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?
Lawmaker Makes Green Proposal for the U.S. Postal Service
28 Dec 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / U.S. representative Jose E. Serrano wants to turn the U.S. Postal Service (USPC) vehicle fleet green, Washington Post reported. We are talking about the largest civilian fleet of vehicles in the world (according to the agency), 220,000 vehicles whi...
Gentex Mirror with Rear View Camera Receives Positive Reviews
25 Dec 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Zealand based company Gentex has announced that its interior auto-dimming rearview mirror with Rear Camera Display (RCD), installed on the Daihatsu Mira Cocoa has been named as one of the top-six new technologies at the 2010 Automotive Researchers&...
Hyundai Workers Vote 2010 Salary Scheme to Avoid Strike
24 Dec 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A vote was organized for workers at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor in order to settle a debate about a union-management deal which freezes 2010 basic salaries and offers serious bonuses in return, AFP reported. “The voting lasted six ho...
Bugatti Trademarks 16C Galibier Sedan
23 Dec 2009, 16:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen Group has submitted a trademark application for the design Bugatti 16C Galibier concept, as reported by carscoop.com. The application was submitted to the World Intelectual Property Organization (WIPO), which offers acces to patent an...
2013 Nissan GTR: High Breed, Hybrid or Both?
23 Dec 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The wave of rumors connected to the Nissan GTR (such as a Nissan SUV with the GTR Powertrain and a 4 door GTR sedan) continues, according to Inside Line, as it is said that the following generation GTR (expected to come in 2012 as a 2013 model yea...
2010 Fiat 500 Gets 900cc Two-Cylinder Turbocharged Engine
23 Dec 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In an official presentation, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has revealed that the company’s long anticipated Small GasolineEngine (SGE) will make its way to the market next year in the form of a 0.9 liter turbocharged, twin-cylinder gasoline unit...
Sweden: Autoliv Closes Four Plants- Over 800 Job Cuts
22 Dec 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world’s biggest airbag and seat belt manufacturer, Swedish company Autoliv, has decided to shut down four of its foreign factories in France, Germany, Mexico and Tunisia. As a result, 820 company employees will lose their jobs. The com...
Taiwan Carmaker Yulon Eager to Cut Spendings by 30% in 2010
22 Dec 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Taiwan’s largest automotive producer, Yulon Group, has recently decided to reduce its expenses by 20% to 30% in 2010. The decision comes in the context of an economic forecast stating that the local automotive market will see a decrease next...
Hagerty’s Hot List of Current Decade’s Most Collectible Cars
22 Dec 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / U.S. based Hagerty Insurance Agency, one of the leading insurance agencies for collector vehicles in the world, has released a list of the current decade’s 10 most probable cars to become collectible in the following 15 to 20 years. Vehicles ...
In Audi e-tron's Torque Figure We Don't Trust
22 Dec 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / At this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, Audi dropped an engineering bomb, carried by the company’s electric supercar concept, the e-tron. The German manufacturer claimed that the e-tron produces 4,500 Nm (3,319 lb-ft) of torque. The full...
401 HP Mcchip-Dkr Tuned Ford Focus RS
21 Dec 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / German tuning company Mcchip-Dkr has released the most extreme power upgrade for the Ford Focus RS. The 5 cylinder, 2.5 liter turbo which started life as a 300 Hp, 440 Nm-producing unit, now offers 401 horsepower and 612 Nm of torque. This is st...
Mazda Reports November Sales Increase
21 Dec 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda’ November Western European sales reports show an increase of 21 percent in the Big-5 (U.K., Spain, Germany, France and Italy), compared to same month of 2008. Overall, 8 markets reported Mazda sales increases, with three of them ach...
2011 Mustang GT - More Specs
21 Dec 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We reported last week that the current Mustang will receive a well-deserved (and also long expected) gift from Ford, at next month’s Detroit Auto Show. We are talking about the new 412 HP, 529 Nm (390 pounds-feet) 5.0 liter V8 engine, destine...
UK Car Production Up First Time Since September ‘08
18 Dec 2009, 15:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Production in the UK’s automotive industry increased by 12.5 % to 122,134 units in November, the first rise since September 2008, just-auto.com reported. To be more specific, November car production rose by 15.7% to 112,948 vehicles, than...
Walter Rohrl to Enter 2010 Nurburgring 24 Hour Race with GT3 RS
18 Dec 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We have here a fine example of a marketing exercise from Porsche. By competing in next year’s Nurburgring 24 Hour Race, 62 year old, double World Rally Champion, Walter Röhrl will become even more of a Porsche factory driver thus being a...
Aston Martin’s V12 Vantage and DBS Carbon Black Editions
18 Dec 2009, 13:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Aston Martin has revealed special Carbon Black editions of its V12 Vantage and DBS. The most important feature of these special editions is obviously the bespoke Carbon Black metallic paint, hand-applied and rigorously checked over a period of 50 h...
2011 Mustang Brings 412 HP 5.0 Liter V8 to the Fight
18 Dec 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The new age media has brought a lot of good to the world. For example, a serious amount of the world’s population, the muscle cars enthusiasts, will have incredibly happy Holidays. All thanks to a supposed leak on Facebook and Twitter which h...
AvtoVAZ Selling Its Non-Core Units
17 Dec 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Russian automaker AvtoVAZ aka LADA is planning to sell or even close all of its non-core units. Six of its subsidiaries, employing almost 30,000 people, have been split from its main car-making business and are now in the process of alienation, acc...
Porsche Wins TUV and Dekra Reliability Awards
17 Dec 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The entire Porsche range of vehicles (excluding the Panamera, which is obviously not yet eligible for this kind of testing) has won a set of prestigious 2010 quality and reliability German awards. This is far from being shocking news, but we'r...
UK: VW Passat is “Large Used Car of the Decade”
17 Dec 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Passat has won yet another award. This time British used car valuation specialists at CAP named it the “Large Used Car of the Decade”. But we are not talking about the current generation. It’s the 1996-2001 B5 gen...