Daniel Patrascu
18,659 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
"I truly believe men and fish can coexist peacefully" – George W. Bush
Following several years off the grid, Daniel is back at autoevolution, and seeing how the great crisis of the past decade made the auto industry boring, he grew bored with it too, so he slowly shifted his focus to custom cars, custom motorcycles, and other weird stuff. He also loves ranting about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
During his time at autoevolution, Daniel put his name on more news articles, coverstories, auto guides, reviews, and editorials than we care count. To slow him down a bit, he was given more responsibilities not long ago, so he is now also in charge with coordinating the editorial team on autoevolution.com.
Long time ago, Daniel also translated Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “The Fountains of Paradise” to Romanian for Paladin Publishing.
Skoda to Produce 1.2l Turbocharged Engine
19 Nov 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Czech carmaker Skoda announced today it has begun production of a new turbocharged, small displacement engine, to be fitted in vehicles throughout the Volkswagen Group vehicles (Skoda, Audi, Volkswagen and Seat). To wear the TSI designation, th...
Porsche to Enter 911 GT3 R in 2010 International GT Sport Season
19 Nov 2009, 10:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Porsche announced today it will be introducing a new racing version of the 911 GT3 R in the 2010 International GT Sport season. The car, built to meet FIA GT3 regulations, will replace the 911 GT3 Cup S, as it was built to provide &...
Ricardo TaxiBot Concept To Cut Airplane Fuel Consumption
19 Nov 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airplane travelers in Israel will have the opportunity to see from now on a new appearance on airports' runways. In an attempt to help airline companies reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, automotive supplier and manufacturer Ricardo an...
Pre-Owned Mercedes-Benz Cars, Thru Manheim San Francisco Bay
19 Nov 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Pre-owned, late-model Mercedes Benz vehicles will be offered, starting today, by Mercedes Benz Financial exclusively thru Manheim San Francisco Bay, following a pilot program which ran earlier this year. "Mercedes-Benz Financial only offe...
2009 Ferrari World Championship, Won by Boardwalk Ferrari
19 Nov 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not known to many, being a Ferrari dealer means more than selling sports cars to Prancing Horse aficionados or driving around in great looking cars. From March to September each year, ever since 1994, Ferrari dealers come together in the what is ca...
Ferrari Uses ANSYS for Thermal Comfort
19 Nov 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Simulation software ANSYS announced today it is further expanding its collaboration with Italian carmaker Ferrari. After the two worked together for optimizing design and performance of Prancing Horse vehicles, ANSYS will now help Ferrari predict t...
Cyclone Mark V Engine Prototype Almost Ready
19 Nov 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Cyclone announced today its financial report for the first three quarters of 2009 and, at the same time, took the opportunity to announce that the 100 HP Mark V engine is almost ready and will soon be built as a test prototype...
2010 Nissan Fuga, Priced from $44,676
19 Nov 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Nissan announced today the release of the new luxury sedan in its line-up, the Fuga. The car will be available at Japanese dealers starting November 21, at prices ranging from 3,990,000 to 5,502,000 yen ($44,676 to $61,605). T...
Think Appoints Two New Executives
18 Nov 2009, 16:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Electric vehicle carmaker Think announced today the appointment of two new executives to its top management scheme, both men from coming from "the automotive and renewable energy industries." The two are Jan Brentebrten and Helge Nerland....
US to Form Electric Initiative with China
18 Nov 2009, 16:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leaving aside this year's dispute over the new US duty for Chinese tire imports, the two countries agreed to form a joint electric vehicle initiative, aimed at accelerating the implementation of EV vehicles and the infrastructure that goes wit...
Electrification Coalition Applauds US-China EV Initiative
18 Nov 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recently formed Electrification Coalition announced today its supports for the US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, a joint effort to between the two countries to create electric vehicle demonstration projects. "This is good news com...
Kelly Bires to Debut for JRM at Homestead
18 Nov 2009, 14:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the last race of the season, JR Motorsports will debut its 2010-2011 driver, Kelly Bires, at the Homestead-Miami Speedway season finale. The team and Bires signed the contract for the next season ever since September, but Homestead will be Bires...
NASCAR Teams Won't Cut Prices, Offer More to Sponsors
18 Nov 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the 2009 season finale approaching at high speeds, NASCAR teams have already begun eyeing the 2010 season, in all its aspects. One of the most challenging task, aside from finding new drivers, of course, is securing at least the same sponsorsh...
2010 Buick LaCrosse Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Nov 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The star of GM's Buick line, the LaCrosee, has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top safety Pick after it achieved a “good” rating in the four-crash simulations conducted by IIHS. “Institute tests...
2011 Chevrolet Cruze to Star at the LA Auto Show
18 Nov 2009, 11:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM confirmed today it will debut the US production version of the Cruze sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show on December 2. It will join the Volt electric vehicle, Camaro and Equinox, the stars of GM's line-up for the next ...
Jamie McMurray to Join EGR for 2010 Sprint Cup
18 Nov 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With his Roush Fenway Racing due to expire after Sunday's Homestead race, driver Jamie McMurray is expected to sign with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing for the 2010 Sprint Cup Series. According to Autosport, McMurray will be driving the No. 1 Bass P...
VPG MV-1, Powered by Ford's 4.6l V8
18 Nov 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The world's first purpose built wheelchair-accessible vehicle, the so called MV-1, will use Ford's 4.6l 2V EFI V8 engine as a propulsion means, Vehicle Production Group (VPG), the manufacturer of the MV-1 announced today. Ford's engi...
Porsche Approves New Winter Tires for Classic Cars
18 Nov 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Porsche announced today it has extended its approval process for winter tires to be used in both newer and old classic cars. Simply put, owners of old Porsches will be able to fit new tires onto their cars. The reason behind thi...
2010 IIHS Top Safety Pick Winners
18 Nov 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Institute for Highway Safety completed crash tests for the 2010 Top Safety Pick of the Year and handed the award to no less than 19 cars and 8 SUVs. For the first time in the history of IIHS, a mandatory requirement was that cars had to pass th...
2010 Chevrolet Malibu Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Nov 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named today the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu as one of its Top Safety Picks. The Malibu thus joins the Buick LaCrosse, who managed the same feat in the last set of tests conducted by IIHS. “The Top Safe...