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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!
Bentley Is Hiring, and They Are Looking for 200 Extraordinary Candidates
Bentley Is Hiring, and They Are Looking for 200 Extraordinary Candidates

23 Jan 2023, 18:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Bentley is moving forward with its Beyond100 strategy, and that involves making more electric vehicles. Those EVs will require more employees than the British marque already has, so it is time to hire new people. With that in mind, it might be a gr...

 
Wait a Minute, Where Are You Going With This Sporty-Looking 2024 Ford Crossover Prototype?
Wait a Minute, Where Are You Going With This Sporty-Looking 2024 Ford Crossover Prototype?

23 Jan 2023, 15:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford and Volkswagen have an ongoing deal that will involve sharing platforms and making cars in the same factories. One of those platforms is Volkswagen's MEB, which underpins the ID.3, ID.4, and others, and it is set to spawn a crossover for ...

 
Volkswagen Allegedly Changed Its Lead Designer Because of Styling Preferences
Volkswagen Allegedly Changed Its Lead Designer Because of Styling Preferences

22 Jan 2023, 21:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to an unconfirmed report, the Volkswagen Group has decided to change the chief designer of the VW brand, and it happened quicker than usual. The news is allegedly set to be announced by February 1, 2023, as the new Volkswagen design chief...

 
Here's What You Should Know About the Apex and What Makes a Racing Line
Here's What You Should Know About the Apex and What Makes a Racing Line

21 Jan 2023, 16:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Whenever we are watching a race on TV or a live broadcast on the internet, we will hear commentators speak about the apex. In some cases, you will also hear them mention terms like a late apex or an early apex. While some race fans have already fig...

 
Ram TRX Gets Massive Power From Twin Turbo Kit, Races a Hellcat for Fun
Ram TRX Gets Massive Power From Twin Turbo Kit, Races a Hellcat for Fun

20 Jan 2023, 20:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Ram TRX is quite a capable truck right off the bat, and it comes with more power than most people will ever need. We are writing about a 702-horsepower supercharged HEMI V8 that has 6.2 liters of displacement. It also has all-wheel-drive, an ei...

 
2024 Renault Master Spied for the First Time, Has a Fully Camouflaged Body
2024 Renault Master Spied for the First Time, Has a Fully Camouflaged Body

20 Jan 2023, 18:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Renault has been selling the third and current generation of the Master van since 2010, and a fourth-generation model is set to debut in the coming years. There were numerous updates over the years, but the platform has stayed the same since then. ...

 
Mercedes' Upcoming Electric Sedan Spied Again, Is This the EQA?
Mercedes' Upcoming Electric Sedan Spied Again, Is This the EQA?

20 Jan 2023, 15:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz is working on yet another electric vehicle, and we have fresh spy shots of it. The latest prototype in question is set to be the upcoming Entry Luxury model, which is a sedan that may be marketed as a four-door coupe, if we take the s...

 
Harley-Davidson CEO Confirms Brand Will Go All Electric, Just Not Overnight
Harley-Davidson CEO Confirms Brand Will Go All Electric, Just Not Overnight

19 Jan 2023, 16:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Harley-Davidson will make electric motorcycles, and they will become the norm at a point in time. We are writing about only making EVs, not just having one or several in the portfolio, but this is something that will happen within our lifetimes. Th...

 
Genesis Tried to Impress World Leaders With Its X Concept Display in Davos
Genesis Tried to Impress World Leaders With Its X Concept Display in Davos

19 Jan 2023, 15:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / These days, the Swiss town of Davos is hosting the 2023 World Economic Forum, which has a record number of political and business leaders attending. We are writing about an event with over 50 heads of state or government, 56 finance ministers, 19 c...

 
BMW Will Let You Put Your Face on a Massive Screen to Advertise Its Latest Concept
BMW Will Let You Put Your Face on a Massive Screen to Advertise Its Latest Concept

19 Jan 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Andy Warhol once said that, in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes. Now, some argue that it has already happened, as the era of social media allows anyone to make a meme, a joke, or a funny video that can go viral. That brief m...

