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.
Mazda to Produce 1,000 Additional RX-8 Spirit Rs
30 Apr 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing that they are ending production of the much-loved RX-8, they have decided to celebrate the event with a limited run of 1000 special edition Spirit R cars exclusively for the Japanese market. This has been such a big hit and they go...
Dragon-Wrapped Mercedes S65 AMG by Konig Motor
30 Apr 2012, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It may not be to everybody’s taste, but one thing is certain: the Dragon wrapped Merc S-Class is definitely striking to look at. The only real use for such a car would be as a themed-vehicle for the grand release of some fantasy movie or vide...
Wireless EV Charging on the Move!
30 Apr 2012, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The only real problems electric cars have nowadays are their (very) limited range and the bulk of their batteries denting performance and compromising driving dynamics. However, both these problems could be eliminated in one fell swoop with the int...
Rimac Concept_One Shown in Monaco with Price Tag
30 Apr 2012, 08:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Heralded as the first electric supercar, the Croatian-built Rimac is also a real eye catcher. Adriano Mudri - the exterior designer - wanted the car to be ‘simple and clear with a lot of sporty elegance to easily catch up with its competitors...
"White Knight" Fisker Karma by SR Auto Group
27 Apr 2012, 15:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Fisker Karma was already a good looking and well proportioned car and with the modifications by SR Auto Group it looks even better! The car has been given a set of 22-inch PUR 2WO rims finished in light-silver with white accents, which compl...
Diesel Myths Busted by Chevrolet
27 Apr 2012, 15:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is a well-known fact that Americans are not educated in the way of the diesel. They only associate it with trucks and agricultural equipment. It really is their loss, as diesel technology has improved considerably since the days of the blue smok...
BMW Unveils Official Olympic Fleet
27 Apr 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW has unveiled their 4000-strong fleet of Olympic vehicles consisting of cars, motorcycles and bicycles which will be used to transport everybody from officials to athletes and volunteers around the Olympic Village and London. Of the 4000 vehicle...
MG Icon Wins Best Concept Award in Beijing
27 Apr 2012, 12:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / MG’s stunning Icon has been awarded the very prestigious title of ‘Best Concept’ at the Beijing Motor Show. The Icon triumphed over the Lamborghini Urus, Mercedes CSC and Honda’s Concept C. The crossover concept was creat...
US Fuel Prices Expected to Keep Falling
27 Apr 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we’ve come to expect, summer brings about a rise in the price of crude oil, but this year, at the beginning of April, a barrel of oil sold for $125 (€94.5) and it has been steadily decreasing to its current price of $120 (€91). ...
Trio of Bugatti Videos Showcasing Current and Future Cars
27 Apr 2012, 10:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The first of these new video shows the (old) new Galibier super-sedan which has been in the works for some time. It has been shown before, with it’s striking butterfly bonnet, classy exterior and interior design, it’s bound to whet mill...
Ford Mustang GT500 Is the Most Powerful Production V8
27 Apr 2012, 09:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s new 5.8-liter supercharged V8, which is be powering the 2013 Shelby GT500, is now officially the most powerful production V8 engine in the world. It puts out an astonishing 662 hp. In a world where horsepower is king, this will be a bi...
Ferrari Hybrid Confirmed for 2013
27 Apr 2012, 08:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Big news from Italy! Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa has officially confirmed their use of a hybrid system in their future mid-engined flagship car expected to be launched in 2013. Ferrari are boasting big numbers with their hybrid system, such as a ...
Manhole Without Cover Sends Freelander Flying
27 Apr 2012, 07:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / What could possibly go wrong when driving down a quiet stretch of road in a relaxed manner? How about your car getting tipped over by a manhole cover without its lid! Seems hard to believe, but it happened in the Russian resort of Sochi. It is q...
Nissan Reveals New Cima for the Japanese Market
26 Apr 2012, 15:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan doesn’t sell the Infiniti brand in Japan, and thus they have taken the recently released M35hL and they’ve changed the grille and a few minor details. The car will be sold in Japan as the Nissan Cima, a familiar name as it has be...
Nissan GT-R Track Pack Special Edition Arrives in the UK
26 Apr 2012, 15:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those drivers for whom the standard GTR isn’t track focused enough, Nissan has launched their Track Pack in the UK. As one would expect from a ‘track pack’, it gives the car stiffer springs and dampers which are adjustable via...
Good Start to the Year for the Volkswagen Group
26 Apr 2012, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The VW group is off to a great start in 2012, with excellent sales and revenue figures for the first quarter. They have announced a 26.3% increase in their sales revenues for the first three months of the year to €47.3/$62.5 billion. Furth...
2014 'SS Performance’ Name Discovered in OnStar App
26 Apr 2012, 13:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite having no official confirmation, a preview of the OnStar app has a category clearly dubbed ‘SS Perfomance’, listed under the year 2014. Throughout their history, Chevy has had many different cars bearing the SS badge, howeve...
Rally Car Finishes Second After Having Hit a Pole
26 Apr 2012, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For rally driver Leonid Urlich, who was already trying to make up ground after a combined total of six minutes-worth of penalties, the unthinkable happened as he was going flat out on a straight piece of road. He explained that as he tapped the...
Honda Starts Production of the Acura ILX
26 Apr 2012, 12:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda officially kicked off the production this week of the all-new Acura ILX at its production facility in Greensburg Indiana. The entry-level car gets its power from Honda’s familiar 2.0-liter 150 hp V-Tec which is mated to a 5-speed Seq...
Honda Develops World’s First Traffic Congestion Detection and Prevention Technology
26 Apr 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the number of cars in the World’s major cities increases every year, a way to bring order to the chaos needs to be thought up. Honda claims they may have the answer with their new system. It relies on ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) and a cl...