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Sergiu Tudose

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Sergiu’s passion for cars was instilled from an early age, when he used to ask his father about every single type of car they saw together while going out for walks. Staying with relatives just outside of Baltimore in the late 80s, he would marvel at the large wagons, trucks and semis people drove in the United States, and how different they were from what he would usually see back home.

Not long afterwards, they started showing Knight Rider on TV and suddenly there was nothing cooler to him than a man, his invulnerable talking car, and the open road. Later in life, he decided to invest all that passion in the car industry and make a career out of it.

He has now spent more than 15 years working for local publications and international outlets, driving and subsequently spilling the beans about pretty much every type of car there is. Fun fact, he realized he was getting old when overall comfort behind the wheel became more important to him than handling or acceleration.

That being said, the first real car he ever fell in love with was his dad’s Fiesta XR2 supermini, so his appreciation for cars that are also very fun to drive has never wavered.

Presently, if he’s not busy working or spending time with family, you’ll likely catch him watching some astronomy-related documentary, trying to figure out what it all means. Well, that or outside, kicking butt on the basketball court.
Tuned Porsche 911 Carrera S Races Stock 911 Turbo S, Total Annihilation Ensues
Tuned Porsche 911 Carrera S Races Stock 911 Turbo S, Total Annihilation Ensues

3 Mar 2021, 10:17 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Oh mein Gott, talk about a Porsche-on-Porsche crime. This video was just brutal to watch, and we actually had big expectations from the eventual loser here. We already knew that a stock 991.2 Turbo S is almost unbeatable in a straight line unless y...

 
Supercharged Mustang GT 5.0 Takes on a Tuned Camaro SS, One Gets Utterly Beaten
Supercharged Mustang GT 5.0 Takes on a Tuned Camaro SS, One Gets Utterly Beaten

3 Mar 2021, 09:15 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Very few rivalries in the automotive industry go back as long as the one between Ford’s Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro. In fact, it only took Chevy three years to respond to the Blue Oval’s success back in the early 1960s. Even to thi...

 
Alpine Unveils 2021 Formula 1 Car Wearing a Striking Blue, Red, and White Livery
Alpine Unveils 2021 Formula 1 Car Wearing a Striking Blue, Red, and White Livery

2 Mar 2021, 16:33 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Meet the new Alpine A521 Formula 1 car, an evolution of last year’s Renault R.S. 20 racer that finished fifth in the constructor standings, 14 points behind Racing Point and their "pink Mercedes." The A521 features a sleek blue, ...

 
1972 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe Restomod Features GS/GSX Upgrades and a 455 V8
1972 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe Restomod Features GS/GSX Upgrades and a 455 V8

2 Mar 2021, 15:09 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Built between 1968 and 1972, the second-generation Buick Skylark offered buyers a lot of variety. You could get it as a four-door sedan, two-door coupe and convertible, plus a two- or four-door hardtop. In the final year of its run came the Sun Cou...

 
New Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 Breaks Cover as Possibly the Greatest Formula 1 Car Ever
New Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 Breaks Cover as Possibly the Greatest Formula 1 Car Ever

2 Mar 2021, 13:01 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Last year, Mercedes-AMG F1 surpassed Ferrari in winning the most consecutive constructors’ titles, having come out on top in each of the past seven seasons. In 2021, the Germans are going for a record-breaking eighth title, with what they hop...

 
Limited Edition Jeep Wrangler 1941 Crosses the Atlantic With a Factory Lift Kit
Limited Edition Jeep Wrangler 1941 Crosses the Atlantic With a Factory Lift Kit

2 Mar 2021, 10:22 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Jeep is in the process of celebrating its 80th anniversary, although we can’t say for sure whether its brand name was uttered for the very first time in 1941 or some time before that. The term “jeep” had already been in use by the...

 
2020 Shelby Mustang GT500 Picks Fight With C7 Corvette Z06, Almost Regrets It
2020 Shelby Mustang GT500 Picks Fight With C7 Corvette Z06, Almost Regrets It

2 Mar 2021, 09:20 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / It’s always glorious when two of America’s best-ever supercars line up against each other in a straight line. It almost feels like everyone wins, regardless of which car eventually pulls ahead. However, this skirmish was a lot more comp...

 
SPOFEC’s Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Is Less Mack Truck and More Mack Daddy
SPOFEC’s Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Is Less Mack Truck and More Mack Daddy

1 Mar 2021, 16:13 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The Cullinan is a really strong first effort by Rolls-Royce in building a luxury SUV or any type of SUV, for that matter. However, while it is quite large and properly expensive, it doesn’t really look all that planted or menacing, but rather...

 
2017 Shelby Mustang GT350 With Ford GT-Like Taillights Looks Ferrari-Esque
2017 Shelby Mustang GT350 With Ford GT-Like Taillights Looks Ferrari-Esque

1 Mar 2021, 14:57 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Even though it isn’t as special as a GT350R with delivery miles, this one-owner 2017 Shelby GT350 remains a fine piece of American engineering, with a little trick up its sleeve that may or may not be to your liking. More on that new rear-end...

