Mircea Iordache
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Watch Lando Norris Apply a Nice NASCAR Move on Max Verstappen
18 Mar 2020, 08:47 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Day 7 without real racing and racing sims are now our official fix. And the same goes for F1 drivers, at least judging by how active Max Verstappen and Lando Norris are in iRacing. Their latest encounter, which Norris streamed on Twitch, didn�...
Here's the Bottas and Hamilton Match you Never Knew you Wanted
17 Mar 2020, 12:18 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Ever wondered what Valtteri Bottas would look like if he had Lewis Hamilton's cornrows? What do you mean 'No'? Why not? Well, anyway, a Redditor with a sense of humor did the work and swapped teammates' faces, resulting in an i...
Ultrarare and Ultracool McLaren Speedtail Spotted in the Wild. Sort of
17 Mar 2020, 08:55 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / With 106 units slated for production and just a few of them already built, the McLaren Speedtail isn't something you see in the wild every day. Deliveries have started and we've had a nice look at one of the first customer cars showing up...
Formula 1 is Coming Back to Indianapolis! Eventually. Hopefully
16 Mar 2020, 15:44 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Formula 1 turned its back on Indianapolis after the 2007 US Grand Prix and turned its back on the US completely until 2012, discouraged by the poor attendance which followed the 2005 Indygate. But track owner Roger Penske hopes the legendary Speedw...
No Australian GP? Here's the Not Australian GP!
16 Mar 2020, 13:10 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Let's be honest: pandemic or no pandemic, taking a forced break from motorsports isn't easy for us gearheads. And it's not easy for racing drivers either. Cue in Veloce Esports, The Race and Podium eSports, who scrambled faster than ...
Defense Contractor Plans Willys Jeep Successor Based on Wrangler
25 Jan 2016, 20:42 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / We don't know about you, but for many of us - especially here in Europe - Jeep equals US Army. Basic, rugged, no-nonsense workhorse. Because Hollywood took care of that. That image is so immovably stuck in our heads that even over 50 years...
Here's the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Hatch in Full Color
11 Jan 2016, 21:28 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Leave it to GM to launch a great-looking hatch that Europeans would certainly have loved after they pulled the Chevrolet brand from the Old Continent, but at least they do get the original, the Opel Astra. "With 9 percent market growth in s...
New Chevy Bolt EV Underlines GM's Commitment to Mobility
6 Jan 2016, 23:48 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / It seems like only yesterday we were telling you about how car sharing, EVs, and autonomous cars are set to become really big deals by 2030. Wait. It was yesterday. Well, today Chevrolet revealed the Bolt EV, a car designed with car sharing in m...
Autonomous Vehicles Will Hit 15% of Global Sales by 2030, Study Predicts
5 Jan 2016, 22:49 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Whether you - or we, for that matter - like it or not, autonomous cars are driving themselves towards mainstream. According to The Detroit News, a report by a consulting firm that analyzes automotive trends predicts that 15% of all cars sold in the...
Nissan Kicks Crossover into Production Phase
4 Jan 2016, 22:50 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Just when we thought the automotive industry had all the crossovers it needed - and then some - Nissan announced it was launching a new one. It'll be called Kicks and will be based on the concept car of the same name. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghos...
Time Traveler in Dodge Challenger Meets Building. Suprisingly, He Wins
31 Dec 2015, 07:04 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / A guy at the wheel of a late model Dodge Challenger crashed into a building and destroyed two offices while he was attempting to time travel. Wait. What? As stupid as it sounds, this actually happened. A man in Pensacola, Florida, thought he cou...
There's an Upcoming Movie About Ferruccio Lamborghini
31 Dec 2015, 05:12 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Car nuts or not nuts, everybody knows the story about how Ferruccio Lamborghini, who was building tractors at the time, famously told Enzo Ferrari exactly what he thought about his cars, which Ferruccio always had problems with. As the story goes, ...
This Is the Only Chevy with a GM Factory Hemi Engine
30 Dec 2015, 05:01 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Hey, remember that time when General Motors built an Hemi engine and put it in a Chevy Camaro? No, we haven't been sniffing glue. There is one such car. Just one. It's a 1969 Z/28 with an aluminum small-block Hemi 302 that was built wi...
No Traffic in Milan for Three Days As Authorities Impose Ban
27 Dec 2015, 08:58 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Italians can party hard this Christmas weekend. They don't have to worry about driving to work on Monday with a huge hangover. Because they won't be allowed to drive at all. Local authorities in Milan will impose a three-day ban on all...
Denny Hamlin Has the Best Pit Crew in NASCAR
26 Dec 2015, 08:03 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Just like Santa has his little helpers, every racing driver has his pit crew. Denny Hamlin's pit crew is the best in NASCAR for 2015, as voted by crewmen themselves. The Pitty Awards, as these things are called, also recognized the efforts ...
CrazyRussianHacker Brings Us 7 Car Life Hacks
24 Dec 2015, 08:28 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / You've heard about "life hacks," right? Using things in unconventional ways to make some of life's annoyances or problems go away. The internet is full of life hacks. Some of them useful, some useless, some completely random and...
Top Fuel Dragster Measured at 11,051 BHP
24 Dec 2015, 05:51 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / We don't care how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Because we're not into wood, we're into cars. So we do care how much horsepower a Top Fuel dragster would register if a Top Fuel dragster could be p...
First Genesis Model, the G90, Grabs Design Award
24 Dec 2015, 03:49 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / The G90, the first model to be launched under Hyundai's new Genesis sub-brand, doesn't come out into the world until January when it will debut at the Detroit Motor Show. The fact that it hasn't been publicly unveiled yet doesn'...
Porsche 918 Spider with Only 189 Miles Looking for New Owner
22 Dec 2015, 20:42 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / With a very limited production run of only 918 units, the Porsche 918 Spyder is a rare gem. The hybrid supercar went into production in September 2013 and was sold out a mere three months later. That being said, opportunities of owning one still...
8.2L V8 AMC Pacer for Sale on Craigslist
21 Dec 2015, 20:34 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / The AMC Pacer... 4.3 meters of automotive innovation. Too compact to be taken seriously by American buyers, too big to be considered a compact by Europeans. Ridiculed and laughed at by both. Until now. It's been 35 years since the Pacer has...