Dragos Serban
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Personal motto:
"Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention." - Paulo Coelho
I began searching for technical specs of the car, in order to do some adjustments, but all I managed was to “kill” the car in a matter of minutes. What happened after my masterpiece was unveiled remains a secret! When I think of that it brings to my mind something that an English writer once said “… the last time someone was as wrong as you, was when a politician stepped off an aeroplane in 1939 waving a piece of paper in the air saying there will be no war with Germany.”
RUF's 750 HP CTR3 Officially Unleashed
21 Jul 2011, 07:23 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The omniscient Porsche tuning company RUF has managed to take the Cayman model to a higher level than ever before. The CTR 3, as it’s called, features a newly developed body which is not based on any existing mid-engine concept,and is made e...
Porsche 911 GT1 Goes on Sale for $1.7 Million
20 Jul 2011, 14:48 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / If it comes to Porsche, there are few words that can describe the carmaker's offering, one of them might be “amazing.” But only one model can look as if it has just arrived from the race track, and that is the Porsche 911 GT1 Stras...
Ken Block's Gymkhana Reaches 25,000 Fans in Austria
20 Jul 2011, 13:53 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Gymkhana “master” Ken Block succeeds every time in amazing the audience with his insane surgically executed maneuvers. After the Gymkhana World Tour was started, Ken Block began a similar project along with Ford,the Octane Academy, ...
Neuron Concept Car to Include Brain Machine Interface Technology
20 Jul 2011, 13:07 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / If we would be given the option to guess based on the Neuron Concept’s features who designed it, we would be tempted to say Steven Spielberg, but of course that is not the case.The concept is mind blowing in every aspect. What was shown in sc...
Next Generation VW Golf GTI to Get Power Boost
20 Jul 2011, 12:29 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Volkswagen Golf GTI is a natural born hot hatch but as expected the time has come for the next generation VW to get an power upgrade. The next generation GTi is tipped to feature a mild increase in peak power using a carryover version of today&...
New BMW 1-Series Aims to Top Audi A3 Sales
20 Jul 2011, 11:07 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The BMW Group throws into the fight the bigger 1-Series to reclaim the No.1 spot from Audi, for the first time since 2008 in the competition for younger customers purchasing entry-level luxury autos. “The 1-Series has a considerable strate...
Michigan Delegation to Decide Joining the Fuel Fight or Not
20 Jul 2011, 11:02 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Nowadays, the fuel economy standards are becoming more intense. As a consequence to this fact, a group of Michigan’s congressional delegation will decide whether to publicly join the fuss, as related by Detroit Free Press. While the White Hou...
Renault Samsung Turns Away From Japanese Parts Supplier
20 Jul 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The South Korean division of the French manufacturer Renault SA plans to rely more on local firms for acquiring automotive components after its Japanese suppliers were hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami, disrupting the carmakers production...
Mercedes SLK55 AMG Coming at Frankfurt With New 5.5L V8
20 Jul 2011, 08:58 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The SLK-Klasse AMG for the Frankfurt Motor Show will be equipped with a new 5.5-liter V8 engine. The 5,461cc engine in the new Mercedes is a normally aspirated version of the twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 that powers the new CLS63 AMG and E63 AMG models....
Mercedes Benz Patent Motorwagen Shows How It All Started
20 Jul 2011, 08:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Have you ever wondered how the first Mercedes looked like? Well… it had nothing to do with modern models. The forefather of all Mercedes was called “Patent-Motorwagen” and was an instant hit. Its creator Karl Benz was a bicycleen...
Deuce Electric Concept Car Rendered in a Surfer's Way
20 Jul 2011, 07:05 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / When it comes to attracting attention at the beach, there is nothing more eye catching than an electric supercar adapted for catching the waves. Surf enthusiasts are well known for their relaxed attitude, which has nothing in common with the striki...
Mercedes Benz India Prepares Special C-Klasse and E-Klasse Variants
19 Jul 2011, 15:39 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Mercedes Benz India plans to launch C-Klasse and E-Klasse diesel variants in the next two years onto the Indian luxury car market. The manufacturer plans to develop a smaller unit than the current 2,5-liter engine for the C-Klasse and E-Klasse. The...
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Might Have a Chance After All
19 Jul 2011, 15:28 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Hydrogen fuel might have a chance in becoming the energy source of our vehicles in the future after all. A decade ago, hydrogen fuel cells were being considered as the green power source of choice. As time passed by, the interest shifted towards ba...
Mobius One to Conquer Africa’s Rough Roads
19 Jul 2011, 14:21 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Mobius Motors was founded in 2010 by Joel Jackson, a management consultant who was working for an NGO in Mombasa at that time. The company saw the need for a vehicle that was suitable for Africa’s roads, and that would adapt to the rugged con...
California Proposes Stringent Requirements for Automakers
19 Jul 2011, 13:29 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / California is in the middle of a major dispute with automakers regarding future standards on smog and fuel economy. California requires auto manufacturers to achieve significantly increased sales of electric or hybrid vehicles - up to 14% by 2025. ...
2012 K1 Evelio Electric Sportscar to Take on Tesla
19 Jul 2011, 12:20 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / There is nothing more beautiful than a perfect combination between looks and brains, and when we talk of these two qualities we tend to think of the 2012 K1 Evelio. When we say that it has good “looks” it is obvious why. But let’...
Londoners Bought the Most Eco-friendly Cars in the UK
19 Jul 2011, 11:27 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Londoners come 1st when it comes to buying eco-friendly cars in the U.K., a fact was revealed by Ecovelocity, the organizers of the “Dynamic Festival of Green Motoring” planned for September 8-11th at Battersea Power station.The figures...
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor to Retire From Duty
19 Jul 2011, 10:51 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Ford Crown Victoria police car spent 15 years of its lifetime serving America’s low enforcing forces. But as foreseen, it journey must come to an end. The last Crown Victoria Police Interceptor will roll of the assembly line in September ...
Drivers License Revoked by Facial Recognition System Error
19 Jul 2011, 09:18 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / How do you manage do stand out from the crowd while being the “average Joe”? It is quite simple actually, you just wait for an “antiterrorism computerized facial recognition system” to 'misplace' your identity. ...
Volvo XC60 Tops Collision Avoidance Systems Study
19 Jul 2011, 08:07 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / According to a report made by the Highway Loss Data Institute, the Volvo XC60 has a low accident rate made possible by its avoidance systems that are improving safety. The XC60 was involved in 27 percent fewer accidents than other mid-sized luxury...