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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.
Latest Bond Film Is Making More People Search for New and Used Aston Martins
Latest Bond Film Is Making More People Search for New and Used Aston Martins

5 Oct 2021, 14:09 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / There’s nothing like a James Bond movie to get people searching for new and used Aston Martins, which is exactly what happened this past weekend when 6 out of the 10 most popular classic car ads viewed on Auto Trader within the last 7 days we...

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Races Audi SQ7, Watch as Germany Bows Down to America
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Races Audi SQ7, Watch as Germany Bows Down to America

5 Oct 2021, 08:55 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / It’s interesting how the 2022 Audi SQ7 and the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk cost pretty much the same. The Audi starts from $87,500 while the Trackhawk is an $88,690 affair, before adding any options to either one. In our books, this ma...

 
Audi CEO Acknowledges Sales Woes, Calls Global Chip Shortage a ‘Perfect Storm’
Audi CEO Acknowledges Sales Woes, Calls Global Chip Shortage a ‘Perfect Storm’

5 Oct 2021, 08:25 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Despite being the VW Group’s biggest profit contributor, Audi has found itself having to troubleshoot on a day-to-day basis in order to tackle the ongoing global chip shortage, as per its chief executive, who understands that a lot of things ...

 
This Just In: McLaren’s Lando Norris Says 2022 F1 Cars “Not as Nice” To Drive as 2021 Cars
This Just In: McLaren’s Lando Norris Says 2022 F1 Cars “Not as Nice” To Drive as 2021 Cars

4 Oct 2021, 13:33 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Next year’s radical ground effect Formula One cars will supposedly make it easier for drivers to run much closer during one-on-one battles, resulting in easier/more overtaking maneuvers. However, the new aerodynamic setup, together with the n...

 
Special Edition Suzuki GSX-R1000R Phantom Lands With 199 HP Inline-Four, MotoGP Tech
Special Edition Suzuki GSX-R1000R Phantom Lands With 199 HP Inline-Four, MotoGP Tech

4 Oct 2021, 11:57 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Suzuki has chosen to revive the Phantom moniker with a new special edition GSX-R1000R, inspired by the iconic GSX-R1000 K6 model from 2006. The new special edition bike is on sale in the UK from £17,499, roughly the equivalent of $23,776. ...

 
Cadillac CTS-V and Toyota GR Supra Battle Over a 1/4 Mile, Loser Should Have Known Better
Cadillac CTS-V and Toyota GR Supra Battle Over a 1/4 Mile, Loser Should Have Known Better

4 Oct 2021, 10:01 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / What makes this race between a third-generation Cadillac CTS-V and the Toyota GR Supra so interesting is that they represent choices that will often leave people feeling conflicted. One is a super sports sedan and the other a sports car. Buyers ...

 
Williams F1 Sister Company Helps Design Innovative New Wheelchair Concept
Williams F1 Sister Company Helps Design Innovative New Wheelchair Concept

4 Oct 2021, 08:19 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Williams F1 sister company Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) has agreed to work alongside Whizz-Kidz in order to refine the Dream wheelchair concept, which has been designed by children for children. The project began back in 2017 when chariti...

 
The Chevrolet HHR Is the Absolute Worst Car I’ve Ever Driven and It’s Not Even Close
The Chevrolet HHR Is the Absolute Worst Car I’ve Ever Driven and It’s Not Even Close

2 Oct 2021, 12:20 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Alright, look, everything is relative. Even time, let alone our perception of it and how we move through it. Same goes for the way we judge things sometimes and I’ll be the first to admit that having mostly driven Euro-spec cars very early in...

 
Chevy Camaro ZL1 Races Challenger Hellcat, Loser Gets Owned Like a House Lannister Army
Chevy Camaro ZL1 Races Challenger Hellcat, Loser Gets Owned Like a House Lannister Army

1 Oct 2021, 12:03 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Watching two genuine muscle cars go head-to-head never gets boring, especially when one of them is a Hellcat-badged Challenger and the other the very best Chevrolet Camaro money can buy. As rivals, the two have always put on a great show, with the ...

 
Caterham Builds New Seven 170 Sports Car in Under Six Hours Nearly 500 Feet up in the Air
Caterham Builds New Seven 170 Sports Car in Under Six Hours Nearly 500 Feet up in the Air

1 Oct 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Earlier this week, Caterham announced that it would be opening the world’s highest car dealership inside the British Airways i360 pod, nearly 500 feet up in the air. They also said they would build the car from scratch in record time, and you...

