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.”
Thierry Mugler Haute-couture Spire Boat Concept Revealed
12 Aug 2011, 09:56 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / From time to time, fashion designers manage to infuse their vision into supercars, managing to send car lovers into an ecstatic state of mind. But when a world class fashion designer breathes his magic upon a boat concept, things take an unreal twi...
Track Attack Days at Miller Motorsports Park for Mustang Boss 302 Owners
12 Aug 2011, 08:48 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Mustang Boss 302 junkies have to prepare themselves for an adrenaline overdose at Ford’s Racing High Performance Driving School at Miller Motorsports Park. The program offered by Team Mustang and Ford Racing will give all new 2012 Mustang Bos...
Cadillac Converj Receives Green Light for Production
12 Aug 2011, 08:03 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Judging by the facts, it looks like the Cadillac Converj might see the daylight after all, as General Motors has put the luxury coupe project back in its product plan, after it has been recently approved for production by product executives. The ca...
Mercedes-Benz CLC Shooting Brake Approved for Production
12 Aug 2011, 07:45 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks like Mercedes enthusiasts will have another reason to celebrate after Dieter Zetsche, the Mercedes-Benz boss has approved the second Shooting Brake model to ride along its brother the CLS Shooting Brake for 2012. The new model is based on ...
GM Executives to Push the Company from Good to Great
11 Aug 2011, 15:52 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The annual conference with investors and financial analysts revealed that GM is on a steady course. General Motors has demonstrated improvement after emerging form Chapter 11 bankruptcy just 2 years ago. The manufacturer’s plan, GM Chairman a...
Jaguar Plans to Challenge BMW With Hybrid Supercar
11 Aug 2011, 15:36 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Manufacturers who join the eco-race these days seem to be in a more aggressive head to head battle than ever before. On the other hand, this might be considered normal, given the fact that they’re entering new territory and the race to make a...
1953 Austin-Healey Coast-to-Coast Trip to Fight Cancer
11 Aug 2011, 14:26 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / When finding themselves in turning points during life, people often do what pleases them most. In John Nikas’ case, who was diagnosed with cancer, his absolute pleasure is driving. He decided to do something memorable after he found out of th...
1988 BMW Dealership Frozen in Time Reveals Untouched Beemers
11 Aug 2011, 13:53 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / When it comes to BMW, all enthusiasts will agree that older models have a stronger Bavarian spirit. But no other BMW has a stronger spirit than the ones sitting in an abandoned original 1988 dealership located in Ajax, Ontario. And when we are talk...
Chrysler Feels Generous With ‘No Payment for 90 Days’ Program
11 Aug 2011, 12:33 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The recession which seems to have passed away for most car manufacturers had some good parts as well, since some manufacturers developed new and more friendly ways to sell their models. The very best example is being made by Chrysler which is offer...
Lamborghini Yacht - the New Toy for the Jet Set
11 Aug 2011, 11:53 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Nothing in more spectacular than an enthusiast passion taken to the extreme. This is what happened when Italian designer Mauro Lecchi envisioned the Lamborghini….yacht, which we must say is like a drop of quick silver in the crystal clear wa...
Subaru Outback Broken Into by Hackers Using Only a Smartphone
11 Aug 2011, 11:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / As technology evolved, car manufacturers began to incorporate more of it into their models, at the same time investing a lot in systems which not only managed to control the mechanics of the car more efficient manner but also provided an increased ...
Ford Feels 'Pricing Pressure' from Chinese Auto Market
11 Aug 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / As many other car manufacturers, Ford searches for new ways to grow its footprint in China, but lately the company is encountering pricing pressure due to the auto market slowing down."In the last three or four months, the auto industry clearl...
Sergio Marchionne Concerned about Potential of China’s Automobile Exports
11 Aug 2011, 09:35 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / After Sergio Marchionne's leading board storm calmed down, now a new concern seems to trouble Fiat-Chrysler’s boss. Being the reason which determined him to go on a tangent with his speech at the Center of Automobile Research’s ann...
Aretha Franklin Sang Her Way Out of a Parking Ticket in New York
11 Aug 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Being Famous has its benefits sometimes especially when you are a world famous Soul star, and not to mention when you can use that privilege when making your way out of a parking ticket. The lucky driver who we are talking about is none other than ...
$175 Million in Grants from the Energy Department for Advanced Vehicle Technology
11 Aug 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The environmentally advanced technologies are heading towards a bright future, since more manufacturers see them as the next natural step for the industry. But the eco-friendly change can not happen without proper funding. Thus, the Energy Departme...
Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Voted Most Disliked Car of 2011
11 Aug 2011, 07:05 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Nissan Murano Cross Cabriolet, or should we say the chopped Murano had managed to climb on the number one position of the unwanted cars list. The facts were revealed by US auto reviewers who highlighted that the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet was...
Ferrari Offers Winter Driving Lessons in Aspen for FF Owners
10 Aug 2011, 16:26 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / What could be more amazing than spending the winter vacation in Aspen? The answer would be definitely for most gear heads a Ferrari. And if we are to talk about the new Ferrari FF words can not describe it. Mixing Aspen with Ferrari FF could ...
Ford Denies Comments Referring to Focus Electric Delayed Launch
10 Aug 2011, 15:50 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / We previously reported that Ford Focus Electric won’t be available for most customers until next spring except New York and California which will receive the car by the end of this year. The situation took an unexpeced twist when officials ...
GM Not Certain Anymore on Sale Forecasted for This Year
10 Aug 2011, 14:40 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Sometimes even top guns like General Motors’ executives can get a bit a head of themselves when making some forecasts. The problem now is that GM is wondering if the auto retail industry will be back on its feet as forecasted. Though the comp...
Yen Strengthening Determines Honda to Switch Production Overseas
10 Aug 2011, 14:12 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Japanese yen looks to be strengthening after all the forecasts which predicted such a major change. As a consequence of the strengthening yen many Japanese businesses which made exports were affected. Among the most affected businesses there c...