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.
Corvette C7 Z06 Races Challenger SRT Hellcat and Mustang Shelby GT500 in Highway Duel
23 Feb 2015, 17:02 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The formula for what you're about to watch goes like this. You take three of American's most powerful cars, carefully place them on a public road and then you just wait and watch how hell breaks loose. Certainly, not a good idea but hey, ...
Loder1899 Adds Some Bling-Bling For The New Ford Mondeo
23 Feb 2015, 16:15 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / In case you didn't hear about Loder1899, don't worry. They started as a hobby when founder Josef Loder Senior realized he was a great motor enthusiast and grew fond of repairing and working on engines and agricultural machinery in his spa...
Subaru Forester Gets New Engine-Gearbox Duo and Revised Interior in the UK
23 Feb 2015, 15:43 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Subaru Forester will receive an upgrade as announced by the Japanese carmaker's UK branch, in an attempt to raise the SUV's competitive attitute up a notch. There are even more goodies in the bag for Forester clients, as Subaru will ...
Last Bugatti Veyron Example Finally Sold to a Customer in the Middle East
23 Feb 2015, 14:45 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / They had to struggle a bit but in the end, things did go as planned for Bugatti, as the French carmaker, currenty owned by Volkswagen Group, managed to sell its last Veyron. And since such a feat calls for proper celebration, the car will be shown ...
Porsche Classic Navigation Radio for Old School 911s is a Thing of Beauty
23 Feb 2015, 13:45 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / If you happen to own a classic Porsche, here's something that might draw your attention: Porsche Classic is offering a new navigation radio for classic sports car. Yes, you read that right, your beloved vintage Porsche will now be equippe...
Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo Coupe Is Ready To Roar in Geneva
23 Feb 2015, 12:46 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Brabus is not playing any games at the moment and since Geneva Motor Show is basically knocking on the door by now, the tuners won't let themselves fall behind. The latest project responsible for that is the Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo Coupe which ...
Yutaka Katayama, Datsun and Nissan Legend, Passed Away at 105
23 Feb 2015, 11:02 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Yutaka Katayama, affectionately known as "Mr. K" passed away at the age of 105, on February 20. The first president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. is also know among petrolheads as the "father of the Z". Yutaka Katay...
Fernando Alonso Escapes Heavy Injuries After Serious Crash
23 Feb 2015, 10:17 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The McLaren-Honda driver was involved in an accident during pre-season testing in Barcelona and was airlifted to hospital where doctors ran CT and MRI scans. The Spaniard lost control of his McLaren-Honda F1 car and hit a wall while exiting tur...
This Ford GT Looks Ready For Track Action in Gulf Racing And 1965 Liveries
23 Feb 2015, 09:45 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Dear FoMoCo, look what you’ve done. Since first showing the 2017 Ford GT Concept last month, designers all over the world are all about dressing it in racing liveries. And we can’t get enough of it. And they don’t seem likely t...
Toyota Auris Facelift Is Heading to Geneva Motor Show
23 Feb 2015, 08:42 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / With the 2015 Geneva Motor Show closing in, Toyota made another move and published details on the mildly-facelifted Auris, along with a set of three pictures. Toyota considered that the Auris needed to be refreshed in order to remain competitive...
Range Rover Earns VIP Upgrade From Arden, Power Goes Up to 650 HP
22 Feb 2015, 11:46 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Arden wants Range Rover clients to have access a lot more resources than the standard model is offering, so their choice of releasing an upgrade pack for the V8 5.0-liter supercharged engine should be no surprise. British marques have been Arden...
Children Will Race Their Own Homemade Electric Racing Cars in Formula E
22 Feb 2015, 10:41 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / At least, this is what London is planning, after a charity callled the Greenpower Education Trust is looking for ten schools that will send pupils and their homemade racing EVs straight to the racetrack. The world's quietest motorsport comp...
Gone In 60 Seconds Turns Into MINI Motorsport Madness
21 Feb 2015, 09:55 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / When it comes to Japan's auto culture, there is no magazine that tells the story better than Best Motoring. What? That doesn't sound familiar to yoo? Well, hold on tight, because you are about to enroll on a crash course in Japans freaky ...
Tesla Model S Testing in Digital Wind Tunnel Looks Mesmerizing
21 Feb 2015, 09:51 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We just can't get enough of the amazing features Tesla Model S was gifted with and we know you feel the same. This time, we stumbled upon a video showing how the sleek EV got its aerdoynamic body, which by the way, has a drag coefficient of Cd...
Ford Is Cutting Prices For Its Fusion Hybrids by $900
20 Feb 2015, 17:35 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Ford is looking to adapt to the current trends in the United States green car market by cutting $900 off the cost of both the Energi plug-in and the standard Fusion Hybrid, in an attempt to refresh buyer's interest in these two particular mode...
Tesla Gigafactory Spent Over $50 Million So Far and It Won’t Stop
20 Feb 2015, 16:18 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Big plans require big investments and Tesla’s Gigafactory makes no exception from this rule, after Tesla has already spent more than $53.1 million on construction works at the Gigafactory site, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. What E...
“Genius” Blasts Snow Off His Car by Abusing Its Sound System
20 Feb 2015, 15:11 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / When you live in a country that sees serious amounts of snow every winter, your mind is automatically set on finding quick and easy ways of dealing with that. Especially when you own a car. But this genius here is too “smart” for his ch...
Mercedes-AMG Drops First Photo of the AMG GT3 Race Car
20 Feb 2015, 13:58 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We waited for it, you waited for it and now Mercedes-AMG showed some sympathy coupled with marketing awareness and gave us the first official photo of the upcoming AMG GT3 race car. The AMG GT3 will debut in less than two weeks at the 2015 Genev...
Tesla Model S Turns into Tron Light Car in Digital Giant Video
20 Feb 2015, 12:51 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We’re used to seeing the Tesla Model S performing in snowy conditions or reviewed by enthusiastic journalists and even members of the public. But Digital Giant wanted more, so they created a short mesmerizing video for all the sci-fi junkies ...
Modern MacGyver Fixes Toyota Camry Hybrid Battery For Only $10
20 Feb 2015, 11:56 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Here’s more proof that you can avoid huge expenses with a little creativity, some chemistry and solid technical knowledge. Simply put, this man fixed a Toyota battery pack by only spending $10, instead of $4,456, the amount of money Toyota as...