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.
Spyshots: Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster Spotted During Winter Testing
6 Mar 2015, 13:16 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / While the Lamborghini Aventador SV was being presented at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, his drop top brother - the Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster - had to face the harshness of winter and endure snow testing with carparazzi on its trail. Knowi...
Lexus LF-C2 Concept Is The Samurai of Convertibles
6 Mar 2015, 12:10 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / After its last year debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, Lexus LF-C2 concept was displayed in Geneva. Now, we all know what stir Lexus managed to cause with the prototype’s looks but could this become a production model? Since Lexus we...
Nissan Wants LEAF EV Owners to Charge Their Cars At Work
6 Mar 2015, 10:13 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Nissan is working with Georgia Power to make EV charging available at several workplaces in Atlanta, where the market for sales of the all-electric Nissan LEAF is said to be the largest in the United States. Owning an EV and using it to commute ...
Tesla Advises Model S Owners: Don’t Tune-Up Your Cars
6 Mar 2015, 09:20 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Tuning your car is not only an old practice in the automotive industry but this trend also has plenty of followers. Some Tesla Model S owners seem to fall in that category, but according to Tesla, pimping out a Model S is bad both for the owner and...
The Nokia Car: What About That?
5 Mar 2015, 17:34 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The world was on fire when Apple pompously announced the decision of building a car [insert laughter here], me included. But as I was sitting and drinking tea at the skeptics’ table, making scenarios about how the iPhone’s daddy would f...
Fiat’s Stand Combines Retro and Hard-Working Styles in Geneva
5 Mar 2015, 16:26 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Here comes Fiat at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, from the country that invented the ‘dolce far niente’ and the ‘la dolce vita’ mottos, with an retro version of the Fiat 500 and the industrious Fiat Doblo Trekking. The Trekk...
Tata Motors Concepts Look Very Promising in Geneva
5 Mar 2015, 14:55 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Tata Motors brought two concepts at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and to tell the truth, both prototypes caught our attention. It looks like the Indian carmaker is really moving at a higher pace that a few year ago as the Tata Hexa and ConnectNext con...
Geneva 2015: Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine is Not Your Average Turbo Diesel PHEV
5 Mar 2015, 13:53 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Volvo is pretty serious about their plug-in diesel hybrids and their stand at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show says the whole story, as the Swedish carmaker presented the V60 D5 Twin Engine diesel PHEV on the Swiss stage. Diesel engines and plug-in hy...
Carlsson Brought All the Goodies You Can Imagine in Geneva
5 Mar 2015, 12:54 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Let’s talk about toys for a moment. They come in all shapes and sizes and every child wants at least one, even when they grow up. So here’s Carlsson at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, providing big boys with the toys they want. First in ...
The Mansory Stand in Geneva is The Promised Land of Opulence
5 Mar 2015, 10:50 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Passing by the Mansory stand at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show we couldn’t help but notice the gorgeous girls sitting next to the cars. Speaking of which, the amount of opulence and expensive (but not necessarily good) taste oozing from each vehi...
ABT's Stand In Geneva Has Both Hooligans and Gentlemen Covered
5 Mar 2015, 10:02 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Life is hard for tuners these days: hardcore clients want something different from what level-headed clients desire so they have to adapt quickly. That’s what ABT did at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show with its pumped-up TT and Passat Variant. ...
Pininfarina Ferrari Sergio Celebrates 85 Years of Seductive Design in Geneva
5 Mar 2015, 09:04 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / These days in Geneva everybody is celebrating something and the Italians have their own party. The host is Pininfarina and the guest of honor is the Ferrari Sergio limited edition. Once a concept, the Ferrari Sergio lived on to receive a product...
2015 Kia Picanto Facelift Arrived in Geneva With a Fixed Nose
4 Mar 2015, 17:48 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Kia kept their promise and took the opportunity of bringing the facelifted Picanto on the Swiss stage at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. As we alredy knew, the city car's new face is not very changed but still looks better than before. The 2015...
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake is Geneva’s Dream Estate
4 Mar 2015, 17:13 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It’s the year of the wagons here at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. There, we said it. We had to, after Mercedes-Benz brought the CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake on stage in Geneva, along with the other pack of wagons from other carmakers. But this...
Mercedes SL 417 Mille Miglia is As Stylish As They Come in Geneva
4 Mar 2015, 16:02 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Celebration never ends for Mercedes-Benz. 60 years ago, one SL model won the Mille Miglia and that’s a good reason to party, right? Of course, this is why we stumbled upon the Mercedes-Benz SL 417 Mille Miglia Special Edition at the 2015 Gene...
Suzuki iM-4 4x4 Concept Is A Jimny Wannabe in Geneva
4 Mar 2015, 14:50 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Suzuki iM-4 is the other concept presented by the Japanese brand in Geneva after the iK-2 prototype, but it touches other potential areas of interest for customers like 4x4, small size and low fuel consumption. Is that even possible? Can you have t...
Suzuki iK-2 Hatch Concept Breaks Free in Geneva
4 Mar 2015, 13:58 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Europe’s B-segment just got crowded after Suzuki presented the iK-2 compact hatchback prototype at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. As we would expect from Suzuki, their main focus is on practicality as well as on a nice looking exterior to ri...
Toyota Auris Grabs Downsized Turbo Engine in Geneva
4 Mar 2015, 13:43 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Well, that’s a first. Toyota decided it’s high time the Auris adopted the downsizing trend and the 2015 Geneva Motor Show was the perfect place for that to happen. Let’s talk a bit about the engine, since we’re here. The ...
2015 Toyota Avensis Facelift Looks Sharper Than Ever In Geneva
4 Mar 2015, 12:36 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Toyota kept us on our toes with two teaser photos but luckily for us, the 2015 Geneva Motor Show finally got underway and the Avensis facelift could be carefully examined in the metal. And guess what: it’s looking sharper than ever. You&rs...
Kia Cee'd In GT Line Guise is A Cinderella in Geneva
4 Mar 2015, 12:18 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / What is Kia’s new strong point? Wagons of course, since their stand at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show gave us an opportunity to see the SPORTSPACE concept along with Kia’s Cee’d GT Line SW. The Cee’d GT Line pack basically mi...