Dragos Rusu
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Renault's Has 3 Electric Car Concepts in the Works
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Electricity is the future, there's no doubt about that, and the whole automotive industry is moving in that general direction, although the Europeans and the Asians seem to be pushing it a little faster, despite the fact that, overall, the Ame...
Legacy of the Ford Model T 100 Years After
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / By now everyone knows what a big impact the Model T and Ford Motor Company had on the automotive market, particularly the way in which we conceive modern economy in general. The car was cheap, easy to produce and to maintain and it offered mobility...
Paul Newman Flipped off Tom Cruise on the Circuit
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / American actor and Scientology big kahuna Tom Cruise just took the the time to acknowledge recently passed screen legend Paul Newman in this week's “People” magazine issue. In it, Tom talks about his relationship with the great act...
Porsche Gives Center-Locking Wheels to the Masses
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / There is a reason Porsche seems to rise continuously on the market and always be a step ahead of the competition. It seems to know exactly what people need and it's always there to provide, even if sometimes at hefty prices.The latest example ...
Heidi and Spencer Roll in Expensive Rolls Royce
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / A Rolls Royce Phantom is the epitome of the “well to do” and of classiness, and that's why they have a price tag that will make some of you gasp for air and clench your cheque book tighter in your pocket.But fame seems to override ...
Youths Try to Nick Former Boxer's Moped
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / You've probably already guessed the outcome of this tragic yet funny story from the looks of the title. But since we, as parts of the human species, love to see other people get hurt, here's the whole shabang with some added comments from...
Britney Gets Behind the Wheel, a Helmet also Involved
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Pop princess Britney Spears hasn't been herself for the past ... years, and driving was never a skill she mastered, courtesy to that being the hoards of paparazzi whose feet she's driven over or the numerous motorists she's hit-and-r...
McLaren Coming Out with 3 New Models
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Though it's been a while since McLaren hasn't come out with a new car, the last time it did, they managed to make car history (does the F1 ring any bells?). Now, after all that silence from McLaren news are starting to pour in.The lights...
How to Drive a Stick Shift
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Even if it is considered a lost art in many parts of the world, driving a stick shift is not as unpopular as you might think, especially when you take into consideration all the bonus points it offers a driver. The larger part of the Old World stil...
Hyundai Genesis Will Roll an 8-Speed Automatic
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / 8-speed transmission for a Hyundai Genesis? That's right, it looks like Hyundai is really moving up in the world. In a bid to save even more fuel, some auto makers decided that 8-speed automatic gearboxes would really spot.The first model from...
Midnight Club: Los Angeles Sees the Light of Day
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Gamers of the world with a fetish for car games should get a big kick today, because the latest installment in the Midnight Club series has just been released on the market. It's the fourth part of the saga and it is set in the great city of L...
The Spot on Hamilton's Face
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / We're not sure what's up with this Lewis Hamilton portrait craze going on these days, but it seems to have taken over the world. Days after a British artist was commissioned to draw a huge portrait of the F1 driver using nothing but paint...
Tata Plans 3 New Jaguars
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Back in March this year, the Indians from Tata Motors landed themselves a sweet deal by buying (for about 2.3 billion dollars) from Ford Motor Company their Jaguar Land Rover stock thus gaining control of the legendary mark (rather funny for an Ind...
German Pensioner Sentenced to Knit Sweaters After Slashing Tires
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / There is nothing worse for a guy than finding his car with its tires slashed or a big key scratch on the side. It is at that point that you try to remember all your past one night stands or any disgruntled ex-girlfriends in order to know who to bla...
No Jail for Britney
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / All hail the American justice system! Britney can now go free after that charge of driving without a valid California license and causing some mayhem as she was pursued by the paparazzi. We've been monitoring the case closely and we were hopin...
Car Thief Comes to Court in Stolen Car
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Some people out there have really got nerve! This is why laws need to be extremely harsh on repeat offenders. The news today comes from San Anselmo, California, where some guy really had the audacity to commit the same infraction twice. Not only di...
Top Gear Spotted in Vietnam ... On Bikes Nonetheless
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Do you know that expression “when hell freezes over”? It's usually used for situations that you know are never gonna happen, kinda like a cold day in hell. That is exactly the expression that comes to our mind when looking at the p...
Knight Rider 2.0. Whatever ...
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Or is it 3.0? We've lost count frankly and it doesn't look like the troubles will end pretty soon. The idea of a remake of the popular Knight Rider series from back in the 80s looked good on paper for NBC, put turning it into reality ... ...
Citroen Introduces First Hybrid Rally Car Concept
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Many projects and concepts have been unveiled at the Paris Motor Show and French automaker Peugeot didn't want to be left behind. So, they recently pulled from under wraps the C4 WRC Hymotion4 concept which is a hybrid vehicle for the World Ra...
First Official Pictures of Nissan 370Z
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / We would like you to meet today the newest addition to the Nissan brand, the latest born under the Japanese logo, yet another sports coupe, that has a lot in common with the by now famous GT-R. Please join us in welcoming the Nissan 370Z to the wor...