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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)
Best-selling Motors Are the Safest Cars?
Best-selling Motors Are the Safest Cars?

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / According to experts, best-selling cars are not always the safest. Euro NCAP has released today the results of Europe's best selling cars and unfortunately, only eight out of twelve vehicles received the maximum award of five stars regarding a...

 
Paul Newman's Race Cars Go under the Hammer
Paul Newman's Race Cars Go under the Hammer

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Death of actor and race car driver Paul Newman has left behind a tremendous collection including race-cars, Oscars and other awards that are to be spread in different directions according the old man's will.Formula one addicts are invited to p...

 
No Bright Future for Car Design Students
No Bright Future for Car Design Students

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Each beginning is difficult, but for undergraduates who study car design hoping to achieve a position within an automaker of any kind, the following year will not be exactly jolly. According to the Los Angeles Times, seniors in vehicle design pr...

 
Chevrolet Corvette ZR 1, Car of the Year 2008
Chevrolet Corvette ZR 1, Car of the Year 2008

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There are certainly many tops with 2008 best cars but when one of the Top Gear's hosts, who put his hands on lots of wheels in the past year, makes his own, curiosity is at a high level. So, ladies and gentlemen, be prepared for Jeremy Clar...

 
Charlie Sheen's Daughters Unhurt after Car Crash
Charlie Sheen's Daughters Unhurt after Car Crash

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Being the child of actor Charlie Sheen surely brings you to general attention especially when your life is at risk.  The "Two and a Half Men" star's two young daughters with ex-wife Denise Richards were involved in a car acciden...

 
KARR from New Knight Rider Becomes a Robot
KARR from New Knight Rider Becomes a Robot

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The story goes on for the Knight Rider despite its problems with the audience. The TV series' producers can but try to impress the audience with something new. This time, Autoblog citing Knight Rider Online reveals the first image of KARR 2...

 
Women's Hormones Go Off the Rails at the Sound of Maserati
Women's Hormones Go Off the Rails at the Sound of Maserati

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Certainly the sound of a car engine stirs a certain reaction in each of us, especially when we're speaking about our favorite brand. But Maserati is boasting about how the sound of their cars produces a significant hormonal increase at women, ...

 
Thinking to Buy a Family Car?
Thinking to Buy a Family Car?

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Your family has become bigger? Your old car isn't comfortable enough for the children? Perhaps you should take into consideration replacing it with a beamier one...Choosing a family car is always a tough affair. It's not all about the loo...

 
Macaulay Culkin's Sister Dies in Car Accident
Macaulay Culkin's Sister Dies in Car Accident

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Road accidents cause tragedies in the stars' families as well. “Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin lost his sister in a terrible road accident that took place last Tuesday. It seems that Culkin's 29-year-old sister, Dakota wa...

 
Philip Waring is Mazda Europe's New COO
Philip Waring is Mazda Europe's New COO

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Not all automaker employees are going through hard times at the moment. New Year comes with great news for some of them. If you work at Mazda Motors, you're vice president of Sales on the European wing of the company and your name happens to b...

 
Fastest Man of the Planet Dashes in Ferrari for Dream Drive in Monaco
Fastest Man of the Planet Dashes in Ferrari for Dream Drive in Monaco

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Being the fastest man in the world surely gives you some privileges. While coursing on the running track might eventually turn to be exhausting, riding a Ferrari is definitely challenging. The extraordinary chance was by Usain Bolt's side who ...

 
US Lawmakers Want Car Batteries Made in Michigan
US Lawmakers Want Car Batteries Made in Michigan

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The supremacy of Asian battery technology must come to an end in America. This appears to be the desire of Governor Jennifer Granholm and of the lawmakers who dream about making Michigan the key area of research and production of advanced batteries...

 
Best 2008 Car Design to Be Awarded at Geneva Auto Show
Best 2008 Car Design to Be Awarded at Geneva Auto Show

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since the end of the year is rapidly approaching, Car Design News is preparing to reward the readers' favorite car designs of 2008. The design teams behind the most voted cars will receive an award from the Car Design News team at the Genev...

 
Porsche Cayenne Diesel Is Now in Production
Porsche Cayenne Diesel Is Now in Production

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As we announced in a previous report last month, Porsche Cayenne is going to have a Diesel sibling that is now in production at the German automaker's factory in Leipzig. Because promises must be kept, Porsche AG has already started the pro...

 
Safe Driving, Wise Parking
Safe Driving, Wise Parking

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's generally believed women park in an awful manner. Lack of orientation, unconformity to space, incompetence regarding the technique, needless to speak about parallel parking, all these go to the female category, some evil voices say. ...

 
Santa Brings BMW M3 to Fastest Man in the World
Santa Brings BMW M3 to Fastest Man in the World

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As if driving a Ferrari on the Monte Carlo F1 circuit weren't enough to show off for the fastest man of the planet, the three-time Olympic Champion's sponsor PUMA has decided to play Santa's role this year and fulfill Usain Bolt...

 
Old Drivers Are Not Likely to Cause Fatal Car Accidents
Old Drivers Are Not Likely to Cause Fatal Car Accidents

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If you're worried about your granny or grandpa being behind the wheel, try to relax a little bit. According to a study made by the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, older people are less involved in fatal car crashes. It seems that be...

 
Saddam Hussein's Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible on Ebay
Saddam Hussein's Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible on Ebay

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The ghost of famous dictator still haunts the world today. And we are not talking about his tyrannical regime or about his horrible crimes here, but about his Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible which is available for purchase on Ebay.Steven Brown, ow...

 
Better Biofuels from E.coli
Better Biofuels from E.coli

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Once again common bacteria may prove in the future they are more useful than previously thought. If the bacteria saving planet scenario seems as if depicted from the science fiction literature, researchers from the University of California, Los Ang...

 
SMART Choice for Crowded Cities
SMART Choice for Crowded Cities

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Tired of  synchronizing your schedule with your husband/boyfriend? Anxious to have more freedom of movement? Eager to show off in front of your beloved gossip friends? If yes to at least one question, you really need to have a car of your own....

 

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