Răzvan Măgureanu
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Ricardo To Develop V8 Hybrid Powertrain for McLaren
10 May 2023, 07:51 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Ricardo, the engine supplier for McLaren, has announced that it will start to work on a hybrid V8 for McLaren's next generation of supersport models. Ricardo has been working with McLaren since 2011, when the small series British sportscar ...
Skoda Confirms Four New Electric Models by 2026
3 May 2023, 08:55 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Skoda will launch four all-new electric models by 2026 (three SUVs and an estate), plus facelifts of the Skoda Enyaq and Enyaq Coupe. The era of electrification had a spectacular kickoff for Skoda. Launched back in September 2020 and January 20...
Jaguar Will Launch Three New Electric Models, Wants to Fight Bentley
21 Apr 2023, 13:12 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Jaguar will become an electric brand in 2025, and the first member of the new electric era will be a four-door GT, followed by two other models at short intervals of just over one year. Prices will start at 100,000 pounds (around $124,000), and the...
Renault Clio Undergoes Facelift, Sports New Bold Front End and Esprit Alpine Trim
18 Apr 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Renault's best-seller, the Clio, has just undergone plastic surgery. The facelift has brought a new front end and the Esprit Alpine sports trim. Renault Clio has a comprehensive powertrain lineup in the B-segment, offering diesel, petrol, LPG,...
Renault Will Focus More on Full Hybrid Models
15 Apr 2023, 19:15 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Olivier Brosse, Renault's director of engineering, told us in an interview that Renault will focus more on full hybrid powertrains rather than plug-in hybrids and that there is a future for hydrogen-powered electric models. Renault is at a...
Driven: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 4S – A Shooting Brake Made for Adventure
12 Apr 2023, 12:23 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / A Porsche Taycan for off-roading? Yes, that is possible. Those who want more room can opt for the Sport Turismo, and those who want to venture onto rough terrain can choose the Taycan Cross Turismo with Gravel mode and a 30-mm (1.18”) raised ...
Driven: Hyundai Ioniq 6 – A Reasonably Priced, Tech-Savvy Electric Car
20 Mar 2023, 17:31 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / The second model built on the revolutionary 800 V platform, E-GMP (Electric Global Modular Platform), the Hyundai Ioniq 6 is an electric sedan following the Porsche Taycan pattern, with an excellent Cd of only 0.21. Here are our first impressions a...
INEOS Will Have Up to 3 New Grenadier Models to Offer Soon, Here's What We Know
11 Feb 2023, 20:24 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / A former Marketing Director at Bentley and with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, Mark Tennant was excited to be part of the team that developed the spiritual successor to the Defender, as he calls the INEOS Grenadier. Ma...
Driven: 2023 INEOS Grenadier – When Dreams Come True
8 Feb 2023, 00:00 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / The car industry welcomes a new manufacturer: INEOS Automotive. Its first model, the Grenadier, is a multicultural product: built by the British company INEOS, developed together with Magna in Austria, produced in a former Mercedes plant in France,...
Driven: 2023 BMW X1 xDrive 23i: Coming of Age
23 Jan 2023, 14:55 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Bigger, more powerful, and smarter, the third generation of the BMW X1 claims to be much more than an entry-level within the BMW SAV range. We have tested the all-wheel drive turbocharged gasoline X1 xDrive 23i version, and this is how it went down...
Dacia Spring Gets a More Powerful 64 HP Engine, New 'Extreme' Trim and Slate Blue Colorway
13 Jan 2023, 08:56 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Dacia has just launched a more powerful version of the electric Spring. Called Extreme, it develops 65 ps (64 hp), 20 ps (19.7 hp) more than the base version. Dacia Spring is enjoying great success everywhere. The little electric car has logge...
Porsche Will Build a New SUV That's Bigger Than the Cayenne
11 Jan 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Oliver Blume, the new CEO of the Volkswagen Group, said that Porsche will build an SUV that will be bigger than the Cayenne, which will be codenamed K1. Meanwhile, the upcoming 718 Cayman/Boxster will have an electric version. CEO of the Volksw...
Driven: 2023 Volkswagen ID.Buzz – A Bulli for an Electrifying Future
8 Jan 2023, 22:03 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Who would have thought that VW, not a design innovator, would have the guts to industrialize almost unchanged the concept presented in 2017 at the Detroit show? But lo and behold, it did. The first-generation reincarnation of the VW Bulli is here. ...
The First Alfa Romeo Supercar in 16 Years Is Finally Coming
3 Jan 2023, 14:58 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Alfa Romeo will unveil a new supercar this spring. It will be a successor to the 8C Competizione and will follow the design lines of the iconic T33 Stradale. The Italian manufacturer presented a teaser video showing one of the taillights of th...
Infiniti Patents QX65 Name - It Will Be a Coupe Version of the QX60 SUV
3 Jan 2023, 12:17 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Nissan's noble division Infiniti has trademarked the QX65 name for an upcoming coupe SUV derived from the QX60 SUV. Whether we're talking Europe or the U.S., coupe SUVs are all the rage these days, and from a cost and design standpoin...
1975 Countach Periscopio Discovered in a Garage on an Island
1 Jan 2023, 23:41 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / The ninth Lamborghini Countach ever built was discovered on an island off the French city of La Rochelle and will be auctioned on February 3, 2023. Produced between 1974 and 1990 in 1983 examples, the Countach is one of Lamborghini's longe...
777 Hypercar: New Fun for the Rich at a Higher Price Than a Bugatti
1 Jan 2023, 12:08 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / What can you do with 7 million euros ($7.5 million)? Buy a race track-only hypercar. Collector and racing driver Andrea Levy had a bold idea: build a hypercar exclusively for the racetrack. Its name: the 777 Hypercar. The name comes from the &q...
A BMW 507 Is Always a Rare "Opportunity", but for BMW, It Was a Nightmare
30 Dec 2022, 22:14 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / A BMW roadster is always attractive, especially when we talk about BMW 507, produced in only 252 units. One of those examples is for sale at an auction on January 27, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. But for BMW, this car has been a nightmare. ...
McLaren Is Considering an SUV but an EV Is Not Coming Any Time Soon, Says CEO
30 Dec 2022, 12:57 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Michael Leiters, McLaren's new CEO, said that we won't see an electric McLaren any time soon. He also pointed out that he is not against the development of an SUV. Named at the helm of McLaren less than three months ago, Michael Leiter...
2022 Retrospective: The Most Important Events and Decisions of the Year
27 Dec 2022, 11:07 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / The year 2022 has seen many events in the automotive industry, some pleasant and some not-so-pleasant. At the end of the year, we review the most important ones. 1. Built since 2013 at the Leipzig plant, the production of the BMW i3 was halte...