. For instance, in some states it’...