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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!
George Barris' Personal Dune Buggy Is for Sale
George Barris' Personal Dune Buggy Is for Sale

2 Dec 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Legendary car customizer George Barris is known for creating the first Batmobile ever showcased on TV, but his work went far beyond developing props for show business. One of them is for sale, Car&Driver reports. Even though the car designe...

 
BMW Z4 Scores 3 Stars in Latest EuroNCAP Test, New MINI Clubman Falls Short with 4 Stars
BMW Z4 Scores 3 Stars in Latest EuroNCAP Test, New MINI Clubman Falls Short with 4 Stars

2 Dec 2015, 14:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / EuroNCAP has released the results of its seventh batch of safety assessments of the year. Out of 15 cars tested by the EuroNCAP in this batch, only 11 managed to obtain a five-star rating. The BMW Group had three of its cars tested by the ...

 
Upcoming Mercedes-AMG E63 Will Feature 9-Speed Gearbox, Says AMG Boss
Upcoming Mercedes-AMG E63 Will Feature 9-Speed Gearbox, Says AMG Boss

2 Dec 2015, 10:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-AMG is working on a performance version of the nine-speed automatic transmission already available in a few cars from the regular Mercedes-Benz range. In a recent interview, Tobias Moers, the boss of the AMG division at Mercedes-Benz, ...

 

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