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.”
Porsche 928 Plans to Make an Entrance
13 Jul 2011, 07:15 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Stuttgart manufacturer is reportedly preparing the grounds for a new front-engined Porsche GT coupe, a supercar that will be part of the second-generation Porsche Panamera family. Porsche plans to release the new stunner after the replacement f...
Nissan to Reduce Its Vehicles' Weight by 15%
12 Jul 2011, 16:24 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Nissan took the harsh but healthy decision of loosing a few pounds in favor of a better fuel consumption. The targeted model will be the new Versa model but other models will follow as, all the models are planned to join the"fitness program.&...
Cellphones Cause 25% of U.S. Car Crashes
12 Jul 2011, 15:00 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The primarily distractions when it comes to driving are the cellphones, as the crashes that are associated with cellphone usage when driving rose up to 25% in the U.S.according to a study released by Governors Highway Safety Association(GHSA).The s...
BMW Group Raises the Bar in Matter of Sales and Earnings for 2011
12 Jul 2011, 14:12 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Giving the fact that there is a growing demand on the international auto markets, BMW now expects that business performance and earnings will be significantly better than previously forecasted. BMW predicts that unit sales in 2011 will grow above 1...
Mercedes Listed as Best Dealership in U.S. by Mystery Shoppers
12 Jul 2011, 13:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / An independent study issued by Pied Piper, that uses secret shoppers to determine how customers are treated, shows that Mercedes-Benz dealerships were on top for the third year in a row. The German manufacturer was followed close by Jaguar and Lexu...
Saang Young Chairman W Updated Limousine Unveiled
12 Jul 2011, 11:58 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The informal brother of Mercedes S-Klasse has changed its clothes, but still looks like a… Mercedes. Naturally, that’s not a bad thing but it wouldn’t hurt a little bit of originality. South Korea’s top car manufacturer Ssa...
GM Plans to Produce Diesel Chevrolet Cruze by 2013
12 Jul 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Chevrolet was and still is a huge hit in the U.S., and considering this fact GM thought it was time to make it better. In order to that the Chevy Cruze will receive a diesel engine that could boost gas mileage to around 50mpg. This way the new Cruz...
Infiniti Personal Assistant Comes With Every New Car Purchase
12 Jul 2011, 09:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Infiniti comes to greet its new customers with first class services. The latest and unique service will be the Infiniti Personal Assistant that will provide owners 24-hour access to anything their request at the push of the button. A new Infiniti o...
VW Golf VII Prepares for Making the Entrance
12 Jul 2011, 08:22 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / German automaker Volkswagen is currently working on the Golf VII, which is expected to debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March 2012, before it will hit the streets in October that year. According to the AutoExpress, the new Golf won’t give muc...
Ford Tests New Operator Assist Program to Improve Custmer Assistance
12 Jul 2011, 07:19 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ford is known to be a company that is more focused on taking good care of its customers. The automaker has thus started to test a new live “Operator Assist” program. The program kicked off last week and will run trough the summer. This ...
Chevy Volt Owners Pass 2 Million Miles Clocked, Two-thirds 100% Electric
11 Jul 2011, 15:53 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Hybrid vehicles have been a common sight on our streets for some time now. However, the Chevrolet Volt is the first mass produced plug in hybrid to be offered to the general public. The Volt has a 40-mile range on electric power alone after a full ...
2005 Ford Mustang Vanquish'd V12 Foresees New Breed of Supercars
11 Jul 2011, 14:36 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Taking a look at the Ford Mustang Vanquish’d V12 we can expect the begining of a new super breed in matter of car manufacturing. The Mustang has been painted with BASF’s Carrizma Candy Blue paint, and also features a Classic Design gals...
BMW 1M Gets Power and Design Upgrade from Kellener Sport
11 Jul 2011, 13:17 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The BMW 1M already seems to be a dream come true, but as if the gut it had wasn't enough, the popular sportscar has received an extra upgrade by Kelleners Sport. Coming with a new aggressive look, the tuning company has also pumped a little mu...
Hyundai Supercar Still Possible
11 Jul 2011, 12:11 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The rumors are that Hyundai is working on a supercar to rival the Chevy Corvette Z06, Nissan GT-R, Jaguar XK, BMW 650i, Porsche 911 and Cayman. Hyundai’s supercar would be powered by the company’s new all-aluminum 5.0-liter V8 used in t...
CITROEN C Flex Concept Car Aims for Functionality
11 Jul 2011, 09:54 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The problems generally associated with driving small cars pertain to lack of adequate interior space and lack of presence on the outside. And most customers neglect the impending problem of increasing footprints by opting for larger cars. But now ...
AMG 'Emotion Tours' Matches Lifestyle Vacation With Motorsport
11 Jul 2011, 09:01 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / AMG came to meet its customers with with a program called “Emotion Tours”. The idea is to satisfy those who want to visit AMG’s factory and enjoy a couple of lifestyle events, surrounded by some of the Mercedes performance brand&r...
Semi-Rigid Car Concept by Emergent Resembles Living Organisms
11 Jul 2011, 08:11 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / A new concept takes shape or should we say grows into shape in Los Angele these days. The concept will be created by an architect firm from L.A., called Emergent. They are planning to achieve a Semi Rigid car (SRC) that would be designed just lik...
Ford Mad Max Concept Unveiled at AIMS 2011
11 Jul 2011, 07:09 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ford has presented two modern coupe concepts, which celebrate the fourth edition of Mad Max Fury Road action movie at the Australian Motor Show earlier this month. The concepts are two modern remakes of the 1973 Ford XB Falcon. The project has ...
Saab to Restart Production on August 9th
8 Jul 2011, 15:22 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks that Saab it’s going trough rough times although it seems that it will restart production on August 9th. Swedish Automobile NV said today that the struggling automaker aims to restart production at its Trollhaetten plant. The news f...
Kia Kee Coupe Concept to Arrive in Frankfurt
8 Jul 2011, 14:24 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Korean manufacturer plans to launch an aggressive coupe at the Frankfurt show in mid-September, as a prelude to a varied sequence of “image” car concepts at forthcoming major shows, believed to include vehicles brought to Detroit an...