Daniel Patrascu
18,717 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.
RENNtech G Wagen CDI Concept Soon to Surface
19 Feb 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only yesterday that we reported on a new contraption based on the Mercedes Benz G klasse cross-country vehicle revealed by Carlsson Aigner at the 2009 Geneva Show. We come back on the subject today to take you across the ocean to Flori...
Pagani Zonda R Takes to the Track in Monza
19 Feb 2009, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first video of the Pagani Zonda R is now available for all of us to see and... enjoy. The shooting took place at Monza, during the first track testing session the car went through. Although we are sure the guys at evo.co.uk did they best to...
Chrysler CEO Nardelli Gets $1 a Month. Or Does He?
19 Feb 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The struggling American automotive industry has made all of the executives' decisions, plans, and even their salaries, become subject of public debate. After GM and Ford had their leaders under the microscope, today is Chrysler CEO Bob N...
Alfa Romeo 159 Photos Leaked Before 2009 Geneva Show
19 Feb 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Car manufacturers all over the world prepare themselves for the upcoming 2009 Geneva Auto Show any way they can. Intentionally or not, they all try to catch our eye with photos, specs or teasers that find their way to the masses “unofficiall...
EuroNCAP Revised Safety Ratings
19 Feb 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European New Car Assessment Program has tested the first six cars using its revised overall car safety rating. Mazda 6, Mitsubishi Lancer, Toyota Avensis, Toyota iQ, Citroen C3 Picasso and Subaru Impreza were the first models to undergo testing...
Daimler Opens Office in Iraq
18 Feb 2009, 19:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler announced the official opening of its Corporate representative Office in Iraq's capital, Baghdad. The event is the first step the company takes to reclaim its place on the Iraqi market. “Our new corporate representative offic...
2009 Ford Ranger Facelift Official Photos
18 Feb 2009, 19:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The upcoming 2009 Geneva Auto Show will not find Ford's good old Ranger unprepared. The American manufacturer went about its business and gave the pick-up truck a facelift, so the car could be more to the liking of European customers. The ...
Carlsson Aigner Mercedes-Benz GL 500 to Shock at the 2009 Geneva Show
18 Feb 2009, 19:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being among the world's biggest automotive events, the 2009 Geneva Auto Show will open its doors to all manufacturers, tuners, suppliers and so on. A good opportunity for us to see what other people came up with in terms of everything from des...
McLaren P11 Offspring Due in 2012
18 Feb 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The sports car segment will get a little bit crowded in the next few years, as British manufacturer McLaren Automotive is already working on both the P11 model and its successor. This is only bad news for sports car manufacturers such as Porsch...
Goodyear Cuts 5,000 Jobs, Freezes Salaries
18 Feb 2009, 14:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another bad news comes from the US, this time from a tire manufacturer. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has announced it will cut nearly 5,000 jobs and will freeze salaries to the remaining ones. The announcement came as a part of the company's...
Renault to Launch 200 New Logan Trim Versions
18 Feb 2009, 13:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / French automaker Renault keeps on surprising the crisis-shaken world as it announced today it would increase the number of optional features for its Romanian Logan model from 70 to 100 versions over the next two years. In addition, Renault Technolo...
2010 Chrysler 300 Official Details
18 Feb 2009, 11:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler LLC is counting on four of its most successful platforms to save the company from financial disaster. In the report filed Tuesday to the US Government, along with the financial steps to be taken, the American manufacturer announced it will...
Honda Insight Gets 10,000 Orders since Launch
18 Feb 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new Honda Insight Hybrid has stirred somewhat of a fuss after its official February 6th showroom launch in Japan. In only ten days, some 10,000 orders have been placed for the new model, more than double the monthly sales target set for the Ins...
GM's Plan for Europe
18 Feb 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM's need for money does not restrict itself to the US market. The company's European division is waiting to find out the overseas events that will affect its operations. GM‘s European activities are expected to produce significant...
GM, Chrysler Submit Survival Plans
18 Feb 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported throughout the past few weeks, both GM and Chrysler were due yesterday to submit their survival plans as they are looking for additional financial aid to get through the economic crisis. The deadline was met, as both companies have m...
European Car Market Shows No Sign of Recovery
17 Feb 2009, 17:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Year-on-year sales reports show that Europe's automotive industry followed the trend set by the US crisis driven market and sinked by 26 percent last month. Although not as battered as its American counterpart, Europe's market is starting...
Skoda Increases Salaries
17 Feb 2009, 17:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the economic crisis keeps on taking its toll on the entire world and more and more people see their jobs cut, slashed, thrown away, Skoda representatives, together with Metalworkers' Federation KOVO and Independent labor unions Škoda...
2010 Hyundai Equus Official Photos Leaked
17 Feb 2009, 15:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new luxury limousine Hyundai has prepared for us showed its shapes for the first time, as the car was officially unveiled for journalists in Korea, before the 2009 Geneva Show, ohmynews.com. The New Equus is the first incursion of the Korean ma...
GM Will Get $4 Billion Aid...
17 Feb 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...or at least this is what a White House aide said today, as reported by Reuters. The news, or should we say pat on the back, comes only hours away from the deadline set for the company to present its case. As for Chrysler, the same undisclosed so...
Renault's Powertrain Range to Lower CO2 Emissions
17 Feb 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Renault has set its sights on further reducing CO2 emissions by working on the development of low and even zero emissions vehicles. The quest is not only to achieve this objective, but also to do so within an affordable price range for the average ...