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Sebastian Toma

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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. He cannot put a finger on what started it all, but it was there, and it grew day by day. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver).

It all started with him pointing at cars on the street and asking what make and model they were. Sebastian couldn't wait to be tall enough to see over their steering wheel and be allowed to drive them.

When was ready to hit the road, Sebastian was left without a potential first car after his family's '72 Mercedes-Benz was rolled by his father. While the early '70s sedan proved unexpectedly safe, Sebastian was left without a ride, so he took various jobs and saved up for an E30 BMW 3 Series. Months later, he got his dream job – writing about cars for a local website while he was getting a bachelor's degree in Journalism.

Fourteen years had passed since Sebastian started writing about cars and motorcycles, and his job took him behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles, as well as through some of the most important local publications.

Just before returning to autoevolution, he was the editor-in-chief of the country's most-read car magazine and its website. Sebastian took on the challenge and started writing for us again, so sit back and enjoy the read!
MINI's Presumed Sedan Might Be Called Riley, Sources Say
MINI's Presumed Sedan Might Be Called Riley, Sources Say

13 Apr 2016, 14:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / MINI is preparing a fifth model for its range, and all accounts bet on a saloon as a body style. This time, a new report suggests the Riley name for the upcoming MINI sedan. The information might have some truth behind it, as BMW Group, owner of...

 
Volkswagen's Transparent Factory Reworked as Exhibit for Plug-In Hybrid Cars
Volkswagen's Transparent Factory Reworked as Exhibit for Plug-In Hybrid Cars

13 Apr 2016, 12:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen’s marketing department does have its moments. They were shutting down the “Transparent Factory” in Dresden, the place where they built the Phaeton, but someone from Volkswagen decided to turn the space into an exhib...

 
Jaguar Land Rover Launches InMotion, a Technology Startup
Jaguar Land Rover Launches InMotion, a Technology Startup

13 Apr 2016, 11:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Jaguar Land Rover wants to discover the possibilities of new business that lie in the carsharing industry. The British group owned by Tata Motors is financing a company called InMotion, which will operate pilot programs in Europe, North America,...

 
Skoda Kodiaq SUV Revealed Through Video
Skoda Kodiaq SUV Revealed Through Video

13 Apr 2016, 09:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Skoda showcased a camouflaged pre-production version of the Kodiaq/Kodiak SUV at a special event in Prague. The Czech company held this event as a celebration of 25 years since they started cooperating with the Germans at Volkswagen, and a large...

 
Tesla Model X 75D Becomes New Entry-Level in Range
Tesla Model X 75D Becomes New Entry-Level in Range

13 Apr 2016, 08:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla has upgraded the entry-level version of the Model X and called it 75D. This new upgrade has brought a series of changes to the vehicle, so along with the 5 kWh bump of the battery capacity, and the Model X keeps all-wheel drive as standard...

 
Lexus Sold over One Million Hybrid Cars
Lexus Sold over One Million Hybrid Cars

12 Apr 2016, 16:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lexus has announced they have surpassed the one million mark when it comes to sales of hybrid vehicles. The Japanese brand started selling hybrids 11 years ago, in April 2005. At the time, they only had one hybrid in their range, the RX 400h. ...

 
Clint Eastwood's Son Confirmed Himself for Fast 8
Clint Eastwood's Son Confirmed Himself for Fast 8

12 Apr 2016, 16:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Fast 8, the eighth movie in the successful Fast & Furious franchise, will also star actor Scott Eastwood. The son of Clint Eastwood has confirmed he will be part of the cast of the next Fast & Furious movie on his official Instagram acco...

 
Volvo Reveals the Abilities of Its New Truck by Pulling a 750-Ton Road Train
Volvo Reveals the Abilities of Its New Truck by Pulling a 750-Ton Road Train

12 Apr 2016, 15:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo has put together another stunt for their truck division, but this time, they did not pull any tricks to achieve it. Instead of giving Jean-Claude Van Damme another call for a “viral with Volvo Trucks,” the trucking division ask...

 
Aston Martin Vantage GT8 Spied Testing at the Nurburgring
Aston Martin Vantage GT8 Spied Testing at the Nurburgring

12 Apr 2016, 14:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Aston Martin is preparing a track-oriented version of the V8 Vantage, and their engineers are testing it on the Nurburgring. The new model will be called the Aston Martin Vantage GT8, and it will be a contender of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. In othe...

