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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

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Having experienced his first acceleration giggles at the age of five, on the back seat of a 54 HP sedan driven by a priest, Andrei grabbed the wheel a few years later and has yet to let go of it.

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?
NAIAS Preview: 2010 Jeep Wrangler Islander
NAIAS Preview: 2010 Jeep Wrangler Islander

8 Jan 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Jeep Wrangler family now has a new member, the Wrangler Islander,  a limited edition available on the Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited 4x4 models. Jeep is bringing classics back to the road, as the Islander name returns after 20 years. T...

 
2010 Opel Meriva: Leaked or Not, Here It Comes!
2010 Opel Meriva: Leaked or Not, Here It Comes!

5 Jan 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / No more spyshots for the 2010 Opel Meriva! The Corsa-based compact MPV is now available for the public eye, in its production-ready form. The Meriva has kept most of the concept version’s (presented at Geneva Auto Show 2008) features, foll...

 
Bosch Predicts Sales Increase - Sustained by Growth in Emerging Markets
Bosch Predicts Sales Increase - Sustained by Growth in Emerging Markets

4 Jan 2010, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Robert Bosch has released an optimistic 2010 sales forecast for its car parts core business. The company is expecting a 10% sales increase in this sector, based on growth in emerging markets and as automotive producers build up their stocks, writes...

 
Thomas Hajek Is Now in Charge of Maserati in 11 Markets
Thomas Hajek Is Now in Charge of Maserati in 11 Markets

4 Jan 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Thomas Hajek, managing director of Maserati Great Britain Ltd has had his responsibilities inside the company extended as he is now in charge of the brand in the following markets: Germany, Great Britain, France, Monaco, Spain, Portugal, Switzerlan...

 
Chrysler Will Be Waving the Ferrari & Maserati Flag at the Detroit Auto Show
Chrysler Will Be Waving the Ferrari & Maserati Flag at the Detroit Auto Show

4 Jan 2010, 13:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ferrari and Maserati brands will be showcased at Chrysler Groups‘s stand at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, where they will stand fender to fender with Jeep and Dodge, as reported by The Detroit Auto News. The two Italian supercar make...

 
Racing Dynamics Working on the 2011 F10 BMW 5 Series Tuning Program
Racing Dynamics Working on the 2011 F10 BMW 5 Series Tuning Program

4 Jan 2010, 11:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Racing Dynamics has joined the precocious league of tuners which already propose a tuning package for the upcoming 2011 F10 BMW 5 Series, as bimmertoday reports. The Racing Dynamics view of the next 5 series includes both technical and visual mo...

 
Distracted Driving Website Launched by NHTSA
Distracted Driving Website Launched by NHTSA

1 Jan 2010, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The present digital age, when less time and more gadgets are available, has the perfect conditions to favor distracted driving, a problem which has unfortunately become a part of our daily motoring life. The American government is using a modern...

 
9ff Modified Porsche 911 Unleashed - TR 1000 Reaches 391 km/h
9ff Modified Porsche 911 Unleashed - TR 1000 Reaches 391 km/h

30 Dec 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche specialized tuning company 9ff has taken its TR 1000 tuned 911 Turbo to the ATP automotive testing circuit in Papenburg, Germany and tested the car’s top speed, obtaining an impressive figure of 391.7 km/h (243.4 mph), as Option Auto...

 
Lexus GS-F May Get LF-A’s V10
Lexus GS-F May Get LF-A’s V10

30 Dec 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / {img align=left}Piston heads from all around the world have been fantasizing about an F version of the Lexus GS ever since rumors speculating its existence appeared about two years ago. As more and more performance vehicles due to be launched we...

 
UK: Some Motorways Will Have 60 MPH Limits
UK: Some Motorways Will Have 60 MPH Limits

30 Dec 2009, 11:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK government is planning a new traffic restriction, named “controlled motorways”: a permanent 60 mph limit could be imposed on up to 250 miles of the national motorway network, autocar wrote. This scheme is to be implemented ove...

 
Jay Leno Rides in the Pre-Production McLaren MP4-12C
Jay Leno Rides in the Pre-Production McLaren MP4-12C

30 Dec 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Jay Leno participated in a series of pre-production tests of the supercar world’s new gem, the McLaren MP4-12C. The editors at Auto Express followed him at the Dunsfold track in Surrey, UK - the same circuit that Top Gear uses, where the ...

 
Amatoya: the Fire-Fighting Concept
Amatoya: the Fire-Fighting Concept

29 Dec 2009, 17:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Amatoya is a concept portraying the fire-fighting vehicle of the near future. It is designed by Liam Fergurson and it seems to be inspired from one of the army’s trusty workhorses’ layout, resembling a Mine Resistant Ambush Protecte...

 
NHTSA Investigating Toyota Prius Faulty Braking Reports
NHTSA Investigating Toyota Prius Faulty Braking Reports

29 Dec 2009, 15:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received a few dozen complaints from owners of the current generation Toyota Prius accusing defective braking, The Detroit Bureau (TDB) reported. The public opinion has become extremely sens...

 
Ford to Start Electric Vehicles Test Program in Germany
Ford to Start Electric Vehicles Test Program in Germany

29 Dec 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford Motor Co. is starting from January 2010 a 24-month electric vehicle test program in Germany, Bloomberg recently reported. The vehicles involved will be 25 electric Focus compacts and Transit Vans. These will be driven under real traff...

 
Tata Nano Orders Shrink by 15%
Tata Nano Orders Shrink by 15%

29 Dec 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tata Nano, the $2500 definition of low-cost motoring instantly attracted buyers when it was launched on the Indian market back in March, but it seems that meanwhile 15% percent of the customers have canceled their orders due to delivery delays, ac...

 
Buick Must Lower Its Average Buyer Age - Currently 70
Buick Must Lower Its Average Buyer Age - Currently 70

29 Dec 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Brian Sweeney, Buick-GMC’s new chief has a new purpose in (professional) life: to dramatically reshape the Buick brand image. That is because the current average age of a Buick sedan buyer is 70, a figure well above the present U.S. averag...

 
2010 Camaro Designer to Become Chief Exterior Designer for VW/Audi
2010 Camaro Designer to Become Chief Exterior Designer for VW/Audi

28 Dec 2009, 16:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Sangyup Lee, the man responsible of the 2010 Chevy Camaro design project is now leaving GM, after 10 years of service. Starting from mid-2010 he is reportedly going to join the team at VW’s California-based Advanced design studio, as chief ex...

 
Rumour: Lamborghini Preparing Gallardo LP570-4 SV
Rumour: Lamborghini Preparing Gallardo LP570-4 SV

28 Dec 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / There might be a new version of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 coming at next year’s Geneva Auto Show, named the Gallardo LP570-4 SV, if we are to believe the Teamspeed Forums brand enthusiasts. The car is said to be some sort of Superle...

 
Indian Market: Hyundai i10 Replaces Santro as Best-Selling Model
Indian Market: Hyundai i10 Replaces Santro as Best-Selling Model

28 Dec 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / According to the past few months’ sales reports for the Indian market, Hyundai’s i10 hatchback has taken the title of the company’s best-selling car, overtaking the Santro, Economic Times wrote. To make things clear we must men...

 
2011 Ford Mustang GT Specs Officialy Revealed
2011 Ford Mustang GT Specs Officialy Revealed

28 Dec 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The official specifications of the 2011 Ford Mustang GT have been revealed. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, we already knew the basic specs of the muscle icon, but now Ford Motor Company has released the full details. As Repetitia mater s...

 

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