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Daniel Patrascu

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"I truly believe men and fish can coexist peacefully" – George W. Bush

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Daniel loves writing, or so he claims. and he once loved to use his 10-words-per-minute typing skills to bring you a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry, rather than keeping you up to speed with new vehicles and their performances.

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.
Johnson Closes In on 4th Title after Phoenix Win
Johnson Closes In on 4th Title after Phoenix Win

16 Nov 2009, 12:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jimmie Johnson managed to increase his lead in the Chase to 108 points, after clinching the first place during the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. His win came after a crushing 238 of 312 laps lead, making the...

 
Keselowski, Set Straight by France after Hamlin Incident
Keselowski, Set Straight by France after Hamlin Incident

16 Nov 2009, 11:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After last Sunday's Able Body Labor 200 race Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin managed, again, to capture the spotlight thanks to their lap 157 incident, the former had to face NASCAR representatives, led by chairman and CEO Brian France, in hi...

 
Danica Patrick, No NASCAR Deal Yet
Danica Patrick, No NASCAR Deal Yet

16 Nov 2009, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The long-awaited switch of IndyCar star Danica Patrick to NASCAR is not as close as some might have hoped, says Rick Hendrick. According to him, her stock car racing status for the next season is also uncertain. Hendrick statements come after i...

 
Carl Edwards Wins Able Body Labor 200
Carl Edwards Wins Able Body Labor 200

16 Nov 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kyle Busch's 2009 Nationwide Series title was postponed by Carl Edwards' win at last weekend's Able Body Labor 200. Edwards was followed by Kevin Harvick, which came 2.415 seconds behind him and Reed Sorenson. "That's 2...

 
Mike Edwards Wins Pro Stock, Jeg Coughlin Ends Season on Top
Mike Edwards Wins Pro Stock, Jeg Coughlin Ends Season on Top

16 Nov 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The winner of the 2009 Pro Stock championship is Mike Edwards, after topping the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. The race itself was only a formality for Edwards, who was named NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock champion for the first time. "It...

 
Volvo Launches DRIVe Around The World Challenge
Volvo Launches DRIVe Around The World Challenge

16 Nov 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish carmaker Volvo is keen on making its DRIVe technology the star of its line-up. After earlier today we presented you the achievements of the Volvo V50 DRIVe in its 1,535 kilometers run from Zurich to Göteborg, it's time to enter a ...

 
Toyota Donates a 2010 Tundra to Safety Day
Toyota Donates a 2010 Tundra to Safety Day

16 Nov 2009, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American arm of Japanese carmaker Toyota announced today it has donated a 2010 Tundra to the Progressive Agriculture Foundation's Safety Day program, to be used by the charitable foundation to transport staff and supplies to farm safety t...

 
Chevy Volt Color Name: EV-ergreen, environMINT or Viridian Joule?
Chevy Volt Color Name: EV-ergreen, environMINT or Viridian Joule?

16 Nov 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you back in October, American manufacturer GM said it has decided on the default color to be used on the future plug-in hybrid vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt. At the time, the carmaker challenged all those interested in naming the chosen co...

 
Renault Nissan Alliance Partners with Reliant Energy
Renault Nissan Alliance Partners with Reliant Energy

16 Nov 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The alliance made of French carmaker Renault and the Japanese from Nissan took yet another step towards the promotion of their future line of electric vehicles, with the signing of a new partnership with Reliant Energy, one of the US' major el...

 
Ford Police Interceptor Comes in 2011
Ford Police Interceptor Comes in 2011

15 Nov 2009, 17:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced last week it is currently developing a new Police Interceptor for US-based law enforcement agencies, to replace the aging Crown Victoria sometimes in 2011.  According to Ford, these vehicles will be purpo...

 
EcoBoost Attracts Young Buyers
EcoBoost Attracts Young Buyers

15 Nov 2009, 15:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford doesn't seem to get enough of its long-praised line of EcoBoost engines. After they told us just about everything there is to know about them, the carmaker is now trying to find out whether their investments and work...

 
Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus Available in the UK
Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus Available in the UK

13 Nov 2009, 16:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Volkswagen announced today it will release a special edition of its Passat and Passat Estate, dubbed Highline Plus. The edition will add to the existing offer on the Highline trim (which replaced the SE in February 2008).The model w...

 
Chrysler Recalls 84,000 Dodge Calibers
Chrysler Recalls 84,000 Dodge Calibers

13 Nov 2009, 16:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Chrysler announced today it is recalling over 84,000 2007 Dodge Caliber vehicles, due to the... windshield wiper. Apparently, the excessive use of the wiper may make it inoperable... According to the official recall notice,...

 
EU Approves Ford Romania 400M Euro Loan
EU Approves Ford Romania 400M Euro Loan

13 Nov 2009, 16:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Union Commission gave the green light to Ford's Romanian operation attempt to secure an European Investment Bank (EIB) loan for the development of low-CO2 engines and for vehicle production at Ford's site in Craiova. The engi...

 
Court Approves Visteon $150M Restructuring
Court Approves Visteon $150M Restructuring

13 Nov 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bankrupt American supplier Visteon announced today it has received court approval for a $150 million worth of deals which will allow it to restructure its operations and get financing for its reorganization plans. "There is a foreseeable n...

 
Mexico City Metrobus Gets Roy Family Award
Mexico City Metrobus Gets Roy Family Award

13 Nov 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being in charge with moving people from place to place in one of the most crowded cities in the world is no easy feat, considering the environment at the same time in one of those cities is almost impossible. Well, not quite. Mexico City, the s...

 
3M Goes Deeper into NASCAR
3M Goes Deeper into NASCAR

13 Nov 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASCAR announced today that its partnership with sponsor 3M, automotive, industrial, professional and home use applications manufacturer, will expand the categories for which it holds exclusive NASCAR marketing rights. From now on, 3M will have mar...

 
Navmii Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Available on iPod Touch
Navmii Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Available on iPod Touch

13 Nov 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is a premiere for the iPod fans, GPS solution provider Navmii Software, together with GeoLife and PosiMotion, announced yesterday the availability of Navmii's turn-by-turn navigation for the iPod touch. "At last more than 20 m...

 
2010 NAIAS to Debut Electric Avenue
2010 NAIAS to Debut Electric Avenue

13 Nov 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In recognition of the rapid development of electric vehicles, the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced it will debut the so called Electric Avenue, a 37,000 square foot feature on the show's main floor sponsored by Dow Chem...

 
Ford Fusion, the US' Best Selling Domestic Car
Ford Fusion, the US' Best Selling Domestic Car

13 Nov 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced today that its Fusion model managed to get a spot in the US's 10 best selling vehicles for 2009 and the best selling domestic cars for the same year. In 2009, the Fusion sold 151,137 units, managing to brea...

 

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