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.
Kia Picanto Facelift Photos Pop Up Before Geneva Debut
2 Mar 2015, 15:20 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / About one month ago, Kia announced it will use the 2015 Geneva Motor Show as an opportunity to reveal the Picanto facelift. They kept their word and the city car received the promised nip and tuck job, just ahead its official debut in Switzerland. ...
Over 200K Hyundai Elantras Are Facing a Recall for Faulty Steering
1 Mar 2015, 10:38 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Hyundai will be recalling over 200,000 Elantra models after the South-Korean manufacturer indentified a malfunction that affects the car's steering system. Reports have already been filed with United States auto safety regulators, including th...
Nissan Sway Concept Shows Some More Skin in Latest Teaser
1 Mar 2015, 09:43 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / After the teaser photo it's the teaser video and after the teaser video it's the official debut. This looks like Nissan's plan for the Sway concept, ready to make an official debut in a few days during the 2015 Geneva Motor Show...
Yamaha Wants to Outsmart the Smart With the Motiv EV
28 Feb 2015, 11:21 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Yamaha Motor Co gave their green light on development and production of an electric two-seater, most likely based on the Motiv microcar concept presented at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. When Yamaha officialy presented the Motiv prototype in Tokyo,...
Lexus LF-SA Concept Leaked, Photos Suggest Sub-Compact Model
28 Feb 2015, 11:17 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It was only last week when Lexus tweeted by mistake a shady photo described as showing the LF-SA concept, a potential starting point in the development of a sub-compact model. Now, a series of clear photos of the concept have surfaced online. We...
ABT’s RS6-R Looks Like It Could Use a Rehab
27 Feb 2015, 17:13 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Seriously now, what’s with all this recent avalanche of tuning examples targeting Audi models? We do understand that Geneva is knocking on the door, but so many upgraded models in a single day can confuse even the supreme tuning aficionados. ...
Tesla Model S Secures "Best Overall" Car Win from Consumer Reports
27 Feb 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Tesla Model S was named again, for a second year in a row, the “Best Overall” car to buy in 2015, according to Consumer Reports’ evaluation system, hitting back at those who criticized the electric sedan over the past months. N...
Kia SPORTSPACE Shares Its Secrets Ahead of Geneva
27 Feb 2015, 15:10 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Kia SPORTSPACE is one of the concepts that were given the chance to debut online, prior to the official reveal during the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. However, the South-Korean carmaker kept details to a minimum until today, when a set of additional ima...
2016 Audi R8 Makes Its V10 Sing On the Track
27 Feb 2015, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Enough reading and scrolling through photo galleries, says Audi, after releasing the first video showing the new R8 V10 Plus supercar in action. P.S.: You can also hear the V10 FSI engine singing. The internet witnessed another supercar launch y...
The Smart ForTwo Brabus pocket-rocket Is Coming to Geneva
27 Feb 2015, 13:28 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / For the sake of diversity, Mercedes-AMG are not the only ones that like to focus on performance and turn stock cars into race-track monsters, like they did with the AMG GT3. Brabus are keeping up the pace ahead of Geneva 2015, with their pumped-up ...
SCG 003 Looks Like a Rounded Veneno In Stradale and Competizione Guises
27 Feb 2015, 12:35 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The last thing missing from today’s automotive industry puzzle was another strange name supercar. Of course, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus doesn’t give a rat’s ass about this which is also the reason why we’re talking about t...
Tesla Model S Hidden Mode Turns You Into James Bond
27 Feb 2015, 10:49 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Those who admire Agent 007’s skills and happen to own a Tesla Model S must know that Elon Musk planted an easter egg in the electric sedan, allowing the Model S to “turn” into one of the coolest vehicles ever driven by the British...
The Renault Kangoo Z.E. Pick-Up Truck Is...Not For the USA
27 Feb 2015, 09:57 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / They come from France, call themselves Kolle and can convert the standard Renault Kangoo Z.E. into an electric pick-up truck. Since no automaker has ever built an electric pick-up truck and put it on sale, one question comes up: is it really worth ...
Toyota GT 86 Will Star in Toyota’s 86 Pro-Am Aussie Series
27 Feb 2015, 09:06 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Toyota GT 86 (Scion FR-S in the United States) will race in the Toyota 86 Pro-Am series under the official banner of Toyota Racing Australia starting next year, with work already being underway on a race package. Toyota Australia is determined t...
An Easy Guide to 2016 Chevrolet Volt’s Hybrid Powertrain
26 Feb 2015, 17:47 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The 2016 Chevrolet Volt’s launch was dominated by the “Next Generation of Electric Hybrid Cars” motto and officials were quick and agile in keeping related praise at the highest levels. They even involved customers in the new Volt...
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Is Back To Haunt Your Dreams
26 Feb 2015, 15:51 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Mercedes-AMG weren’t fully satisfied after releasing the terrifying teaser-photo of the beast called GT3 so they had another go at it in such a lavish way that it’s hard for us not to scream OMG! from the top of our lungs. A few days...
Infiniti Turned Their Cars Into House Music Stars
26 Feb 2015, 15:12 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Up until now, we had no idea Infiniti and Ibiza go hand in hand when it comes to music. As odd as this might strike you, it’s true, especially after Infiniti Middle East made their cars sing and recorded them in the process. We have our do...
Lexus Secures 4th Consecutive Most Dependable Brand Title from JD Power
26 Feb 2015, 14:08 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / When it comes to JD Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study, Japanese carmakers are the ones dictating the play. But this supremacy looks untouchable at this moment, after Lexus secured the number one spot for the fourth time in a row. Once a ...
Lamborghini Aventador SV Teased in Blood-Pumping Video
26 Feb 2015, 13:30 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We found out some time ago that the Lamborghini Aventador will proudly wear the Super Veloce (SV) badge and we were expecting some teasing from Lambo before Geneva kicked-off. As we anticipated, this happened in the form of a teaser-video recently ...
Nissan GT-R Nismo Meets Its First UK Customer
26 Feb 2015, 12:19 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Godzilla arrived in the UK under Nismo guise after Nissan delivered the first GT-R Nismo to a client in the United Kingdom, along with a surprise for the lucky man. Owning a brand-new 600 HP Nissan GT-R Nismo is no piece of cake task, so Nissan ...