Marius Visan
160 ARTICLES
After getting his journalism degree in 2015 and an M.D. in Multimedia and Audio/Video Production, his got his first job covering the automotive industry for the Mediafax news agency and the Promotor magazine.
What Marius loves the most about cars is how diverse they are: a Mazda MX-5 opened his eyes, a BMW M3 blew his mind and a Rolls-Royce Ghost made him feel special behind the wheel.
While he admires electric cars, his all-time favorite has a combustion engine: the V8-powered BMW 7 Series.
Clearly the Future for Drivers Is Electric and It Looks Something Like This
27 Nov 2022, 14:26 UTC · By: Marius Visan / The first battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles entered the market more than 10 years ago. Today, countless home charging stations have been purchased. They offer the convenience of leaving home in the morning with a "full tank." ...
Police Caught a Golf R Doing 174 MPH, but Wait, Can This Volkswagen Even Go That Fast?
23 Nov 2022, 16:38 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Speeding offenses are a common occurrence in any part of the world, but a case in Australia has us stunned. In the town of Mittagong, a 22-year-old driver in a Volkswagen Golf R was caught doing over 280 kph (174mph). The speed limit in the area is...
Driver Tries to Cheat, Pretends to Charge Non-Electric Car Using a Green Rope
23 Nov 2022, 09:49 UTC · By: Marius Visan / You don't have an electric car but you still want to park in the city center for free? Or maybe you can't find a parking spot and the charging station is not in use? The solution found by this creative driver was to simulate charging...
Stealing Catalytic Converters With Lamborghini Urus: Thieves Must Somehow Pay the Car Loan
19 Nov 2022, 15:50 UTC · By: Marius Visan / California catalytic converter thieves are driving around in an expensive car. And not after they manage to sell the precious car parts but during the theft itself. Video footage obtained by police in Torrance, Los Angeles, appears to show four ...
Seeing a 1969 Porsche 911T With a Smiling Driver Will Make Anyone's Day
19 Nov 2022, 10:47 UTC · By: Marius Visan / When you're out on the motorway you can be in for pleasant surprises, not just annoying drivers. That's what happened to one Reddit user who had an unusual encounter with a classic car - a 1969 Porsche 911T in as good a condition as ...
Tesla Haters Are Real: Sentry Mode Films Man Vandalizing a Model 3
16 Nov 2022, 16:45 UTC · By: Marius Visan / There are plenty of people who love electric vehicles, but there are also people who hate them. So much so that they physically attack them or verbally abuse the owners who drive them. Tesla is no exception. Tesla may be the car of choice for th...
Here's the Kind of Wrong Exit From a Roundabout You Can't Blame on Google Maps
13 Nov 2022, 20:48 UTC · By: Marius Visan / We've all heard at least once from a driver who apologizes for taking a wrong turn because Google Maps directed them to do so. Sometimes it's a believable excuse, sometimes not, depending on the situation. However, a video posted on Reddi...
Mercedes-AMG C 63 S "F1 Edition" Available Soon for Sedan and Station Wagon
13 Nov 2022, 20:20 UTC · By: Marius Visan / The new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE will soon be available in the exclusive "F1 Edition" for sedan and station wagon versions. Mercedes-Benz Press Twitter page keeps fans' imaginations alive for the launch of the next special e...
How Normal Is It for Condensation To Appear Inside the Camera on Tesla B-Pillars?
13 Nov 2022, 09:41 UTC · By: Marius Visan / A Tesla owner has sparked a discussion on Reddit that more electric car owners could benefit from. The topic was the condensation that appears inside the car's pillar cameras. ”Has anyone else experienced condensation on both the pil...
Motorcyclist Escapes Unharmed After a Deer Jumps in Front of Him at 54 MPH
12 Nov 2022, 15:49 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Accidentally hitting a wild animal while driving through the forest can be very dangerous, even more so if you are on a motorcycle. That's what happened to a motorcyclist on a road in the United States. He collided with a deer while riding hi...
Collectors Still Appreciate Bizarre Microcars, Like This Messerschmitt KR175
12 Nov 2022, 10:55 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Everyone seems to be talking about switching to electric and complicated new cars, but they get excited when they meet a well-maintained classic on the streets. The Messerschmitt KR175 is one of them. Messerschmitt, the company that built German...
This Hyundai Driver Picked the Wrong Tesla to Hit and Run
9 Nov 2022, 08:49 UTC · By: Marius Visan / This is a typical hit-and-run situation filmed in a parking lot. However, the offending driver didn't expect his actions to be caught on camera. The driver of a Hyundai sedan doesn't know that Tesla cars have a "hidden" syst...
Hitler Wanted a Cheap Car but Someone Put a V8 on a VW Beetle and Now It Costs a Fortune
27 Oct 2022, 08:48 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Almost a century ago, two men set up a huge project for a tiny car. Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche were envisioning the Volkswagen Beetle. In the summer of 1934, Hitler commissioned Porsche to come up with a car under the motto "s...
Tesla Cybertruck Steals the Show at the ArtCenter College of Design
25 Oct 2022, 13:31 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Fresh images for lovers of the most eagerly awaited electric car in years have emerged online after Tesla brought the Cybertruck to a car show held at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, United States. Among the many cars on...
Sentry Mode Filmed Two Possible Thieves Checking Out a Tesla in the Parking Lot
25 Oct 2022, 07:53 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Tesla's Sentry Mode shows why it's not good to leave anything of value in plain sight when the car is parkedi. Even though the situation was filmed by a Tesla car, the advice can apply to any other car. Sentry Mode on this Tesla w...
Mazda MX-5 "Miyacht" Drives Into Water and Keeps Going As if Nothing Happened
24 Oct 2022, 16:12 UTC · By: Marius Visan / We've heard plenty of stories about the Mazda MX-5 Miata, the little Japanese car that has many fans around the world. But most of the stories have to do with rides on asphalt and not on water. The Japanese model is though, full of surpri...
Classic Volkswagen Beetle and Drinking Driver Narrowly Escape Crash on Scenic Mexico Road
23 Oct 2022, 13:33 UTC · By: Marius Visan / One would be tempted to assume that owners of classic cars like the Volkswagen Beetle are more careful and conscientious when out and about on the road, but that didn't happen in this case here. Someone filmed the moment the driver of a Be...
Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught in the Act, Chased Away With Paintball Guns
19 Oct 2022, 12:05 UTC · By: Marius Visan / If we think that car thieves might only operate in the dark, we might be wrong. We have proof that they are not shy to act in broad daylight. A group of catalytic converter thieves was filmed acting on a car parked outside the owner's house. ...
Aluminum or Steel, Someone Did a Magnet Experiment on a Rivian R1T
14 Oct 2022, 07:27 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Someone posted an informative video on Reddit for fans of the Rivian R1T electric pickup. They can find out through a quick magnet test which parts of the car are aluminum and which are steel. We already know that the Rivian R1T electric truck...
Couple Tries to Disconnect a Tesla Left on Charge but Doesn't Know Sentry Mode Exists
7 Oct 2022, 09:27 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Another day, another opportunity to see what bizarre things Tesla's car cameras are filming when they're left charging and the owner isn't around. Recently, Sentry Mode on a Tesla car filmed the moment a couple arrives at an elec...