 
Boston Dynamics' Humanoid Robot Atlas' Latest Trick Will Either Amaze or Frighten You
Boston Dynamics' Humanoid Robot Atlas' Latest Trick Will Either Amaze or Frighten You

18 Jan 2023, 20:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot, Atlas, has learned new tricks. In the latest video published by the robotics firm, their humanoid robot is shown picking up things, climbing stairs with luggage in hand, and being able to throw and push objects...

 
2024 Porsche 911 Facelift Spied Yet Again With Production-Ready Lights and Bumpers
2024 Porsche 911 Facelift Spied Yet Again With Production-Ready Lights and Bumpers

18 Jan 2023, 17:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Porsche is expected to reveal the mid-cycle facelift of the 911 this year, and this is becoming clear when we look at prototypes that are being tested in the wild. We have yet another set of spy shots of the upcoming 911 facelift, and these are als...

 
Stellantis Signs Supply Deal for Sustainably Sourced Nickel for EV Batteries
Stellantis Signs Supply Deal for Sustainably Sourced Nickel for EV Batteries

18 Jan 2023, 12:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Stellantis has announced a partnership with Terrafame to enable the supply of sustainably-sourced nickel. The latter is essential for the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles, which are a key part of the company's strategy going forw...

 
Uber Drivers Will Be Able to Rent EVs From Hertz in Europe, 25,000 of Them Available
Uber Drivers Will Be Able to Rent EVs From Hertz in Europe, 25,000 of Them Available

17 Jan 2023, 17:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hertz is moving on with its plan to buy more electric vehicles, even though its parking lots are full of unrented Tesla models. While the former happens in Europe, the latter takes place in the U.S., but that does not stop Hertz from attempting new...

 
2024 Corvette E-Ray Unveiled With 655 HP, Will Hit 60 MPH in Just 2.5 Seconds
2024 Corvette E-Ray Unveiled With 655 HP, Will Hit 60 MPH in Just 2.5 Seconds

17 Jan 2023, 14:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / General Motors is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Corvette by launching the 2024 Corvette E-Ray. In case you have been living under a rock and have somehow ignored all the teasers up until now, it is the first hybrid Corvette, and it comes ...

 
Lamborghini Racing Team Signs Tire Deal With Hankook for Its Super Trofeo Series
Lamborghini Racing Team Signs Tire Deal With Hankook for Its Super Trofeo Series

17 Jan 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lamborghini's racing team, known as Lamborghini Squadra Corse, has announced a partnership with a new tire manufacturer. Starting in 2023, Lamborghini's Super Trofeo championship will race only on Hankook tires. The same tire brand will b...

 
Jeremy Clarkson Allegedly Cut From The Grand Tour After Hateful Column, Sources Say
Jeremy Clarkson Allegedly Cut From The Grand Tour After Hateful Column, Sources Say

16 Jan 2023, 17:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Jeremy Clarkson's recent comments regarding Meghan Markle have apparently cost him his collaboration with Amazon Prime Video. While unconfirmed at the time of writing, sources claim that the streaming giant will not continue to work with the 6...

 
2024 Lamborghini Aventador Replacement Patent Images Leaked: Looks Like a Mad Bull
2024 Lamborghini Aventador Replacement Patent Images Leaked: Looks Like a Mad Bull

16 Jan 2023, 17:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lamborghini's Aventador will eventually be replaced, and its successor is under development. We do not know its name, nor do we have its specifications, but we have expectations on what it should be. Now, images from a patent filing made by La...

 
2024 Ford Transit Courier Gets Spied, Looks Boxy
2024 Ford Transit Courier Gets Spied, Looks Boxy

16 Jan 2023, 13:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford is revamping a key model in its LCV range, the Transit Courier, and it looks like the Blue Oval has decided to shift the design strategy of this vehicle. While it is fully camouflaged, and this is the first known public appearance of this prot...

 
Kleanbus Unveils First Prototype of Its EV Conversion, It Takes Two Weeks to Swap
Kleanbus Unveils First Prototype of Its EV Conversion, It Takes Two Weeks to Swap

15 Jan 2023, 21:40 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Just a few months ago, we wrote about a company that has developed a kit that can turn a conventional diesel bus into an electric one. Now, the firm has presented one of its finished conversions in the form of a prototype, and they say it is just t...

 

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