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.”
Rotary Supercars Aims for the Skies With 2,800 HP Veyron-Fighter
25 Aug 2011, 11:16 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Having thousands of horsepower under the hood of your sportscar is more of a privilege these days. Take, for example, the Bugatti Veyron, which offers its thousand and one horsepower only to a small group of the Jet Set, and points out that this ex...
EV Charging Stations to Reach 7.7 Million Units Globally by 2017
25 Aug 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The electric infrastructure sees a significant growth as electric vehicles are increasing numbers each month. A new study from Pike Research revealed the fact the by 2017 more than 1.5 million locations to charge vehicles will be available in US, w...
New Formula Renault 3.5 Race Car Revealed at Silverstone
25 Aug 2011, 09:03 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / What better place to unveil the Formula Renault 3.5 than at the Silverstone circuit which hosted the first ever Formula One Grand Prix event. At the unveiling drivers and staff were presented with the Renault Sport Technologies’ brand new sin...
Cadillac Escalade Makes the List of Thieves' Most Wanted Vehicles
25 Aug 2011, 08:11 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks like the Cadillac Escalade is on top of the list of thieves’ favorite large pickup trucks. The Escalade has been dominating for years the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLD) list of vehicles with the most theft claims. Also, 4 versions...
America's Young Consider Buying Chinese and Indian Vehicles
25 Aug 2011, 07:32 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Times are changing for the American car manufacturing industry especially when consumers are starting to find other brands very appealing. A new study by GfK Automotive revealed that younger customers are willing to explore cars manufactured in cou...
NASCAR Driver Lyle Busch Loses License for Speeding in Lexus LFA
25 Aug 2011, 06:56 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Driving in NASCAR might get your adrenaline pumping, but racing outside the track at 128-mph (206 km/h) in a 45 mph (about 70 km/h) zone is definitely a one-of-a-kind experience. That was experienced by the NASCAR star Kyle Busch. He pleaded g...
Kimi Raikkonen Tests Peugeot 908 for a Possible Le Mans Contract
24 Aug 2011, 15:10 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / There are few cars left which Kimi Raikkonen hasn’t pushed to the limit, thus he tested the Peugeot 908 Le Mans car on the Spanish circuit Motorland Aragon. It is forecasted that it could lead to a possible try out in next year’s Le Man...
David Coulthard and Red Bull Go Off-Roading in Texas
24 Aug 2011, 14:20 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Red Bull F1 racing team has decided to take the F1 to Texas for the weekend. Thus David Coulthard took the Red Bull Show Car off-road, it was quite a sight to see an F1 race car being chased by cowboys. As a matter of fact, you could say they w...
Ford Prepares for Hearing on UAW Equality of Sacrifice Complaint
24 Aug 2011, 13:27 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ford Motor Co. faces a new tensed situation given the fact that the UAW raised a complaint saying that salaried employees didn’t sacrifice as much as hourly workers, according to AutomotiveNews. The manufacturer is facing a hearing on Septemb...
Audi R8 LMS Counts Its 100th Win at the GT3 Asia Series
24 Aug 2011, 13:02 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Just three weeks after winning the 24-hour hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, Audi Sport customer racing has yet another milestone to announce in the manufacturer’s customer racing programe. This past weekend, in fact, the R8 LMS sco...
Volkswagen Donates $1 Million To Martin Luther King Foundation
24 Aug 2011, 12:57 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / A $1 million donation was announced by the Volkswagen Group of America Inc. to the Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr National Memorial Project Foundation. It is worth mentioning the fact that the gift will support the memorial on the National M...
2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara and SX4 Will Offer Garmin’s nuLink Services
24 Aug 2011, 11:41 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The global leader in satellite navigation systems, Garmin Ltd, announced that it will provide connected and integrated navigation package for the 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara and SX4 models. The program features a navigator that will come equipped wit...
Audi Aims for 57% Increase in A8 Output
24 Aug 2011, 11:06 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Audi plans to increase its output including a 57 percent growth for the A8 sedan based on expectations that the luxury-auto industry will level the stock-market. Thus, the carmaker considers adding extra staff in order to meet the new target. Also,...
Mercedes-Benz Offers Affinity Card With AmEx
24 Aug 2011, 09:48 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The latest must-have for a shopping spree will be offered be premium card provider American Express. The company has closed an affinity deal with Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Benz products. The cards have grown into hot tickets in the marketin...
Nissan Weighs Possible Partnership With Brazil Investor
24 Aug 2011, 09:01 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Nissan aims to quadruple its car output by expanding its footprint in Brazil. The carmaker is in talks with billionaire Eike Batista for a possible partnership in the Latin American country. The manufacturer weighs its options for opening a new fac...
Saab Could Delay Paying Wages in August
24 Aug 2011, 08:17 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / And the show goes on with Saab and its ongoing unsolved issues. As a matter of fact the company might start off a reality show based on its financial situation and turnovers. We say that because Saab recently announced that there is a risk it might...
Tom Cruise Reaches 181 MPH in F1 Red Bull Racing Car
24 Aug 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks like some are cut to do just about everything wright no matter the job. Tom Cruise who happens to be the producer and star of Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol which opens on December 21, indulged himself with a break from the post-product...
2012 Toyota Camry to Set the Pace at Daytona 500
24 Aug 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / We could start off by saying “as tradition goes,” but this is definitely not the case. When speaking of American motorsports tradition nothing is goes better that NASCAR. And while foreign manufacturers have competed with Dodges, Fords ...
Florida Hybrid Center's Supply of New Vehicles Dries Out
23 Aug 2011, 15:30 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Florida Hybrid Center, which is a hybrid-only dealership that attracted environmentalist consumers from all over the state is going through some though times due to Japan’s devastating earthquake. The dramatic event caused the Hybrid Cent...
Ferrari 458 Italia Steering Wheel Recreated for Xbox 360
23 Aug 2011, 15:24 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ferrari enthusiasts can now feel their virtual Italian cars closer to their hands. The big boys toy that we are referring to is a one of a kind controller for driving and racing games on the xBox 360,the Ferrari 458 replica steering wheel comes fit...