Mircea Iordache
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Want to Learn How to Properly Drive a Lamborghini? Join the Accademia Program!
20 Dec 2015, 08:24 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Get your day planner and checkbook ready. Lamborghini has announced the schedule for its 2016 Esperienza and Accademia track driving courses, on four continents. The season will kick off with the Winter Accademia in Livigno, Italy. In late Febru...
2016.5 Mazda CX-5 Pricing Released, Starts at $21,795
20 Dec 2015, 06:49 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / If you've got your heart set on a shiny new Mazda CX-5 for next year, you're going to need to save at least $21,795. Plus taxes. Mazda North American Operations has released the pricing and trim level details for the mid-2016 model year. ...
Ford Confirms F-150 Hybrid Coming by 2020
17 Dec 2015, 23:36 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Ford will be offering a hybrid pickup truck by the end of the decade. The company's CEO, Mark Fields, has confirmed this - and other interesting things - during an interview on NPR. Although a strange proposition, a hybrid truck is not a ne...
Goodbye, Snow. Hello, Clear Driveway!
17 Dec 2015, 22:17 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Winter has come and - surprise, surprise - it's brought some snow with it. No White Walkers reported yet. We all know how difficult the simple act of walking to your car and getting out of the driveway can become. If only you could melt the sn...
BMW M3 Became a Pain in the Behind During Long-Term Testing
16 Dec 2015, 22:30 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / You've just spent upwards of $60.000 on one of the most iconic nameplates in modern automotive history. It looks striking; it's got 425 hp and hits 60 mph in 4 seconds. You're the happiest kid on the block. A year and 30,000 miles...
Mazda Gets EPA Recognition: Most Fuel-Efficient Brand, for the Third Time
16 Dec 2015, 21:19 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / You'll never guess what's the most fuel-efficient manufacturer! Unless you guessed "Mazda." In which case, congratulations! You've just won a Miata plushie! Not really, so don't be emailing us about getting your stuffe...
Missed the Chance to Buy a McLaren P1? How About a Miniature One?
15 Dec 2015, 23:25 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Don't be sad if the McLaren P1's production run has ended without you buying one. There's still a chance of owning this magnificent beast. No, not from the second-hand market, but straight from the automaker. And for as low as $15! ...
Now This Is a Piece of Motorsport History: a Porsche 962 Is Up for Auction
15 Dec 2015, 22:15 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / If you haven't yet written your letter to Santa, here's a great idea for a gift: a 1989 Porsche 962 IMSA race car. The ultra rare piece of motorsport history will be sold at auction, between January 15 and January 25. OK, so it's abo...
GMC Thinking About Launching a Subcompact Crossover. Again
14 Dec 2015, 21:46 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / It took a while, but General Motors is adapting in response to Fiat getting involved in Jeep's product strategy. After one of the most "American" brands on the market started launching more European-looking models, GMC thinks it shou...
Town Rejects Solar Farms Because They Drain the Sun
14 Dec 2015, 20:47 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Elon Musk has opened up Tesla's patents to anyone who wants to help advance electric vehicle technology. BMW has invested heavily in a new range of innovative, green cars. The Norwegians are buying thousands of EVs every month. And the good pe...
Meet the Most Awesome Motorhome Ever!
13 Dec 2015, 20:50 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Do you like classic vehicles? Do you like trucks? Do you like custom projects? Do you like motorhomes? Well, how about something that's a little bit of everything? Russ Moen built a one-of-a-kind show-stopper. The ultimate RV. His creation,...
Renault Aims for Top 10 Finish in Dakar 2016
12 Dec 2015, 21:17 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Renault's ambitions for the Dakar Rally have gone up. Following last year's results - 21st overall - the French manufacturer is now aiming for a top ten finish. Renault will enter two Duster models in their fourth ever Dakar: the Argen...
NASCAR Ranks the Five Best Race Finishes of 2015
12 Dec 2015, 17:43 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / 2015 is drawing near its end, so you know what that means: it's time for best-ofs and other end-of-the-year videos. Some of them bad or stupid, others good or even epic. Here's an official one from NASCAR! Stock-car racing's gover...
Jonathan Ward Finds Rare Aston Martin in a Shed in Cuba
11 Dec 2015, 22:09 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / One of our first thoughts, as car lovers, when Cuba resumed diplomatic relationships with the US was: "what will happen to the cars?" It's a well-known fact that Cuba is like a time-capsule for classic American cars, built prior to 1...
Fiat Chrysler Fines Reach $175 Million for Failure to Comply with TREAD Act
11 Dec 2015, 20:40 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / A few days ago, we reported that the NHTSA was escalating its investigation into electrical problems discovered on Fiat Chrysler's Jeep Wrangler. Now the NHTSA is hitting FCA with a $70 million fine, according to the Detroit Free Press. The...
Blowing in the Wind: GM's Arlington Assembly Is Going Green
10 Dec 2015, 22:08 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / It feels like there's a race between manufacturers for who's greener. Or, at least, who looks to be the greenest. General Motors plans to power its Arlington, Texas production facilities via wind turbines. The renewable energy setup wi...
Take a Look at Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Classic Chevrolet Collection
10 Dec 2015, 21:09 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Ever wonder what NASCAR drivers ride around in their day-to-day lives? Well, wonder no more, because two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. is opening his garage door to let the whole world in. Being a Chevrolet driver all of the 17 year...
Watch a 2-Year-Old Race Against a 4-Year-Old. Yes, You Read That Right
10 Dec 2015, 19:30 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Remember that time when you were two years old and you raced bikes? No? Of course you don't, because most kids that age can barely run without falling over. Most kids. Not Timur Kuleshov. Tima, for his friends. OK, so when he runs he falls ...
IIHS Says Cars Are Safer than Ever
10 Dec 2015, 18:30 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / If safety is one of your major concerns - and it should be - 2016 will be a great year to buy a new car. Preferably a Toyota. The Japanese automaker scooped up 9 Top Safety Pick+ awards out of a total of 61 distinctions handed out by the Insurance ...
Changing US Law Heralds New Age for Replica and Custom Cars
9 Dec 2015, 21:44 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / We have great news for lovers of replica cars and custom cars. US President Barrack Obama signed into law a bill that, among other things, will allow small manufacturers to build road-legal vehicles, through exemption from vehicle safety standards....