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.
A Simple Guide on How to Travel Safely With Your Pet
23 Jul 2015, 15:24 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Recently, Tennessee's "Good Samaritan law" received an extension that allows people to break into cars to save animals. Things are not that simple as they seem, as the one looking to save a pet's life by smashing the window o...
Electric Car Sets New Guinness Record for the 0 to 100 Km/h Sprint: 1.779 seconds
23 Jul 2015, 13:26 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Nope, it's not a supercar that did that, but a student-built electric vehicle You read that right, the record is not the result of assiduous work of a supercar brand, but a team of students from the University of Stuttgart. They go by th...
Here's What You Didn't Know About Toyota's 50-year Presence in the UK
23 Jul 2015, 12:24 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / In 1965 Toyota, made a shy debut on the UK car market. Back then, the Japanese company's arrival was marked by a small four-car stand at that year’s motor show. But, can you guess what car was the first Toyota model sold in the UK? We...
Pump-up Your C450 AMG with New Accessories, Fresh Out the Affalterbach Oven
23 Jul 2015, 11:33 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / So, you're not ready yet for the full monster sound and performance and looks of the new Mercedes-AMG C63? No biggie, that's what AMG accessories were made for. The range currently includes five exterior add-on parts plus a set of side...
Tesla Model S P85 Laps the Nurburgring in a Little Over 9 Minutes
23 Jul 2015, 09:37 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / This video is not about a drag race where Tesla Model S puts another muscle car or supercar to shame, but an attempt to conquer the Nurburgring. Those wondering how fast the Model S is on the Green Hell might have found the answer with this clip...
Volkswagen Rolls Out the 500,000th Passat at Its Chattanooga Facility
23 Jul 2015, 09:04 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Volkswagen Group of America began production in Chattanooga four years ago, but currently the plant is assembling the new VW Passat. A milestone was bound to be reached sooner or later, and it finally happened as Volkswagen Chattanooga built the...
Future Toyota Supra Receives Pixel Land Interpretation, We Like What We See
23 Jul 2015, 08:33 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The neverending soap opera surrounding Toyota, BMW and their collaboration received a new episode in the last couple of days, due to a report saying the new car would be the same size as a Porsche 911. Since these rumors might end up being true ...
2015 Ford Mustang Shakes its Tailfeather on Lommel Circuit in Belgium
23 Jul 2015, 07:56 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Also, the video answers any questions you might have about the new Mustang, including why Ford made it wider. The video you're about to see is the second in Ford's Mustang in Europe series and offers an insight on the new Mustang from ...
2016 Lincoln MKX Crossover Receives Revel Audio System
22 Jul 2015, 16:09 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / When it comes to listening music in your car - especially if we're talking about a new models - most drivers simply can't get along with standard audio systems. Just ask the regular Mercedes-Benz or BMW customer about how important sou...
Tesla Model S is Just a Fancy Gadget, Not a Green Car
22 Jul 2015, 15:51 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It's hard to ignore what Elon Musk did with Tesla Motors in a relatively short amount of time. However, as prolific and capable the Model S might be, people are not buying it for its environment-friendly ethos. Yes, I've said it, Tesla...
Tesla Motors is Now Selling 1:18 Scale Model S Diecast Cars
22 Jul 2015, 14:04 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Besides full-size Model S EVs, Tesla Motors is also selling diecast models replicating their successful sedan. For $210, you can have a 1:18 scale Tesla Model S diecast mini car, but if your mind and eyes are still on that price tag, allow us to...
Honda Released UK Starting Price for the New Jazz, the Hatchback Starts at £13,495
22 Jul 2015, 14:02 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It was only yesterday when Honda brought to light more details about the new 2015 Jazz, but the Japanese don't have any time to waste so we're able to give you pricing info on the new Jazz. Long story short, the new Honda Jazz hatchbac...
Tommi Makinen Takes a Rally-Spec Toyota GT86 4X4 for a Spin, the Champ Still Got it
22 Jul 2015, 11:41 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / When you say Tommi Makinen, you refer to the winner of 24 WRC rallies during an 18-year driving career, including four consecutive drivers’ titles with Mitsubishi between 1996 and 1999. So it should make sense to all petrolheads out there ...
2016 Acura ILX Earns 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score From the NHTSA
22 Jul 2015, 11:25 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It might be only a facelift, but the 2016 Acura ILX is making no compromises in terms of safety. We're not the ones telling this, as the sedan was tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the New Car Assessment Pro...
Terrafugia Unveils New TF-X Flying Car, It's Also Self-Driving
22 Jul 2015, 09:50 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / American flying-car company Terrafugia finished development for the TF-X, initially announced in 2013. But do not get your hopes up, there's still a long way until humans will be able to drive and fly the same car. What Terrafugia basically...
2016 Renault Alpine Sportscar Spied, Test Mule Suggests Launch Could Be Near
22 Jul 2015, 08:05 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It's not the first time we meet with a Renault Alpine test mule, but since last time our carparazzi spotted the vehicles, some changes appeared. Don't get us wrong, but the car still looks like a Lotus Exige with camouflage covers hidi...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Built One Million Eight-Speed Transmissions at Kokomo Plant
21 Jul 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It certainly looks like more than $860 million invested in the plant Kokomo for the production of fuel-efficient transmissions paid off for FCA, as the carmaker hit a new production milestone. The facility produced one million eight-speed transm...
The Usain Bolt of All Toyota Prius Cars is Still Hybrid, Raced in Japan's GT300 Series
21 Jul 2015, 14:15 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / This is the world's fastest Toyota Prius, although there's not much left from Toyota's hybrid in the beast that used to race in Japan's Super GT series. So, you can argue this is not a Prius anymore, but for the argument'...
2015 Honda Jazz Comes to Europe with 1.3-liter Engine and Boosted Interior Space
21 Jul 2015, 13:36 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Honda took their time to detail the new 2015 Jazz destined for the European market after we've seen the car in the metal earlier this year in Geneva, where the B-segment made its debut in March. New features are on the table for the new 201...
3,000 HP Venturi VBB-3 EV Aims for 600 KM/H Speed Record on the Bonneville Salt Flats
21 Jul 2015, 12:51 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It might have been launched two years ago, but since then no other car managed to remove its status as the world's most powerful and fastest electric car. Yes, we're talking about the Venturi VBB-3, the only car - if we can call it tha...