Dragos Rusu
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Ferrari F50 Crashed by Magnate's Son
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / One less Ferrari on the road, and a rare one at that, just one of the 349 ever built. The Italian manufacturer is in mourning today after a 1995 Ferrari F50 was crashed by South African magnate's Johann Rupert son, Anton Rupert.The 22 year-old...
Tuned Golf Cart Evades Police
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Now this is a car the Bandit should have used to trail across America and block for his friend the Snowman! Forget any kind of fast sports car or tuned production model, golf carts are the wave of the future. Of course, if Burt Reynolds had ridden ...
Person Involved in Jay Leno Lawsuit Commits Suicide
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Just last week, American TV host and comedian Jay Leno, who is also one of the biggest car aficionados on the continent, was slapped with a lawsuit over some vehicles he had purchased some time ago. The vehicles were a Duesenberg, an old and rare A...
The Hamann Volcano Takes a Bite Out of the SLR
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / When you guys first laid eyes on the Mercedes SLR, most of you must have thought that it was the pinnacle of motoring engineering and absolute design perfection. Any other alteration done to the car is just bad taste, there's no way to make i...
Toyota Yaris Could Be Anything You Imagine ...
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / ... just not a jet fighter or a bobsleigh. Or, at least, that's what we understand from the new Toyota Yaris ad campaign which seems to be poking fun at the small size of the car but also secretly praising its versatility.Since it's done ...
44,500 Dollars for an Audi TT-S
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / And it's worth every penny from where we're standing, but that's just us, call us suckers for a car with nice round shapes ... But let's not get into that, let's talk about the TT-S because that's why you clicked the t...
3 New Concepts for Hummer H3
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / SEMA is fast approaching and it is looks like all the car manufacturers and especially the tuners are scrambling to come up with the meanest, baddest designs that will not only bring them fame but will also capture our imagination for another year....
Super Racer from Fishing Reel Company
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Normally, there are some rules that generally apply to car building and designing that say you have to have a lot of experience in order to even start a concept. But in this world there are two kinds of people: those who follow rules and those who ...
Diarrhea Excuse for Speeding Is Just Big “Pooh-Pooh”
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Surely we can all sympathize with a case like this: you're going along the highway whistling to your favorite tune that's playing on the radio, feeling merry and without a care in the world, when all of a sudden, you feel a sudden movemen...
What Economic Crisis? Say Hello to the Aston Martin One-77!
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / This car isn't you regular beige Volvo nor your standard gray Ford Sierra, the new Aston Martin One-77 will truly be a collector's item, with just a limited number of 77 being made (hence the name). But with exclusivity, comes great value...
Blackbird – From Spy Plane to Saab Concept
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Back in the early 90s, the Lockheed SR-71 was a very hush-hush governmental project that saw the birth of a new breed of airplanes. The Blackbird, as it was nicknamed, flew higher and faster than most of the planes of the day and was mainly used to...
Aston Martins Built With Volvo Parts
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Come again? Aston Martin is cutting a few corners in order to make a buck? Well, that's not exactly moral, since the hefty price tag on these cars is meant to stand for exclusivity. What's the point in paying 80 large (pounds not dollars,...
Save the Animals and See Tamara Ecclestone Naked
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / What does one have to do with the other you ask? It's quite simple really, when you stop and think about it. PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals if you want to get technical, has this campaign going on for some time now. Thank...
Brabus smart fortwo Coming to America
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Brabus, the blokes who make a living by tuning Mercedes and any other car that the German manufacturer puts out have already finished pimping the smart fortwo and now are announcing that they'll be releasing it in the U.S. starting with 2009.B...
Maybach Owner Crowbars His Way into Stupid Top
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / There aren't many things that amuse the French (although it's been said that the English have a dry sense of humor) outside Luis de Funes and maybe mimes, but this week, it seems that they've turned their eyes towards the automotive ...
The Most Expensive Registration Plates in Britain
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / British newspaper The Sun ran a very interesting story today that involves some of the most expensive license plates on the British Isles. The prices circulating around these plates are kinda of outrageous but it just goes to show you at what lengt...
Austrian Rightist Leader Joerg Haider Dies in Car Crash
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / The Austrian political stage received a heavy blow on early Sunday morning, when Joerg Haider, the head of the far-right Austrian party died in a car crash. The man was 58 and was seen as a major player in political life, though at times, his views...
Clint Eastwood Loves His Ford Gran Torino
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / In fact, he loves it so much that he decided to make a whole movie based on that car. Despite the fact that his latest movie starring Angelina Jolie, “Changeling” is right now tearing up the box office, Clint Eastwood, one of the most p...
SEMA Pontiac Customization Galore!
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show is the one chance a year to see the who's who of the tuning world flex their custom muscles in the spotlights, but lately even regular manufacturers are beginning to get into the game in t...
Blind Man Breaks Speed Record in Borrowed Lamborghini
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / This story goes to show just how much some people love cars and how they are able to go to any length to get that adrenaline rush of flooring the gas pedal in some exotic supercar. It's a story about resilience, about confidence, but most of a...