Robert Matei
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Alfa Takes Center Stage this Weekend in Britain
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Brits are getting ready to celebrate National Alfa Day, on the 24th of June, and this event couldn't go unnoticed by one of the most important Italian cars tuners in Great Britain, Autodelta. The owner of this West London based company is Jano...
Dreaming of a White Beetle
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Just how good are the Volkswagen Beetle convertible sales in America? Is that small car doing so well, in the land of big cars and V8s? Or the American teenagers are just going crazy about the New Beetle convertible, that they simply must have one?...
Veyron, Watch Out!
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / As the current production car land speed record is set by the Bugatti Veyron at 407 km/h (253 mph), some car manufacturers believe they can break it. This is also the case of SSC, an American manufacturer of exclusive super cars, as they have just ...
Chocolate, Watches and Cars from Switzerland
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / What do we know about Switzerland? They make tasty chocolate, expensive watches and they have been neutral to almost every war on the old continent of Europe. Now, the Swiss have something more up their sleeve, as Berne Beck Engineering & Compo...
MX-5 ZSport and RX-8 Kuro for the Brits
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / The UK loves Mazda and Mazda loves the UK, as the Japanese manufacturer has just announced two new special editions to be launched on the Brit market exclusively. Being the best sold roadster in the world, the Mazda MX-5 is now receiving an u...
Do Video Games Make You Drive Reckless?
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Undoubtedly, everybody who owns a car dreamed just once about becoming a Formula 1 driver, or a Nascar or WRC driver. It is quite OK to dream, but unfortunately for most of us the only chance to come close to fulfilling such a dream lies in video g...
C Class Gets Tuned Up
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / As the new generation of the Mercedes C Class was launched only a couple of months ago, here come the first tuning options, offered by the German tuner Lorinser. They tampered with the car's performance, but the exterior was more than taken ca...
The Youngest Touran
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Everybody knows the Volkswagen Touran, because it has been around since 2003. Now, a new version of this compact MPV has been launched, called CrossTouran. Cross is a regular brand for Volkswagen as they have already released Cross versions, the Cr...
Maserati Quattroporte on Your Mobile
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Luxury cars and technology have always been best friends, with every new gizmo and gadget being implemented into cars as soon as they are invented. Now, Maserati is using state-of-the-art technology in another way, for promoting their new model - t...
Callaway C16 Convertible Drops at the New York Auto Show
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Looks like some new goodies from Callaway Cars are coming our way, to be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show. We are talking about the new C16 Convertible, a performance car based on the Chevrolet Corvette platform, but with a twist of...
810 HP in a BMW
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Even though BMW is a brand that can brag with some high-performance cars, they haven't had so far a true supercar. There have been some attempts, some even came close, but in the end they failed to deliver. This is not the case of Currency Mot...
Euro NCAP Officials Loving the Land Rover 2
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Two new small off-roaders have just been evaluated by the European car safety authority, Euro NCAP, and the results are more than pleasing, if we are to believe the institution's officials. So far, the maximum score obtained by a vehicle in t...
Less than 100 Bucks to Reserve your smart
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / As the little European smart will be coming on American land in 2008, DaimlerChrysler (or should I say Daimler-Benz?) of America has started to accept reservations. So, if you live in America and you simply must have one, hurry and contact Daimler,...
Grand Vitara Gets Trimmed
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / As the Suzuki Grand Vitara has just been evaluated by Euro NCAP and obtained a fairly good rating, the Japanese manufacturer is planning to release a 3-door diesel model for the UK customers. So far, the Queen's subject who wanted to buy a die...
Infiniti G37 Coupe Goes Wild
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Wanting to catch up with Lexus and Acura, the Infiniti family will soon receive a new member, the G37 Coupe. Nissan, the parent company of the Infiniti brand, have just revealed the full details of this luxury coupe, to become available this summer...
Der Neue C-Klasse Von Brabus
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Which brand pops into your head when you say Brabus? Mercedes of course, because this is their main occupation and pleasure. They like to tune and tweak Mercedes-Benz, smart and Maybach models, and everybody agrees that they do a good job. This tim...
Things are Super for GM
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Looks like GM is planning to go back to basics, reviving the "Super" title, first released in 1940. The new models that will bear the Super badging will be the 2008 Buick Lucerne and the LaCrosse. This revival attempt comes after several ...
Vauxhall Tigra Red Edition... in Silver
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / As spring has come, summer being only a couple of months away, global warming at its finest, you may need a drop top to get around. Vauxhall is already on it, as they have just released a special edition of their Tigra model. Although this special ...
The Old and the Not so Old from Seat in the Techno Classica Essen Car Show
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / As the Techno Classica Essen Car Show has just started, every important car manufacturer has a few surprises up its sleeve, surprises to be unveiled there. This show is not all about concepts and future models, it focuses more on the past, on the m...
Hummer H3 Alpha Humming this Summer
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / After the Hummer H1 Alpha of the 90s, here comes another Alpha version of this GM brand, the 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha. Some describe it as the ultimate Hummer H3, including Martin Walsh, Hummer general manager. I don't know if you can call the H3 ...