Tudor Rus
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Personal motto:
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
At that time, he was too young to know how they worked and way too young to drive them. But he could see one thing. Each of them had a different ethos, its own unique personality and as time went by he started seeing that in other cars as well.
He was lucky enough to be in Wales just as Sebastien Loeb was securing his 8th World Rally Championship title during Wales Rally GB 2011 and wrote a guest blog for ITV News covering the rally atmosphere in Cardiff. It was love at first sight with rally racing and it still goes on to this moment.
Tudor likes his (dream) cars beautiful, with power coming second place. Word of advice: avoid conversations involving hunchbacks like X5, X6, Q5, and Q7 unless you like being given the cold shoulder.
2016 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Finally Breaks Cover, You Can Buy One This Fall
1 Aug 2015, 08:19 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The teasing game for the 2016 Mitsu Pajero Sport was strong, but our patience has been eventually rewarded with an official set of photos and info on Mitsubishi's latest mid-size SUV. Truth be told, we already brought you the Pajero Sport u...
How Chevrolet Plants to Reinvent Its Active Safety for 2016
31 Jul 2015, 16:03 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Risking to fall behind their European competitors, Chevrolet decided it's high time they equipped the 2016MY line-up with new or upgraded active safety systems. We don't need to tell you why are those important, but we can give you a clea...
1966 Ford Mustang GT350 Clone Goes to Auction, Driven Just 1,000 Miles After Restoration
31 Jul 2015, 14:23 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / When we stumbled upon this auction involving a classic pony car, two sayings came up in our heads: the devil is in the details and never judge a book by its cover. That's because what you see in the picture above is not an original '66...
2017 Ford GT Will Be Sold in the UK in Less Than 20 Units a Year, Report Says
31 Jul 2015, 13:32 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It must be the month of the Ford GT, because along with sightings of the supercar captured in pictures or videos, new rumors about the model's availability popped up on the internet. One such story addresses the number of Ford GTs available...
Tesla Model X Crossover Spotted at Supercharger Site, Has Cool Panoramic Windshield
31 Jul 2015, 12:29 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We've had our fair share of Tesla Model X photos and video submitted by drivers who happened to be on the same highway as Tesla's upcoming crossover, but a design detail has somehow slipped out attention. The pictures in question here ...
Ford Escort Hatchback Rendered, The Car World Doesn't Need It
31 Jul 2015, 11:26 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / When Ford launched the Escort on the Chinese market, many people raised their eyebrows and took a hefty dose of skepticism, but the Blue Oval knew what they were doing. Last year in November we found out Ford will debut the Escort sedan at the G...
Lexus RC Coupe Earns New 2.0L Turbo Mill, RC 200t Debuts Later This Year
31 Jul 2015, 10:09 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Lexus are inserting their first-ever 2.0-liter turbo petrol engine under the hood of the RC Coupé, after the NX, RX and the IS were indulged with the same plant. In fact, the NX crossover was the model that introduced the 2.0-liter turbo ...
Tesloop is a Green Shuttle Service That Uses a Model S to Take People from LA to Las Vegas
31 Jul 2015, 09:01 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / There's a new startup trying to change the way people shuttle between two major cities, and it's a combo between Uber and traditional taxi services. OK, so Uber is a big thing now around the world, seen by many as a modern alternative ...
Opel Astra TCR Racecar Coming to Frankfurt, All We Get For Now Is Renderings
31 Jul 2015, 07:55 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Remember the Opel Astra OPC Extreme presented last year in Geneva? If yes, prepare for a memory flashback upon seeing official design sketches with the Opel Asta TCR racecar. So far, all we get from Opel's PR pipeline are two design sketche...
Lexus NX and Will.I.Am Played With Lasers and Sounds, Here's the Final Result
30 Jul 2015, 15:28 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We don't know what Lexus is up to, but their creativity is through the roof recently. But hey, don't get us wrong, we like it a lot. Some days ago we were telling you about an out-of-this-world hoverboard created by Lexus, followed by ...
2016 Mazda Miata is Very Similar to the 2015 Porsche Boxster, According to this Infographic
30 Jul 2015, 14:15 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The Miata craze around the world started a long time ago but it's not going to end very soon and for a good reason, as Mazda's new MX-5 roadster was met with positive reviews from the press. However, have you ever thought of comparing ...
Hyundai i20 Cross Test Mule Spotted in Southern Europe, Might Go Global
30 Jul 2015, 13:50 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Hyundai is busy these days, no doubt about it, judging from the high frequency our carparazzi keep on sending in spyshots. This time, it's the so-called Hyundai i20 Cross they spotted during testing, somewhere in Southern Europe under hot w...
Ford Fiesta is Europe's Most Sold A-Segment Car in the First Half of 2015
30 Jul 2015, 13:16 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The competition in the A-segment on the other side of the Atlantic is a tough battle fought mainly between Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo. As sales figures come in for the first six months of 2015, we have a winner and that winner (for now) is ...
Tulip is a 3-wheel Electric Scooter Perfect For Future Green Cities
30 Jul 2015, 12:24 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The environment we live in has always been a source of inspiration for almost every man-made machine. Hell, they even built the world's tallest building by drawing inspiration from a flower - yes, it's Dubai's Burj Khalifa I'm h...
Tesla's First Incentive Works With a Referral Program, Could get You $1,000 or a Free Model X
30 Jul 2015, 11:41 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Carmakers are always trying to boost sales which is only natural, so coming up with incentives is not something new in the automotive world. However, in the EV segment, these small price cuts are very popular, as brands that produce green cars w...
Vibe Motorsports Has a Pair of Rims for the Lexus RC350 F-Sport, Sexiness Granted
30 Jul 2015, 09:47 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We all know how a set of rims can radically change a car's appearance, provided the choice is made with a decent amount of taste. Speaking of which, here's what Vibe Motorsports had in store for a random 2014 Lexus RC350 F-Sport in ter...
2015 Ford F-150 Earns Top Safety Pick From The IIHS, Aluminum is Safe After All
30 Jul 2015, 09:14 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Ford's F-150 pickup did its creators proud after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the light-duty truck with their Top Safety Pick. The new is also important for Ford and F-150 potential buyers for more than one reason. ...
New Lexus LC Coupe Spotted With Camo Clothing, We Are Intrigued
30 Jul 2015, 08:05 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Speculation about a production version for the Lexus LF-LC prototype shown at the 2012 NAIAS has been growing recently, but this photo confirms Lexus are cooking up something. So far, we know Lexus trademarked the 'LC' nameplate, in LC...
Smart ForFour Brabus Spotted Again, Looks Ready to Step Up Into Production
28 Jul 2015, 15:36 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / While we wait for the official pictures and info about the new smart forfour Brabus, our team of carparazzi is on the prowl for test mules, and it's fair to say their persistence paid off. This time, they set up camp in Southern Europe, whe...
2016 Chevrolet Colorado Rewarded with 2.8-liter Diesel Mill, Towing Capacity Rises to 7,700 Lbs
28 Jul 2015, 14:25 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Chevrolet had something in the bag for the 2016 Colorado truck, so guess what: it's a new diesel engine. In fact, it's not just any diesel engine, but a 2.8-liter Duramax turbodiesel that will sit under the midsize truck's hood. T...