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Sebastian Toma

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"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Mike Tyson

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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!
Fresh Spy Photos of the 2017 BMW 5 Series Are Here
Fresh Spy Photos of the 2017 BMW 5 Series Are Here

7 Jan 2016, 18:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW is hard at work testing the next generation 5 Series, expected to be called G30 internally. The BMW F10’s replacement is expected to launch this year as a 2017 model, and the company’s engineers are testing camouflaged mules. Tha...

 
Jaguar Land Rover Reaches Registration Milestone in Domestic Market
Jaguar Land Rover Reaches Registration Milestone in Domestic Market

7 Jan 2016, 17:00 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Jaguar Land Rover has just completed its best year yet on the company’s domestic market. According to their press release, for the first time in JLR history, the company has achieved over 100,000 registrations in the United Kingdom. We mus...

 
First Spyshots of the 2017 Kia Rio Before It Starts Testing
First Spyshots of the 2017 Kia Rio Before It Starts Testing

7 Jan 2016, 15:53 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The 2017 Rio, the Korean brand’s sub-compact car, has been spied while testing. We have the first pictures of one of the pre-production prototypes. Kia is planning to launch the fourth generation of the Rio by the end of 2016. Until then, ...

 
Islamic State Terrorists Are Working on Remote-Controlled Cars with Bombs in Them
Islamic State Terrorists Are Working on Remote-Controlled Cars with Bombs in Them

7 Jan 2016, 14:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Technology brings advancements in many fields, and terrorism sadly has become one of them. In an exclusive story, Sky News uncovered the latest developments of the Islamic State terrorists. Apparently, they have their own scientists and hold reg...

 
The Volvo S90 Will Have Semi-Autonomous Driving Features as Standard for the US Market
The Volvo S90 Will Have Semi-Autonomous Driving Features as Standard for the US Market

7 Jan 2016, 12:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo has announced it will have a semi-autonomous driving mode as standard on all the S90 cars it will sell. For now, the news is valid only for the U.S. market, as the company’s press release specifies. The S90 is set to arrive in showro...

 
Chevrolet Unveils the MY 2017 Cruze Hatchback. Sales Start This Fall
Chevrolet Unveils the MY 2017 Cruze Hatchback. Sales Start This Fall

7 Jan 2016, 10:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Chevrolet Cruze hatchback has reached its second generation. The brand has released the first official pictures of the car before its public debut at NAIAS 2016. The hatchback version of the Chevrolet Cruze has come six months after its seda...

 
Bentley Showcases Monster by Mulliner at CES 2016, the Car Has 16 Speakers
Bentley Showcases Monster by Mulliner at CES 2016, the Car Has 16 Speakers

7 Jan 2016, 09:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Bentley has showcased a one-off Continental GT V8 S at the CES 2016 event. The car is dubbed Monster by Mulliner and is made in partnership with the audio specialists at Monster. As a result, the car has a 3,400 Watt sound system with 16 speake...

 
Ever Dream About Speaking to Your Car? Volvo Has a Bracelet for You
Ever Dream About Speaking to Your Car? Volvo Has a Bracelet for You

6 Jan 2016, 17:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo and Microsoft have come together to bring an entirely new feature for their mutual customers. We’re talking about the Volvo On Call technology that works with the Microsoft Band 2. It’s an app integrated both with smartphones a...

 
BMW Shows Mirrorless i8 at CES 2016
BMW Shows Mirrorless i8 at CES 2016

6 Jan 2016, 16:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW came to the CES 2016 event with two i8-based concepts, along with other exhibits. Out of the two i8 concepts, neither had rearview mirrors, and now we know why. Usually, concept cars don’t have to have mirrors, because they never get d...

 
Smartwheel Debuts at CES, Could Save a Few Lives and Will Retail for $199
Smartwheel Debuts at CES, Could Save a Few Lives and Will Retail for $199

6 Jan 2016, 14:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Distracted driving is a major issue around the world and nobody seems to have an appropriate solution to stop people from texting and driving. A young American inventor named T.J. Evarts proposes a rather affordable solution for parents and empl...

