Andrei Tutu
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Personal motto:
“It is amazing how many drivers, even on the Formula One level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.” - Mario Andretti
Any kind of steering wheel will do, as long as it sits inside something that can go fast but doesn't necessarily require speeding to bring back those childhood memories... or create fresh ones.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. And there's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
Future goals? Working to see the direct connection between man, machine and the road remaining under the spotlights – this is a value that should be preserved!
Oh, and teaching his cat how to ride a bicycle, even if he has to do the pedaling, steering and balancing. No, really, that's okay, so why do you hate your human, kitty?
Lexus IS F Circuit Club Sports Concept Revealed
18 Jan 2010, 09:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lexus has presented the lightweight concept version of it’s IS F sport sedan at the Tokyo Auto Salon (this is a tuning-dedicated saloon), the IS F Circuit Club Sport (CCS). The standard (if we can call it so) IS F is a soldier developed b...
TommyKaira Tunes the Nissan GTR
16 Jan 2010, 17:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The TommyKaira tuning house has taken the Nissan GTR (R35), taught it its philosophy and is now releasing it to the world today at the Tokyo AutoSalon, as gtrblog.com reports. There are two packages available: one is a complete kit for the whol...
Bosch Closes its UK Cardiff Plant: 900 Jobs Axed
15 Jan 2010, 18:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Bosch will close its Cardiff UK automotive electrical components plant at the end of 2011 cutting up to 900 jobs, just-auto.com reported. The factory’s situation has previously been analyzed and a cost-efficiency plan was issued. This stat...
Abt Launches Tuning Package for Audi Q7 Facelift 3.0 TDI Clean Diesel
15 Jan 2010, 15:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen Group-dedicated tuner Abt Sportsline has released a tuning package for the facelift version of the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Clean Diesel. The company promises that the engine’s praised fuel economy and emissions efficiency have remained...
Michelin Shuts Down Japanese Ota Plant
15 Jan 2010, 14:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Michelin has decided to close its plant in Ota Japan, which currently employees 380 people, as just-auto.com reports. The factory will be closed in July after several measures destined to increase productivity and cut production costs failed to ...
China: Nissan 2009 Sales Up 39%
15 Jan 2010, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nissan has announced that its overall 2009 sales in the Chinese Market (including the Infinity brand) increased by 39% totaling 756,000 vehicles. For the Nissan brand, 2009 has been an even better year in China, as its sales grew 48% to a record...
GM India Increases Production and Sets Target for Exports
15 Jan 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors India is planning to increase its annual production figure to 200,000 units by 2013 and want to export a part of it to the European and Asia Pacific markets, as The Financial Express writes. Karl Slym, GM India’s president &...
Rumour: Ford F-150 May Get Mustang's 3.7 Liter V6
15 Jan 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ford F-150 is apparently going to receive a new six-cylinder engine from the Ford Mustang, which will join the 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 that will enter the stage this year, as PickupTrucks.com reports. The EcoBoost powerplant uses direct gasoli...
NAIAS: Ford Focus Named “Most Significant” Vehicle by AutoWeek Magazine
15 Jan 2010, 08:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The fresh generation of Ford Focus has been named the “Most Significant” vehicle of the 2010 North American International Auto Show by the editors at Autoweek magazine. The car was revealed to the public on Monday, January the 11th, ...
The Fiat Uno Might Really Be Back
15 Jan 2010, 07:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rumors about the Fiat Uno’s comeback to some emerging markets seem to be true, as we can see in the pictures posted by Novidades Automobiles, which have apparently been obtained from the Brazilian Trademark Office. The images show a pre-p...
Autodelta Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione in the Works
14 Jan 2010, 18:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Alfa Romeo dedicated tuner Autodelta has announced that it will unveil the world’s first modified Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione at this week’s Birmingham Performance Car Show. The 4.7 liter V8 engine powering the automotive masterpiece ...
Renault F1 Teams Up with OMP Racing
14 Jan 2010, 18:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Renault F1 Team has signed a three-year technical partnership with OMP Racing, Italy-based motorsport equipment supplier. As part of the agreement, OMP Racing will provide safety equipment for the team’s cars, together with technical equi...
Porsche Consulting is One of ADAC’s Yellow Angels
14 Jan 2010, 15:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The consultancy arm of the Porsche holding, Porsche Consulting GmbH, has won the “Yellow Angel 2010” pioneering award today, for its contribution to reducing highway improvements’ development time. The distinction was awarded by t...
Ginetta G40 Revealed - Teenagers' Racing Car for the Road
14 Jan 2010, 14:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / UK-based small automaker Ginetta has introduced the G40 light racer for the road at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham, as Autocar writes. The car has a fiberglass body and tips the scale at an athletic 840 kg. It is powered by a twe...
Porsche 911 GT3 R Unleashed: For the Racer in You, Literally
14 Jan 2010, 11:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche has released the 911 GT3 R racecar today, at 2010 Birmingham Motor Show. The car was announced in November 2009, for the 2010 motorsport season, as it will replace the 911 GT3 Cup S and will be entered in races which follow FIA GT3 regulat...
Renault Group’s 2009 Financial Results
14 Jan 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Renault Group has released its 2009 global sales results today. The company now has an overall (passenger cars & light commercial vehicles) market share of 3.7%, representing a slight 0.1 percent increase. When it comes to sales, the gro...
Sarkozy Summons Renault Executives to Meeting Over Clio Production Sites
14 Jan 2010, 08:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It looks like Renault is facing an unexpected level of opposition to its (rumored) decision of producing the Clio’s succesor exclusively in Turkey: French president Nicolas Sarkozy has summoned Renault’s Chief, Carlos Ghosn, to a meetin...
NAIAS: Revenge Verde Supercar Concept
14 Jan 2010, 07:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Revenge, an Indiana based small carmaker, has revealed the Verde supercar concept at the North American International Auto Saloon. The company intends to build 3,000 units of the car in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana in the next four years. The prot...
Honda Recalling Up To 7600 Ridgelines Over HVAC Issues
14 Jan 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda will recall up to 7600 Ridgeline Pickups manufactured between January 17 2005 and June 7 2006 over potential heating, ventilation and air conditioning(hvac) issues. According to the recall notice released by the National Highway Traffic S...
RDX RACEDESIGN Offers Discreet Styling Changes for Peugeot 207
14 Jan 2010, 07:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / German Tuner RDX RACEDESIGN has created a subtle aerodynamic package for the Peugeot 207 hatchback and the 207 CC. The complete kit includes a new front bumper lip, headlight masks, redesigned side skirts, a rear apron attachment and a roof spo...