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Bogdan Popa

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Personal motto:

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.

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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world, and more often than not, you’ll see him writing about the whole thing with a typing speed that a traffic camera could easily issue a ticket for.

He typically carries both an iPhone and Android device because there’s no such thing as the perfect phone, and he drives a car that some say is blue, others say is green.

His guilty pleasure is finding bugs in Android Auto (cc @Google, you’d better keep an eye on his reports, as these could actually help you refine the experience behind the wheel), and he occasionally tries out all kinds of weird gadgets that many people didn’t even know they exist.

His daily tech arsenal also includes a smartwatch and earbuds because that’s how geeks rock, as well as a laptop that has nothing in common with fruit.

Bogdan’s long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space in the trunk for his kid’s toys, as well as convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as the phones that these two companies build.

When he’s not writing about cars, Bogdan’s probably trying to fit a bike in the 375-liter trunk of his car or posting tech stuff for autoevolution’s sister site Softpedia.
2010 Ford Focus to Reach 40 MPG
2010 Ford Focus to Reach 40 MPG

20 Jan 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Giving the current market conditions (economic recession, high petrol prices and all similar stuff) there's no wonder that automakers turn their eyes to small-displacement models, particularly interested in low fuel consumption and CO2 emissio...

 
Porsche Confirms Mandatory Offer for Scania
Porsche Confirms Mandatory Offer for Scania

20 Jan 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the increase to above 50 percent in Volkswagen shares, Porsche today confirmed it made the mandatory offer for Swedish truck manufacturer Scania but denies it is interesting in acquiring shares within this company. That's why Porsche...

 
Volkswagen to Bring Polo in the US
Volkswagen to Bring Polo in the US

19 Jan 2009, 15:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no wonder that Americans are more interested then ever in small-displacement vehicles given the high petrol prices and the massive economic downturn the US market experienced. In this context, fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendl...

 
GM Loves Non-US Markets, Opens Paint Shop in Egypt
GM Loves Non-US Markets, Opens Paint Shop in Egypt

19 Jan 2009, 15:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While its United States division faces the toughest period in history, General Motors continues to expand its business overseas with a new paint shop, this time opened in Egypt. The whole investment cost $32 million, according to the American autom...

 
Chrysler Receives $1.5 Billion from the US Department of Treasury
Chrysler Receives $1.5 Billion from the US Department of Treasury

19 Jan 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / US-based automaker Chrysler announced on January 16 that it has received access for up to $1.5 billion in loans from the US Department of Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program, also known as TARP. The funds are part of the government assist...

 
BMW Receives Two 10 Best Engines Awards
BMW Receives Two 10 Best Engines Awards

19 Jan 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW proudly announced today that two of its engines, namely the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged DOHC inline-6 and the BMW Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance technology, received two 10 Best Engines awards from Ward's Automotive Group. Obviously,...

 
New York City Gets Electric MINIs
New York City Gets Electric MINIs

19 Jan 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomber today announced in his State-of-the-City speech that German manufacturer BMW will supply the city with 10 electric MINIs, also known as MINI E, to be used in the Street Condition Observation Unit (SCOUT) prog...

 
World's Fastest Street Legal GPLimousine Has Room for Six
World's Fastest Street Legal GPLimousine Has Room for Six

19 Jan 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Traveling to a party in a comfortable limo, with flashing lights and champagne, is probably one of the most enjoyable things in one's whole life. Today's limousine, however, is a bit different and unique, we would say. Canadian Michael Pe...

 
Alfa Romeo MiTo Officially the “Gay Car of the Year 2009” in Europe
Alfa Romeo MiTo Officially the “Gay Car of the Year 2009” in Europe

19 Jan 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though talking about this subject probably makes you feel uncomfortable, Alfa Romeo MiTo has been officially named the “Gay Car of the Year” 2009 in Europe by Ledorga, a French group that “organizes annually a major meeting f...

 
Officially Official: Pagani Zonda R
Officially Official: Pagani Zonda R

19 Jan 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Pagani brand has just unveiled what seems to be one of the most awaited models ever released by the company: the Zonda R, a high-performance car, which shares only 10 percent of the parts with its predecessor. And because we're already tal...

 
2009 Gooding Scottsdale: 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Sold for $4.95M
2009 Gooding Scottsdale: 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Sold for $4.95M

19 Jan 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Old and rare cars are undoubtedly very attractive to car enthusiasts and every single event that brings such vehicles into media's spotlight usually draws a very high audience. The best example comes from Gooding & Company who recently set...

 
Renntech Presents 777 SLR McLaren Supercar
Renntech Presents 777 SLR McLaren Supercar

19 Jan 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it officially saw daylight in the early 2000s, the SLR McLaren is one of the most popular supercars ever released, with tens, or maybe hundreds, of aftermarket variants released for tuning fanatics from all over the world. But even so, tuni...

 
GM Runs High in Africa and the Middle East, Dies in the US
GM Runs High in Africa and the Middle East, Dies in the US

19 Jan 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors proudly announced today that its Latin American, African and Middle East divisions set a new all-time sales record in 2008 as they managed to deliver more than 1.276 million vehicles. Compared to figures reported one year ago, this r...

 
Basic Car Maintenance Made Easy
Basic Car Maintenance Made Easy

18 Jan 2009, 21:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though all new cars benefit from a multi-year warranty, keeping up with routine maintenance is one of the most important activities in the post-buying period in order to have a fully-functional and shiny-looking car just like those in dealersh...

 
Bugatti Veyron Sees the End
Bugatti Veyron Sees the End

16 Jan 2009, 16:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 300-unit Bugatti Veyron production is going to end very soon as approximately 50 cars are still waiting for a buyer to take them home, according to Bugatti's spokesman. This means that 250 models were already distributed to the whole word,...

 
Fiat to Showcase LPG Grande Punto, Panda and Bravo
Fiat to Showcase LPG Grande Punto, Panda and Bravo

16 Jan 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat today announced it will publicly show its LPG versions of Grande Punto, Panda and Bravo on January 24 and 25 as part of its “Open Doors” initiative supposed to allow customers to view and testdrive specific models. As expected, the...

 
Renault Modus and Kangoo to Run on E85 Bioethanol
Renault Modus and Kangoo to Run on E85 Bioethanol

16 Jan 2009, 15:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French automaker Renault today expanded its E85 bioethanol-fueled product lineup with two new models, namely the Modus and the new Kangoo families. Renault sees the introduction of E85 bioethanol as the best way to protect the environment without d...

 
Mercedes Reportedly Working on Small Roadster
Mercedes Reportedly Working on Small Roadster

16 Jan 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German automaker Mercedes is currently working on a small front-wheel drive roadster based on the new-generation A-Klasse that may reach the market as soon as 2012, a report published by drive.com.au said. The two-seater model is especially aimed a...

 
Racer X Design 2009 BMW RZ-M6
Racer X Design 2009 BMW RZ-M6

16 Jan 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if some automakers attempt to revive old models using next-gen technology and styling elements, it's sometimes impossible to do that, especially due to the market conditions which are continuously demanding a certain type of design, engin...

 
Alfa Romeo Prepares 46-Unit Limited Edition MiTo RIAR
Alfa Romeo Prepares 46-Unit Limited Edition MiTo RIAR

16 Jan 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since the newly-released MiTo has millions of fans all over the world, Alfa Romeo thought it would be a great idea to pay a tribute to RIAR (Registro Italiano Alfa Romeo) for its 46 years of life by launching a special limited-edition MiTo that wou...

 

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