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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!
Oregon Follows California in Decision to Ban Sales of ICE-Only Vehicles by 2035
Oregon Follows California in Decision to Ban Sales of ICE-Only Vehicles by 2035

22 Dec 2022, 15:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Earlier this year, back in August, California announced its decision to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The decision was supported by the California Air Resources Board, and it made The Golden State lead the initiative in a direc...

 
Bertone GB110 Hypercar Debuts With 1,100 Horsepower to Celebrate Company's Anniversary
Bertone GB110 Hypercar Debuts With 1,100 Horsepower to Celebrate Company's Anniversary

21 Dec 2022, 17:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Italian coachbuilder Bertone has surprised everyone with the unveiling of the GB110. The latest Bertone creation is a hypercar meant for public roads, and the GB110 promises impressive specs, which include 1,100 horsepower, as well as 1,100 Nm (ca....

 
2024 Porsche Panamera Gets Spied Wearing Center-Lock Wheels
2024 Porsche Panamera Gets Spied Wearing Center-Lock Wheels

21 Dec 2022, 16:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Porsche is testing another prototype of the upcoming Panamera, and it features something that has not been seen on a production Panamera so far. We are writing about center lock wheels, which are fitted to this prototype. It is an exotic choice, bu...

 
Triumph Will Test Sustainable Racing Fuels for Moto2 World Championship Bikes
Triumph Will Test Sustainable Racing Fuels for Moto2 World Championship Bikes

21 Dec 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Triumph Motorcycles has begun testing sustainable fuels for the engines of its models. We are not writing about the usual motorcycle engines, but the ones used in the Moto 2 TM championship. As some of you already know, Triumph Motorcycles is the s...

 
USPS Wants to Deploy Over 66,000 EVs by 2028, Most Will Be NGDVs
USPS Wants to Deploy Over 66,000 EVs by 2028, Most Will Be NGDVs

20 Dec 2022, 21:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The USPS has announced it will have one of the largest EV fleets in the nation by 2028, as it will deploy over 66,000 EVs by then. The plan that made this happen is called Delivering for America, and it is a ten-year program to modernize the postal...

 
2024 MINI Countryman Spied With Production Lights and Red Brake Calipers
2024 MINI Countryman Spied With Production Lights and Red Brake Calipers

20 Dec 2022, 16:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / MINI is working on the next-generation Countryman for quite some time now, and its reveal is scheduled for 2023. Up until recently, the prototypes of the 2024 MINI Countryman were wrapped in a more conventional black-and-white camouflage, but it lo...

 
Mustang Gets a 2,000-Horsepower Big Block V8, Becomes Burnout Machine
Mustang Gets a 2,000-Horsepower Big Block V8, Becomes Burnout Machine

20 Dec 2022, 12:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Whenever you modify a vehicle, the risk of failure increases. It is something that any car enthusiast has to live with, especially when high horsepower figures are the target of the build. If you want to build a burnout machine, for example, things...

 
1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 Has Rally History Written on It, Is for Sale at Auction
1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 Has Rally History Written on It, Is for Sale at Auction

19 Dec 2022, 17:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz has racing in its DNA, and this can be seen if you glance at what the company is doing today, but also when looking at what it was doing many years ago. In the late 1970s, Mercedes-Benz had already raced its Red Pig for years, but its...

 
1910 Stanley Steamer Gets Detailed and Reveals Specific Challenges
1910 Stanley Steamer Gets Detailed and Reveals Specific Challenges

19 Dec 2022, 15:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Stanley Motor Carriage Company, which built Stanley Steamers, only functioned for 22 years as a company, and its last years were not exactly booming. Despite this, some of its steam-powered vehicles left a mark on the industry, and an aficionad...

 
Volkswagen Group Sets Sights On Quality Offensive and Design Clarification
Volkswagen Group Sets Sights On Quality Offensive and Design Clarification

19 Dec 2022, 12:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Volkswagen Group had its big annual meeting and brought numerous changes to the conglomerate. First, Herbert Diess was replaced by Oliver Blume, who is also the CEO of Porsche. Under the new leader, the VW Group will deploy a "quality offe...