 
All-New 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV to Feature Advanced All-Wheel Control Technology
All-New 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV to Feature Advanced All-Wheel Control Technology

1 Oct 2021, 09:27 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Even though Japan will be getting their all-new Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model in the coming months, U.S. buyers still must wait until the second half of 2022. Once the electrified crossover does arrive in showrooms, it will boast...

 
Limited Editon 1,835 HP Farnova Othello Could Be the World’s Quickest Electric Hypercar
Limited Editon 1,835 HP Farnova Othello Could Be the World’s Quickest Electric Hypercar

1 Oct 2021, 08:13 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / A brand new hypercar has emerged from China’s automobile industry, and it looks like it could challenge the likes of the Bugatti Chiron, Koenigsegg Regera and particularly the Rimac Nevera, seen as how it’s fully electric. Dubbed the...

 
Rare 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E XR7 With Cobra Jet V8 Is Now Worth 2022 Porsche 911 Money
Rare 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E XR7 With Cobra Jet V8 Is Now Worth 2022 Porsche 911 Money

30 Sep 2021, 15:22 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / If you’re a Mercury Cougar fan, we just found another late 60s example for you to drool over. It is a 1968 XR7 model with the GT-E option package and a 428 ci Cobra Jet V8 engine, which is mated to a four-speed manual transmission. Accordi...

 
GM’s Super Cruise Not Coming to 2022 Cadillac Escalade Initially Due To Chip Shortage
GM’s Super Cruise Not Coming to 2022 Cadillac Escalade Initially Due To Chip Shortage

30 Sep 2021, 12:53 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driver assist system will reportedly not be available on the 2022 Cadillac Escalade at the start of production due to the current global chip shortage, which is beginning to be a real drag, not just for the a...

 
Jaguar Land Rover Ends Lawsuit Against VW Group Over SUV Off-Road Tech Infringement
Jaguar Land Rover Ends Lawsuit Against VW Group Over SUV Off-Road Tech Infringement

30 Sep 2021, 11:36 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / A conflict that started years ago has finally been resolved as Jaguar Land Rover has decided to end litigation against the Volkswagen Group over SUV off-road technology infringement. It all started back in 2016 when the British carmaker filed a com...

 
Most Americans Would Now Consider an Electric Car as Their Primary Vehicle, Says MINI
Most Americans Would Now Consider an Electric Car as Their Primary Vehicle, Says MINI

30 Sep 2021, 08:24 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / According to a recent customer survey by MINI USA, American consumers are starting to seriously consider owning electric vehicles instead of gasoline-powered ones. In fact, half of the people surveyed expect the American automotive market to be mos...

 
Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S From ‘The Cannonball Run’ Movie Is Officially Untouchable
Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S From ‘The Cannonball Run’ Movie Is Officially Untouchable

29 Sep 2021, 15:22 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / If you grew up in the 80s and you’ve always loved cars, there’s no way you don’t know how awesome a movie The Cannonball Run was. While the plot was fictional, the entire premise was based on a real-life secret cross-country race ...

 
Doug DeMuro Reviews 2022 Nissan Pathfinder, Is Impressed but Would Still Rather Have a Kia
Doug DeMuro Reviews 2022 Nissan Pathfinder, Is Impressed but Would Still Rather Have a Kia

29 Sep 2021, 13:29 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / If you’re of the mindset that mid-size non-premium SUVs are boring and once you’ve driven one, you’ve driven them all, well, you’re somewhat right. However, this segment is all about practicality, safety and on-board technol...

 
Ferrari Offering Extended Factory Warranty for Special Limited-Series LaFerrari Hypercar
Ferrari Offering Extended Factory Warranty for Special Limited-Series LaFerrari Hypercar

29 Sep 2021, 11:47 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / You know how you’re just dreading having to take your LaFerrari hypercar into the shop to have it serviced? Yeah, we don’t know what that’s like either, but if we were to assume that LaFerrari owners were particularly worried abou...

 
Kia Rebrands UVO Connect System as Kia Connect, App Available for Both Apple and Android
Kia Rebrands UVO Connect System as Kia Connect, App Available for Both Apple and Android

29 Sep 2021, 08:56 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Kia’s UVO Connect telematics system will now go by the name Kia Connect as the carmaker continues to offer users an intuitive infotainment experience with enhanced connectivity and functionality. The updated system will be rolled out across K...

 

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