 
2017 VW Polo R WRC Revealed in the Form of a Design Sketch
2017 VW Polo R WRC Revealed in the Form of a Design Sketch

12 Apr 2016, 13:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen Motorsport has released fresh information regarding their race car for the 2017 WRC season. The Motorsport department of the Wolfsburg brand has published a sketch of the upcoming 2017 Polo R WRC. According to FIA regulations, the new...

 
Current-Generation BMW 5 Series Hits Sales Milestone: Two Million Units
Current-Generation BMW 5 Series Hits Sales Milestone: Two Million Units

12 Apr 2016, 12:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW is happy to announce they have sold over two million units of the current-generation 5 Series. The sales milestone is an outstanding achievement, and it makes the F10 the most successful generation of the 5 Series to date. The first ever...

 
2016 Chevrolet Camaro UK Pricing Revealed, It's More Expensive than a Mustang
2016 Chevrolet Camaro UK Pricing Revealed, It's More Expensive than a Mustang

12 Apr 2016, 11:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / British Chevrolet fans will be able to purchase a new 2016 Camaro right from a local showroom. But there is a catch - it comes in left-hand drive form. In spite of Chevrolet’s retreat from the European market, the 2061 Camaro will be avail...

 
Sir Stirling Moss' 1954 Aston Martin DB3S Racer Is for Sale at Auction
Sir Stirling Moss' 1954 Aston Martin DB3S Racer Is for Sale at Auction

12 Apr 2016, 09:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Racing cars with pedigree are always stars at auction houses, and this 1954 Aston Martin DB3S is no exception. According to British auction house Bonhams, this example is expected to sell for $10 million next month when it goes under the hammer....

 
Henrik Fisker Design Has Unveiled a Super Yacht
Henrik Fisker Design Has Unveiled a Super Yacht

12 Apr 2016, 08:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Legendary automotive designer Henrik Fisker seems to also have time for other projects, like luxury yachts, for instance. Fisker, who used to be an automaker as well, has worked with the Italian specialists at Benetti to showcase a 164-foot (50-...

 
Wheels and Tires: What Plus Sizing Is and What It Does to Your Car
Wheels and Tires: What Plus Sizing Is and What It Does to Your Car

11 Apr 2016, 16:44 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tires are one of the most vital elements of a vehicle, but they are often ignored. On car forums and in car fans' discussions, tires rarely come into the discussion, and often in the process of swapping the rims. The most common swap invo...

 
Porsche Macan Deliveries Stopped in 13 US States Due to Certification Slowdown
Porsche Macan Deliveries Stopped in 13 US States Due to Certification Slowdown

11 Apr 2016, 13:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The 2017 Porsche Macan is suffering from a frozen delivery situation in the United States of America. All of the 2017 Macan models that have arrived on U.S. soil have been subject to the California Air Resources Board Certification, and have been g...

 
VW Dealer Wants to Make Movie About Dieselgate, the Title Is Backfire
VW Dealer Wants to Make Movie About Dieselgate, the Title Is Backfire

11 Apr 2016, 11:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / As some of you already know, the Dieselgate scandal will be turned into a couple of films. One of the movies will be a documentary whose full name will be Backfire: The Volkswagen Fraud of the Century, and it is the work of Steve Kalafer. If th...

 
eBay Find: Two Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class with Delivery Mileage Pop Up for Sale
eBay Find: Two Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class with Delivery Mileage Pop Up for Sale

11 Apr 2016, 09:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Every once in a while, a pristine car shows up on the market with absurdly low miles. It is usually a car made 20 or even 30 years ago, which has been kept somewhere out of sight and does not qualify as a barn find, and its asking price goes throug...

 
Police Cruiser Crashes into Home After Officer Has Medical Emergency
Police Cruiser Crashes into Home After Officer Has Medical Emergency

11 Apr 2016, 08:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An assumed medical emergency caused a police officer to lose control of his cruiser and crash into a house. The whole thing happened on Saturday afternoon, in a small city called Harper Woods, Michigan. According to witness reports, the police c...

 
Mazda Announces Four-Model Recall in the USA, Only 578 Cars  Are Affected
Mazda Announces Four-Model Recall in the USA, Only 578 Cars Are Affected

10 Apr 2016, 12:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mazda has filed the paperwork for a precautionary safety recall in the United States of America, which targets less than 600 vehicles. According to the documentation presented by Mazda at the NHTSA and then published in the form of a press relea...

 

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