 
Elon's Productivity Tips for Tesla Are Genius, Might Work for Your Business Too
Elon's Productivity Tips for Tesla Are Genius, Might Work for Your Business Too

18 Dec 2022, 21:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / About three weeks ago, one of Elon Musk's emails sent to Tesla employees was leaked. It included several productivity tips, and it appeared to be made up. It did not take long for Elon to confirm that the email was true. Another part of that e...

 
Read These Tips Before Getting Your First Car/Motorcycle Helmet
Read These Tips Before Getting Your First Car/Motorcycle Helmet

17 Dec 2022, 20:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you want to attend a track day, compete in a local or national racing series, or just enjoy a round of go-karting, you must wear a helmet. The same applies if you want to ride a motorcycle or a scooter in most countries. But what kind of helmet ...

 
DS Automobiles Showcases Bespoke Baby Walker, It's a Special Christmas Gift
DS Automobiles Showcases Bespoke Baby Walker, It's a Special Christmas Gift

16 Dec 2022, 21:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Two of the French brands of the Stellantis group revealed bespoke vehicles this week, and they coincidentally come from the Citroen and DS Automobiles brands. While the dual chevron brand showed a chariot for a movie, DS Automobiles had made a baby...

 
BMW 'Dee' May Be About a Movie With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Not Hacking After All
BMW 'Dee' May Be About a Movie With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Not Hacking After All

16 Dec 2022, 13:53 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A few days ago, BMW's main Instagram account, as well as its Facebook and Twitter pages, had peculiar profile pictures instead of the usual BMW logos. Those logos wrote "DeeMW" or had a simple, black, background. Initially, people th...

 
Seven Christmas Gift Ideas for the Automotive Enthusiast in Your Life
Seven Christmas Gift Ideas for the Automotive Enthusiast in Your Life

16 Dec 2022, 12:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Getting a Christmas gift for an automotive enthusiast is not that easy, especially after a couple of years. Sure, you can get a branded T-shirt, a cap, a scarf, or a hoodie, but if you really want to help them out, it may be an idea to consider get...

 
Citroen's Latest Concept Is a Literal Chariot That Borrows Influences From the 2CV
Citroen's Latest Concept Is a Literal Chariot That Borrows Influences From the 2CV

15 Dec 2022, 17:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Citroen has proudly revealed its latest project, which comes in the form of a chariot. You cannot buy one, though, and it will not be available to the public. Instead, it is a one-off for a special crowd. We will get to see it in action starting ne...

 
Romanian Start-Up's EV Charger Has Built-In App Features Meant to Tackle Energy Crisis
Romanian Start-Up's EV Charger Has Built-In App Features Meant to Tackle Energy Crisis

15 Dec 2022, 17:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A start-up company that makes EV chargers has teamed up with a firm specializing in injection molding to create a new generation of destination chargers. The latter is a lower power charger that works with AC, not DC, and will be fitted in front of...

 
BMW M's EV Testbed Spotted in the Open, Does Not Bother With Camouflage
BMW M's EV Testbed Spotted in the Open, Does Not Bother With Camouflage

15 Dec 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW's M division is working on a quad-motor electric vehicle, and its prototype has been spotted yet again. At first, it was just a rumor, and then it moved to a teaser image. Now, we have spy shots of a prototype on a trailer, and that protot...

 
Ford Is Allegedly Returning to Formula 1 in 2026 With Red Bull, Sources Claim
Ford Is Allegedly Returning to Formula 1 in 2026 With Red Bull, Sources Claim

14 Dec 2022, 17:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Red Bull is allegedly going to have a surprise partner in Formula 1 in the form of the Blue Oval brand. While nothing is official yet, rumors have popped up announcing that Ford is linked with a return to Formula One in 2026. Coincidentally, that i...

 
Triumph Will Enter SuperMotocross World Championship in 2024, Wants to Win
Triumph Will Enter SuperMotocross World Championship in 2024, Wants to Win

14 Dec 2022, 17:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Triumph has announced it will enter the SuperMotocross World Championship at the start of the 2024 season. The British marque has already noted its ambition and commitment to developing a championship-winning team, so the staff has a big goal in fr...

 

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