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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.
LT1-Powered 1936 Ford Club Restomod Is a Barn Find Turned Street Rod
LT1-Powered 1936 Ford Club Restomod Is a Barn Find Turned Street Rod

1 Feb 2021, 10:08 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Whether they end up restored to their original specifications or rebuilt as something a little more exclusive, barn finds are always exciting to check out. This one started life as a 1936 Ford Club Cabriolet (that’s pre-WW2) before somebody e...

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Wants to Drag Race BMW M8, Catches Fire Instead
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Wants to Drag Race BMW M8, Catches Fire Instead

1 Feb 2021, 08:52 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Trackhawk was first introduced at the 2017 New York Auto Show as the brand’s most powerful and fastest model ever. It was also Fiat Chrysler’s most potent SUV, at least until the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellca...

 
1955 Ford F-100 With Gen-2 Coyote V8 Will Blow the Doors off an F-150 Raptor
1955 Ford F-100 With Gen-2 Coyote V8 Will Blow the Doors off an F-150 Raptor

29 Jan 2021, 16:46 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Back in the late 1940s and early 50s, Ford’s F-Series trucks were simply called F-1, F-2, F-3, and so on, based on capacity. Once the second-generation F-Series launched in 1953, the Blue Oval expanded those monikers to include two extra figu...

 
Savage 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback Packs 800 HP Twin Turbo V8, Costs $185,000
Savage 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback Packs 800 HP Twin Turbo V8, Costs $185,000

29 Jan 2021, 11:35 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / While there is no shortage of amazing-looking classic Mustangs out there, every now and then, we come across something so spectacular we can’t help but tip our hats. More than $400,000 went into creating this 1968 Mustang Fastback restomod...

 
Catch Me If You Can, Says Shelby GT350R to a Tuned Mercedes-AMG C63 S
Catch Me If You Can, Says Shelby GT350R to a Tuned Mercedes-AMG C63 S

29 Jan 2021, 10:21 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Even though Ford discontinued the Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R models last fall to focus on the new GT500, the former will undoubtedly go down in history as two of the most exciting Mustangs to ever grace our streets. Besides, if you were luc...

 
GM to Stop Selling Internal Combustion Engine Cars, SUVs, Trucks by 2035
GM to Stop Selling Internal Combustion Engine Cars, SUVs, Trucks by 2035

29 Jan 2021, 08:59 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / General Motors, America’s largest carmaker, is setting out to become fully carbon-neutral on a global scale by the year 2040, and is committing to eliminating internal combustion engines from all its passenger and light-duty vehicles by 2035....

 
Here’s Why You Should Stay Away From the Entry-Level 2021 Ford Expedition XL STX
Here’s Why You Should Stay Away From the Entry-Level 2021 Ford Expedition XL STX

28 Jan 2021, 16:47 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / We’re not going to turn this into a Chevy vs. Ford type of squabble. In fact, both companies make really good full-size SUVs, and the numbers back that up. The Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford Expedition are America’s best-selling large SUVs, a...

 
Tesla Will Sell 50% More Cars in 2021 Than Last Year, Says Wall Street
Tesla Will Sell 50% More Cars in 2021 Than Last Year, Says Wall Street

28 Jan 2021, 14:50 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Despite falling a little short of Elon Musk’s sales target for 2020, various Wall Street analysts now believe that Tesla will deliver at least 50% more cars this year than it did in the past 12 months. Some estimates have this year’s...

 
Enhanced Hummer H1 Looking for a New Owner, Preferably an Extrovert
Enhanced Hummer H1 Looking for a New Owner, Preferably an Extrovert

28 Jan 2021, 12:42 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / While the original Hummer was never intended for civilian use, it gained popularity thanks to images published in the media during Operation Desert Storm. That was before the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, offered the H1 his full endors...

 
Toyota Powers Past Volkswagen to Become World’s Best-Selling Carmaker
Toyota Powers Past Volkswagen to Become World’s Best-Selling Carmaker

28 Jan 2021, 09:31 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Last year was not at all kind to car manufacturers, with global demand going down across the board due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Sure enough, some have made it through a lot less scathed than others. Tesla, for example, is worth a heck ...

