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Madalina Iancu

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Madalina is a new member of the Autoevolution team and she is in charge with Girls Only, Stars and Cars, Gadgets and U-turn categories.  She also takes part at test drives and writes reviews about the tested cars. Writing and driving are two of her biggest passions and she is mad about German cars.



Besides cars and writing, she also likes reading, dancing, traveling, skating, tennis, volley-ball and skiing.



Favorite Quote: "You see things and ask 'Why?' but I dream of things that never were and say 'Why not?'" (George Bernard Shaw)
Koichi Suzuki Rejoins the American Suzuki
Koichi Suzuki Rejoins the American Suzuki

15 Jan 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It looks like lately Suzuki Motor Corp has done quite a few modifications to its the management board. By placing the best persons in key positions, the Japanese car maker probably hopes to find an appropriate management formula during such hard ti...

 
Wanted: 100 Motorists to Test Drive Ford Fiesta
Wanted: 100 Motorists to Test Drive Ford Fiesta

15 Jan 2009, 11:38 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If you happen to be a Ford fan and a Fiesta enthusiast, live in America and want to take the new 2010 Fiesta for a six-month test drive, now it's your chance. In an attempt to attract fuel-economy conscious drivers for the 2010 Fiesta, Ford...

 
Obama's New Cadillac Limo Officially Unveiled
Obama's New Cadillac Limo Officially Unveiled

15 Jan 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There's little time left until Barrack Obama's inauguration as president of United States. But as we have already told you, the day of his inauguration will also mark the debut of his so much debated Cadillac presidential limousine. C...

 
Hate for BMW Drivers Killed Former Mayor
Hate for BMW Drivers Killed Former Mayor

15 Jan 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's generally believed that hatred itself brings nothing good, but it seems that hatred against BMW and Mercedes drivers can lead to unjustified dangerous races likely to kill the protagonists. According to the telegraph.co.uk, a former Br...

 
British Luxury Automakers Resort to Extreme Measures
British Luxury Automakers Resort to Extreme Measures

15 Jan 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the doomed financial crisis affecting the world economies, a lot of people are losing their jobs these days. The new year has just began and automakers have already announced their own extreme “solutions” to fight the credit crunch...

 
Sat-navs Increase Railway Damage
Sat-navs Increase Railway Damage

14 Jan 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Satellite-navigation devices are extremely useful in showing the way to drivers but apparently they are also responsible for causing millions of pounds worth of damage to Britain's railway infrastructure. Or at least this is what the Network R...

 
More Support for the French Automakers
More Support for the French Automakers

14 Jan 2009, 15:51 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / When private businesses fail, run out of money, the government takes the limelight... As we reported earlier, French auto industry is not doing good at all and, for the moment, the government is the only one that could help it get out of the doomed...

 
Audi Gets Two EyesOn Design Excellence Awards at NAIAS
Audi Gets Two EyesOn Design Excellence Awards at NAIAS

14 Jan 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If there's a design competition that attracted car makers the most these days, that was definitely the “Design Excellence Awards” at the 2009 North American International Auto. As a matter of fact, EyesOn Design Honors found its...

 
Germany Injects 1.5 Billion Euros in the Auto Industry
Germany Injects 1.5 Billion Euros in the Auto Industry

14 Jan 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Heavily criticized for not doing much for the country's economy during the recession period, Germany's governing coalition composed of chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) approved a new 50 billion ...

 
Swarowski Studded Mercedes SL600 Unveiled at Tokyo Auto Salon 2009
Swarowski Studded Mercedes SL600 Unveiled at Tokyo Auto Salon 2009

14 Jan 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The Tokyo Auto Salon usually brings to light all sorts of ugly/ghastly/horrible tuned cars, but this year's edition has surely exceeded the legal limit of good taste and elegance. Luxurylaunches.com attracted our attention to the most hideo...

 
UK Gas Guzzlers to Pay Bigger Parking Fees Than Regular Cars
UK Gas Guzzlers to Pay Bigger Parking Fees Than Regular Cars

14 Jan 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since environmental policies are truly fashionable nowadays, members of the city council in London consider that motorists driving cars with more CO2 emissions should pay more when... parking. An article written on blog.wired.com (via The Evenin...

 
“Hybrid” Horror Movie Features Car that Eats People
“Hybrid” Horror Movie Features Car that Eats People

14 Jan 2009, 10:28 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since horror movie with ugly aliens, giant angry robots or even killing birds are already history, the next generation of terrifying films seems to bring to our attention the stories with nature taking its part of revenge for the so-much pollution ...

 
$50 Million to Redeem the Detroit 3's Image
$50 Million to Redeem the Detroit 3's Image

14 Jan 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although advertising is considered to be absolutely necessary in a fast-paced modern world, during crisis times budgets for commercials and marketing lower considerably. So what do you do when you don't have money to survive, much less to prom...

 
VW  Takes Lamborghini Orange County to Court for $12 Million Theft
VW Takes Lamborghini Orange County to Court for $12 Million Theft

14 Jan 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The news that Lamborghini Orange County was closing its doors without any explanation in November last year came as a great surprise for everyone. At first sight, you could have easily put the blame on the famous economic crisis, but in fact it was...

 
London to Timbuktu Expedition in Flying Car Starts Today
London to Timbuktu Expedition in Flying Car Starts Today

14 Jan 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / One, two, three... off they go. The most waited expedition for the beginning of this year will start today when a group of British adventurers will set for a 3,600-mile journey by land and air in their Parajet Skycar. As we reported earlier in N...

 
Automotive Parts Might Be Built From Coconuts
Automotive Parts Might Be Built From Coconuts

13 Jan 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Most of you were probablt thinking that coconuts are only good for eating and oil making. But a team from Baylor University is on the verge of proving you're wrong as coconuts husks can also be useful for building... car parts. Researchers ...

 
BJ Novak Toasts With a Cup of Coffee to His New Audi A5
BJ Novak Toasts With a Cup of Coffee to His New Audi A5

13 Jan 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although he has used us with funny stuff, the title of this news is, however, not a joke coming from the well-known stand-up comedian, BJ Novak. Getting the car of your dreams is definitely an extremely good reason to celebrate. No matter what the ...

 
Volkswagen Is Cautious, Forecasts Decline in 2009 Production
Volkswagen Is Cautious, Forecasts Decline in 2009 Production

13 Jan 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / This year isn't expected to be an easy one for global automakers and the wisest thing they could do in order to keep themselves alive in the car market is to take cautious measures in advance. Although last year's sales didn't loo...

 
Ssangyong Might Be Hit By Strike, Fears Liquidation
Ssangyong Might Be Hit By Strike, Fears Liquidation

13 Jan 2009, 12:01 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Even if SAIC struggles to save Ssangyong from bankruptcy, its efforts don't seem to be enough to be appreciated by the South Korean workers. According to Reuters, Ssangyong union workers have authorized a strike in case this proves to be ne...

 
BMW Group Hopes to Keep Its US Market Share This Year
BMW Group Hopes to Keep Its US Market Share This Year

13 Jan 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Even if BMW Group's sales have dropped heavily in USA last year, the German car maker was “saved” by the Mini vehicles which were extremely popular in 2008 as we have already reported. Although most probably the BMW executives a...

 

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