Madalina Iancu
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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)
GM Says Bye-Bye to the Yankees and Negotiates with the Mets
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Looks like the end of the endorsement deal with Tiger Woods isn't the only door that's closed by General Motors in their effort to save some precious bucks during the current crisis. Although the company was a Yankees sponsor from 2006...
CCFA Says French Car Sales Dropped By 15.8% in December
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If statistics showed an increase in the December sales for French cars, that would have been an amazing surprise but with the cloudy perspective offered by the credit crunch, sales numbers in a heavy decrease are just not something out of the ordin...
Mercedes AMG Helps you Create Snowflakes
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As holidays with jingle bells and snowbanks are knocking on our cars' windows, the rush for unique gifts has already begun. Innovative as it used us, Mercedes AMG loses no opportunity to bring its brand on our lips, this time launching the Sno...
Mercedes AMG Launches the Ice Luge
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It seems that winter fever took command of Mercedes AMG. After helping us to create unique snowflakes, it now brings to our playful attention a winter game that doesn't hesitate to promote two of the brand's vehicles: C63 and SL 63. Us...
Mercedes-Benz USA Announces December 2008 Sales Fell 32.1 Percent
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The sales' descending trend goes on with a new chapter written by Mercedes-Benz USA. Since the credit crunch began exactly in the land of all possibilities, it's no wonder American people don't buy cars any longer. Especially luxury ...
P Diddy Could Have Driven You Home on New Year's Eve
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / New Year's Eve might have passed a few days ago, but Sean Combs' initiative to put an end to drunk driving in the night between years (and in general also) will surely be spoken of a while from now on. Mr Combs and his team started the...
Elvis Presley's Jet and Pamela Anderson's Trailer Up Come Under the Hammer
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's now or never! If one of the three jets Elvis Presley owned during his lifetime, more precisely, the 1962 Lockheed Jet was always on your mind, now it's time to love it tender after purchasing it at the 35th Annual Las Vegas Collector...
Marijuana and Driving Not So Dangerous After All
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As if the marijuana-law weren't controversial enough, it appears that discussions around this topic concern also the doped driving debate. According to Norml's “Principles of Responsible Cannabis Use”, yeah, we know it sounds ...
MINI Cars Save BMW Group Sales in 2008
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Here's another German automaker writing its sales page in the black book of history of December 2008. We're pretty sure you know BMW Group sales dropped heavily during the last month of 2008 in the land where the doomed crisis began, but ...
Canadians Increase Chrysler Sales
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As astonishing as it may seem, we may say WOW three times when taking a look at Chrysler's 2008 sales in Canada. You wouldn't believe it at first, but we swear it is true that the 2008 sales for Chrysler vehicles established a second b...
Santa Claus Gets Ticket for Having Double Parked in New York City
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It appears that not even Santa Claus is spared from the parking rules in the Big Apple. As surprising as it may seem, retired teacher and community organizer Chip Cafiero was playing Santa Claus role in Bay Bridge, Brooklyn last Friday when the vig...
Daddy, Can I have an Electric Corvette for Christmas?
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As if shopping for your kids this Christmas wasn't trouble enough, Pratt & Miller (the engineering team behind the AMLS Corvette program) introduced eco-friendly editions of their famed C6R and C6RS Chevrolet Corvettes. The new model...
Actor Sam Shepard Busted for Drunken Driving
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / We would have expected this from Britney Spears, Paris Hilton or Heather Locklear, but from 65-year-old actor and playwright Sam Shepard? No way! Still, to our surprise, in a world where everything is possible, Sam Shepard caused some trouble to...
Heather Locklear in DUI Incident - the Resolution
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since her trial for DUI incident last year took place the very second day of 2009, the beginning of the New Year hasn't been the best one ever for Heather Locklear. Although the date for the hearing was January 26, 2009 as we announced in a...
Actor Matt Dillon Might Go to Jail
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / New Year seem to have caught Hollywood celebs in a hurry and not just in a regular hurry but actually hasty driving. One day before New Year's Eve, police arrested Hollywood actor Matt Dillon for having exceeded the speed limit on a Vermont...
Mr Bond is Asked to Pick Up His Aston Martin DBS& Jaeger LeCoultre Watch
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Power, beauty and soul, all join the Jaeger LeCoultre Watch created especially for Aston Martin DBS in the James Bond-like video commercial. The 18-carat pink gold AMVOX DBS Transponder now plays its own character in his video (shown below), a tota...
Decorate your Car for Christmas
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Well, the lights are twinkling, the Christmas tree is already decorated, carols are floating in the air and your car is not fully introduced to the Christmas spirit yet. Just imagine: everything around your sweet car is sparkling while it has to be...
Corum Made a Watch to Resemble Rolls Royce Cars
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's not only Breitling that is producing watches as a tribute to Bentley, as it appears that someone else has done a similar thing even earlier. In 1976 Corum did the same thing for Rolls-Royce and the result was an extremely elegant autom...
Police Hit Naked Man Jumping on Cars with Stun Gun
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / While beggars with slimy hands might seem pretty disgusting to most of you, how about seeing a completely naked man jumping up and down on cars and trucks most probably asking for dope? Well, if this seems as if depicted from a bad-taste come...
Lewis Hamilton Celebrated by the Royal Mail with Postage Stamps
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 triumph couldn't just pass unnoticed, the Royal Mail has thought of a way to reward him. Well, the commemorative prize is surely not as valuable as in the case of Michael Schumacher who has received a $7 m...