 
Hyundai Ioniq Fuel Economy Figures Leaked
Hyundai Ioniq Fuel Economy Figures Leaked

6 Jan 2016, 12:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hyundai is prepping to launch the Ioniq on its domestic market and the car’s fuel economy figures have been unintentionally revealed. Our friend at Hyundai-Blog got the information from one of their readers in South Korea, who made a scree...

 
Kia Teases New SUV Concept for 2016 Detroit Auto Show
Kia Teases New SUV Concept for 2016 Detroit Auto Show

6 Jan 2016, 11:00 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Kia is set to unveil a new SUV concept at the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The yet-unnamed SUV was designed at the brand’s California design studio and comes with many advanced features, the company annou...

 
Toyota Prides Itself on Artificial Intelligence Research Dream Team
Toyota Prides Itself on Artificial Intelligence Research Dream Team

6 Jan 2016, 10:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Toyota has announced its team for artificial intelligence development and robotics research. The Japanese company is investing a massive amount of money in this field and will work on almost thirty new projects in the AI and robotics fields, all...

 
Volkswagen Brings Smaller Microbus Concept at CES 2016, Calls It Budd-e
Volkswagen Brings Smaller Microbus Concept at CES 2016, Calls It Budd-e

6 Jan 2016, 09:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen made good on its promises to bring another Microbus concept at the CES 2016 tradeshow. The exhibited vehicle is still a concept car and is called the Budd-e. Along with the smaller body, the concept car is built on a new platform cal...

 
Spy Shots Reveal Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe Almost Undisguised
Spy Shots Reveal Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe Almost Undisguised

5 Jan 2016, 18:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to launch its BMW X4 competitor. The car you see in the adjacent photo gallery is the 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe. Spied in Sweden by our collaborating spy photographers, the GLC Coupe prototype seen in the pictur...

 
Tesla Doesn't Need Advertising When It Has Famous Customers
Tesla Doesn't Need Advertising When It Has Famous Customers

5 Jan 2016, 16:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla Motors has a unique business model in the automotive world. The company doesn't have a traditional dealer network, since it sells and services all its cars by itself and doesn’t go for regular advertising. So how does one promo...

 
Volkswagen Just Got Sued by the US Justice Department
Volkswagen Just Got Sued by the US Justice Department

5 Jan 2016, 14:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen will soon face a legal battle in the USA, and the lawsuit has been filed by none other than the United States Justice Department. Why are they being sued, you ask? Well, the US Department of Justice is accusing Volkswagen of violatin...

 
Mary Barra, General Motors' CEO, Just Became the Company's Chairman
Mary Barra, General Motors' CEO, Just Became the Company's Chairman

5 Jan 2016, 12:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / General Motors’ CEO, Mary Barra, was unanimously elected as the company’s new Chairman. She has been GM’s CEO since January 15, 2014. Meanwhile, Theodore Solso, GM’s previous Chairman, will continue as the Board’s L...

 
Faraday Future Unveils Their First Concept Car, the Crazy FFZERO1 Concept
Faraday Future Unveils Their First Concept Car, the Crazy FFZERO1 Concept

5 Jan 2016, 10:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Faraday Future is a name that has gathered a lot of hope around it recently, and the hype seems to have been worthwhile. Sort of. The company unveiled its first concept car, and the exhibit is stunning, to say the least. While shocking in design...

 
First Spy Shots of the 2017 Kia Picanto
First Spy Shots of the 2017 Kia Picanto

5 Jan 2016, 09:35 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Kia is set to launch a new-generation Picanto in 2017. Until then, here are the first spy shots of the South Korean city car. Right off the bat, the first spy shots of the new Picanto show LED daytime running lights. The rear lights also appear ...

 

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