 
Gulp! Someone Gave This 6-Speed Manual Challenger Hellcat a Total of 1,020 HP
Gulp! Someone Gave This 6-Speed Manual Challenger Hellcat a Total of 1,020 HP

27 Jan 2021, 16:47 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / It’s almost hard to believe that nearly six years have passed since Dodge came out with the Challenger SRT Hellcat. Remember how it broke the Internet? A total of 707 hp squeezed out of a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8, 0-60 times of 3.6 seco...

 
Epic 1972 Chevy Chevelle Restomod Packs 600-HP V8, Plus a 200-HP Shot of Nitrous
Epic 1972 Chevy Chevelle Restomod Packs 600-HP V8, Plus a 200-HP Shot of Nitrous

27 Jan 2021, 14:44 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Remember when Dominic Toretto asked Paul Walker's character for a 10-second car during the first Fast and Furious movie? Granted, the latter owed Dom a modded import originally, but you know what, we bet something like this heavily customized ...

 
Volvo to Give Away Free Cars if Chiefs or Bucs Score a Safety During Super Bowl
Volvo to Give Away Free Cars if Chiefs or Bucs Score a Safety During Super Bowl

27 Jan 2021, 13:11 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Super Bowl LV is scheduled to take place two weekends from now on Sunday, February 7. Going head to head will be the Kansas City Chiefs, led by the incredibly talented Patrick Mahomes, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the one and only Tom Brady at...

 
BMW 320e and 520e Join Range as Entry-Level Plug-In Hybrids
BMW 320e and 520e Join Range as Entry-Level Plug-In Hybrids

27 Jan 2021, 10:52 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / If you’re interested in purchasing a new BMW with plug-in hybrid drive, you’ll be happy to know that entry-level electrified variants of the 3-Series and 5-Series will soon be joining the range. The two cars were announced just recently...

 
BMW M5 CS Unveiled as Brand’s Most Powerful Production Car, Does 0-60 in 2.9 s
BMW M5 CS Unveiled as Brand’s Most Powerful Production Car, Does 0-60 in 2.9 s

27 Jan 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / After yesterday’s leaked images, we knew BMW wouldn’t wait much longer to come out with the M5 CS officially, and if you were waiting to be impressed, well, get ready to meet BMW M’s quickest and most powerful production car ...

 
2022 BMW M5 CS Leaks Online Ahead of Official Debut
2022 BMW M5 CS Leaks Online Ahead of Official Debut

26 Jan 2021, 16:53 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / We sure hope you love spoilers because we'd like you to meet the new 2022 BMW M5 CS super sedan. Images of the car made their way online today and were picked up by cochespias ahead of the M5 CS’ official debut, which should take place v...

 
TechArt Will Sell You This Modded Porsche 911 Cabrio for a Mere €194,000
TechArt Will Sell You This Modded Porsche 911 Cabrio for a Mere €194,000

26 Jan 2021, 15:57 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / You don’t have to be a Porsche aficionado in order to appreciate what German tuner TechArt has done for this 911 (992) Carrera S Convertible. They’ve taken an already spectacular driving machine and added an aggressive-looking aero kit,...

 
This Dodge Charger Daytona Would Make for a Priceless Addition to Any Driveway
This Dodge Charger Daytona Would Make for a Priceless Addition to Any Driveway

26 Jan 2021, 12:34 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / When it comes to American classics, few can draw a bigger crowd than an original first-generation Dodge Charger Daytona. It instilled respect and garnered admiration throughout the car industry, giving Chrysler a potent weapon against rivals such a...

 
Low-Mileage C6 Corvette ZR1 6-Speed Demands Your Respect
Low-Mileage C6 Corvette ZR1 6-Speed Demands Your Respect

26 Jan 2021, 10:52 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / With the C7-generation Corvette's overwhelming success and then the C8 model nearly breaking the Internet with its arrival, people tend to forget about sixth-generation Vettes and just how fun they were under the right circumstances. I...

 
Chevy Silverado With Short Bed Conversion Gets Lowered Onto 24-Inch Wheels
Chevy Silverado With Short Bed Conversion Gets Lowered Onto 24-Inch Wheels

26 Jan 2021, 09:14 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / If you hop on Chevy’s official configurator and begin playing around with a Regular Cab Silverado, you’ll notice that it’s only available with a long bed configuration. Only the Crew Cab model comes with either a standard or short...

 

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