 
1970 Dodge Charger Restomod Packs 667 HP, Costs More Than a Ferrari F8 Tributo
1970 Dodge Charger Restomod Packs 667 HP, Costs More Than a Ferrari F8 Tributo

1 Mar 2021, 12:26 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / What type of car would you buy with just under $300,000? Would it be the ultra-aerodynamic McLaren 720S, the glorious Ferrari F8 Tributo, or perhaps a fully-loaded Bentley Continental GT? How about none of the above. In fact, you might want to get ...

 
Uncle Sam Smirks as Corvette C7 Z06 Takes on a Modded 2020 Toyota Supra
Uncle Sam Smirks as Corvette C7 Z06 Takes on a Modded 2020 Toyota Supra

1 Mar 2021, 10:37 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / If there’s one American car that needs not live in fear of Japanese imports and various exotics, it’s the Corvette. Whether it’s the latest C8 Stingray or the previous-gen Z06/ZR1 models, odds are you’re going to do pretty w...

 
Shelby GT350 Drag Races Chevy Camaro SS, Both Tuned Out of Their Minds
Shelby GT350 Drag Races Chevy Camaro SS, Both Tuned Out of Their Minds

1 Mar 2021, 09:35 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Check out this good old-fashioned straight-line brawl between two icons, featuring American muscle and American aftermarket mechanical components. In fact, Whipple and Magnuson (the superchargers used here) are both based out of California, so in a...

 
Bryan Cranston Is Doing Some Really Weird Things With His BMW X5 on "Your Honor"
Bryan Cranston Is Doing Some Really Weird Things With His BMW X5 on "Your Honor"

26 Feb 2021, 15:31 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / After kicking serious behind on "Breaking Bad" many years ago, Bryan Cranston went on to star in multiple blockbuster movies before recently working on a brand-new TV series dubbed "Your Honor" on Showtime. He plays Michael Desi...

 
Chelsea FC Soccer Stars Train With the Help of Hyundai’s IONIQ 5
Chelsea FC Soccer Stars Train With the Help of Hyundai’s IONIQ 5

26 Feb 2021, 12:11 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Is this how Chelsea got ready for Atletico Madrid earlier this week? Probably not, but the Premier League club did manage to walk away with an impressive 1-0 win over Atletico on Tuesday and did so as the road team, following an epic scissor kick f...

 
2021 Cadillac Escalade Rendered With Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 Face, Needs Exorcism
2021 Cadillac Escalade Rendered With Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 Face, Needs Exorcism

26 Feb 2021, 10:58 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Cadillac unveiled the all-new fifth-generation Escalade a little over a year ago, featuring a completely redesigned exterior and interior. Its design did raise a few eyebrows, especially since you could make the case of its predecessor looking more...

 
950-WHP Corvette ZR1 Goes Against RB26-Swapped Subaru WRX, Clear Winner Emerges
950-WHP Corvette ZR1 Goes Against RB26-Swapped Subaru WRX, Clear Winner Emerges

26 Feb 2021, 09:44 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / On paper, this could have been a competitive race. RB26-swapped cars can be extremely fast, and while we can’t be sure just how much power this Subaru WRX had, it must have been enough for its driver to believe his car can hang with a 950-whp...

 
Modded C3 Chevy Corvette With 427ci V8 Will Bust a Wheelie While Looking Thicc
Modded C3 Chevy Corvette With 427ci V8 Will Bust a Wheelie While Looking Thicc

25 Feb 2021, 16:53 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The third-generation Chevrolet Corvette ranks highly among the nameplate’s most beautiful iterations ever. It was styled after the Marko Shark II concept, which back in 1965 looked like something out of a modern-day bespoke atelier. When t...

 
1985 GMC Jimmy Restomod Is a 425-HP Fashion Statement on Wheels
1985 GMC Jimmy Restomod Is a 425-HP Fashion Statement on Wheels

25 Feb 2021, 15:12 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / GMC said goodbye to the Jimmy nameplate back in 1991 when it replaced it with the Yukon. It was just as well. The automaker initially called it the ‘Jimmy’ because it sounded similar to how Jeep was thought to be a longer pronunciation ...

 
Corvette ZR1 With 950 WHP Pokes 900-WHP Porsche 911 Turbo S, Obliteration Ensues
Corvette ZR1 With 950 WHP Pokes 900-WHP Porsche 911 Turbo S, Obliteration Ensues

25 Feb 2021, 11:08 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Earlier this week, we saw a stock Porsche 991.2 Turbo S wipe the floor with a C7 Corvette Z06. Here, however, we have a tuned 991.2 Turbo S facing off against a very powerful C7 ZR1 and it just feels like a scene straight out of Kill Bill. Revenge ...

 
Monster 900 WHP Hellcat FBO Races Tuned Mitsubishi Evo, What Just Happened?
Monster 900 WHP Hellcat FBO Races Tuned Mitsubishi Evo, What Just Happened?

25 Feb 2021, 09:31 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Well, this is awkward. If you went into this expecting a good race, you might be a little disappointed. This was nothing less than a massacre. It’s almost funny, hence the laughter you hear as one of the cars pulls away from the other like it...

 

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