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.
Ford GT Imagined in LMP1 Costume With Marlboro Livery, Consider Us In Love
28 Jul 2015, 13:59 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Alright, what you can see above is a Ford GT dressed in Le Mans costume and for some reason, we can't take our eyes away from it. It could be that Marlboro livery giving the racer a strong vintage flavor or the massive rear wing that made u...
Startech Salutes the Long-Serving Defender with a Limited Edition: Sixty8 · Photo Gallery
28 Jul 2015, 13:09 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We still fantasize about the Jaguar F-Type Startech presented in March at the Geneva Motor Show, but their latest creation can make you fall in love just as fast, especially if the Land Rover Defender is one of your favorite cars ever. And how c...
Tesla Model S Lookalike Electric Car Surfaces in China, It's Called Youxia X
28 Jul 2015, 11:33 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / There's a simple choice one has to make when it comes to Tesla. You either want to be them, or you are against them, but the Chinese found a middle way on this matter: they copied them. More exactly, they copied the Tesla Model S, and that&...
Toyota Camry and Lexus IS Might Switch to Turbo Engines Shortly
28 Jul 2015, 11:08 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Well, that should be a first for the Japanese brand, considering so far Toyota have been hesitant towards the downsizing and turbo solutions. Don't expect Toyota to jump the turbo bandwagon just yet, but a recent report published by Autonew...
New Scion iM hatchback and iA Sedan Will Wear Toyo Tires as Standard Equipment
28 Jul 2015, 09:39 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / You can't show up at a party wearing the right suit but the wrong shoes, right? These could very well be the words of wisdom behind Scion's decision to fit the new iA and iM with Toyo tires as standard features. So, what's in ...
2016 Dodge SRT Hellcat Production Will Double, 2015MY Orders Are Now Cancelled
28 Jul 2015, 08:47 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Dodge has an attack plan for 2016, and it involves significant decisions meant to satisfy the large demand for their SRT Hellcats. Order banks are just days away from being opened by Dodge, which means customers can make the first step towa...
These One-Piece Carbon Fiber Rims from Vitesse AuDessus Are the Treat Your Supercar Deserves
28 Jul 2015, 08:26 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / You might remember Vitesse AuDessus from last month when we told you about how they can dress any supercar in a carbon fiber tux. The thing is, their carbon fiber expertise goes beyond a body work and extends to one-piece full carbon fiber rims....
Nissan Could Use LG Chem Batteries for Their Future EVs
27 Jul 2015, 15:20 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Nissan is looking to bring a change in their EV lineup so Carlos Ghosn though this should be done with the very core of an electric car: the battery packs. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Renault-Nissan Alliance boss announced Nissan i...
Spyshots: Could This Be the Upcoming 2016 Hyundai i20 Turbo?
27 Jul 2015, 14:21 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Hyundai Europe is busy testing a new engine variation for the freshly revealed Hyundai i20, just like they did with the i30 Turbo. Our carparazzi spotted a peculiar prototype being put through its paces by Hyundai in Europe, and judging by the c...
Mercedes-AMG Reveals Camouflaged C63 Coupe During Tests, Debuts Online on August 19
27 Jul 2015, 13:36 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Not many carmakers are willing to show their upcoming models wearing kaleidoscopic and eye-confusing camouflage, but Mercedes-AMG are the exception that confirms the rule. As it happened with the brute going by the name of Mercedes-AMG GT3, we g...
2016 Kia Sportage Spied Once Again, We Get a Good View on Its Interior
27 Jul 2015, 13:13 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Judging by the wave of spyshots showing the 2016 Kia Sportage undergoing the usual set of pre-production tests, an official launch date could be near. But before Hyundai makes an official move, allow us to present you another batch of spy photos...
2016 Lexus GX 460 and CT 200h Receive Enform Remote and Minor Polishes
27 Jul 2015, 11:59 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Lexus are trying to make sure their model lineup stays fresh for the 2016MY. Therefore, a shy wind of change started blowing over the Japanese brand's lineup. The 2016 Lexus GX 460 along with the 2016 CT 200h compact were the first to benef...
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles Will Recall 2 Million Ram Trucks, Faulty Airbags are Involved
27 Jul 2015, 11:12 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Now, Takata's faulty airbags might have triggered the safety scandal of the century and a tsunami of recalls, but things can go wrong in other backyards as well. Let's take, for example, FCA's turf. The company is recalling two mi...
2017 Audi A5 Rendered Again, We Can See Audi A4's Influence Oozing from the Pictures
27 Jul 2015, 09:36 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We've never been low on Audi A5 spyshots, videos and renderings ever since the new A4 was officially unveiled, but one more design proposition can't do any harm, right? As a fun fact, we'll tell you the A5 will be (or will try to ...
Texan Couple Buys Two Customized “1 of 1” Dodge Viper GTCs, Their Collection Rises to 79 Vipers
27 Jul 2015, 09:03 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Two years ago when we first found out about a Viper-enamored couple from Texas, we said their garage might be home to the largest collection of Dodge Vipers in the world. But guess what? Their venomous collection just got bigger, after the coupl...
BraunAbility's First Wheelchair-Accessible SUV Unveiled, Is Based on the Ford Explorer
27 Jul 2015, 07:55 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Those unfamiliar with BraunAbility's work should know the company is half a century old manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles and wheelchair lifts. In a nutshell, it makes life easier for people in wheelchairs as back in 1972, the ...
Tesla Model S P85D Meets Caterham 620R in Epic Internal Combustion Vs Electric Battle
26 Jul 2015, 07:00 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Well, here's a drag race you don't see every day on YouTube channels: the Model S P85D flexing its electric muscles against the hardcore adrenaline-infusing track toy we know as the Caterham 620R. The drag race is not some impromptu ba...
2016 Honda Accord Facelift Earns Tech Infusion and Refreshed Design
26 Jul 2015, 06:31 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Silicon Valley is America's largest technology hub and one of the biggest in the world, so Honda saw it as a proper scene to unveil the refreshed 2016 Accord. The association with technology is not a coincidental one, as the sedan received ...
Potential Nissan 390Z / Fairlady Z Rendered, Looks Good But Will it Happen?
25 Jul 2015, 08:05 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The current Nissan 370Z has been around since 2009, which means it's successor should be close. But what model will take the 370Z's place in Nissan's lineup? That's the question Nissan is trying to answer right now, but they&...
2006 Bugatti Veyron '001' Will Go Under the Hammer, Could Fetch as Much as $2,4 Million
25 Jul 2015, 08:04 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The Bugatti Veyron La Finale we saw earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show 2015 was the Veyron's last heartbeat in the car industry. But this supercar will never become extinct. Bugatti made 450 Veyrons since 2006, namely 300 coup&eacut...