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Tudor Serban

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Tudor has been connected to cars since he was 5, when he began working on them, and his first driving lesson left parallel tire marks on the street. In 1996, while still in Journalism school, he started to write about cars. One year later he discovered his true calling when he began writing for a small car-magazine, and since then most of his career has been car-related.

He has a passion for old cars and thinks that the real ones were made up until the year 2000. As a journalist he went to various events around the world, covering races, new-car launches, international testings, and interviewing CEOs from big car companies.

His passion for cars took him from the heights of Pikes Peaks to the Moroccan desert, from 2 mph off-road trials to the corkscrew of Laguna Seca. He still doesn't completely understand electric cars and considers them not to be the true future, but only a step toward the future. A future where, sadly, petrolheads like him will be outlaws.

He published thousands of articles in over 20 years and still enjoys it. He joined the autoevolution team in 2020 and he is tasked with digging up info about forgotten cars and stories about once famous vehicles.
Driven: 2023 BMW iX M60 – First Among Equals
Driven: 2023 BMW iX M60 – First Among Equals

20 Apr 2023, 12:04 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / With so many people focused on electric cars and SUVs, it was just expected that BMW would eventually join the bandwagon. But it didn't do it with just an X5-based vehicle, but with a bespoke platform made by its Motorsport division. And the r...

 
1970 Chevelle Malibu Is Ready to Roam the Streets Again
1970 Chevelle Malibu Is Ready to Roam the Streets Again

17 Apr 2023, 00:25 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / With its sleek design, the Chevelle was arguably one of the most beautiful muscle cars, and, just before the beginning of the malaise era, it became a fearsome car to meet on a drag strip or see in the rearview mirror, especially if it was fitted w...

 
1967 Plymouth Fury III Convertible Has a Surprising Weathered Look
1967 Plymouth Fury III Convertible Has a Surprising Weathered Look

15 Apr 2023, 23:19 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While many people are investing a ton of money to make their old cars look shiny and new, the owner of this open-top Plymouth Fury III had decided otherwise. So, even if the vehicle is completely restored and ready to roam the streets, it has a loo...

 
Driven: 2023 Mercedes EQS SUV - EV Challenge Accepted
Driven: 2023 Mercedes EQS SUV - EV Challenge Accepted

7 Apr 2023, 22:10 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / As long as you have money, you can buy anything, right? Well, not exactly. Experience is something you can't purchase. But Mercedes-Benz has plenty of it, and it proved it when it accepted the challenge to turn its luxurious vehicles into EVs....

 
Renault Beat Up the Austral for Nearly 2 Million Miles During Prototype Testing
Renault Beat Up the Austral for Nearly 2 Million Miles During Prototype Testing

6 Apr 2023, 22:13 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Renault-Nissan Alliance might not be on top of the reliability charts worldwide, but this doesn't mean that the French brand doesn't test its vehicles in various conditions and on long terms. For instance, the Austral SUV was tested for a...

 
Driven: 2023 Jaguar F-Pace P400. The Missing Link
Driven: 2023 Jaguar F-Pace P400. The Missing Link

31 Mar 2023, 09:13 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Jaguar upgraded the F-Pace in 2020, and besides the exterior changes, it really impressed us with the interior and the drivetrain modifications that brought the British cat back in business, competing against the likes of BMW's X3, Audi's...

 
2006 Impreza WRX Signed by Two Beloved Champions Is Up for Sale
2006 Impreza WRX Signed by Two Beloved Champions Is Up for Sale

12 Mar 2023, 01:04 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / There are more than 200 versions of the Subaru Impreza. While some are very expensive, others are just mundane, cheap transportation devices for their users. But, on the other hand, this one has a chance of becoming a six-figure vehicle since it ha...

 
You Can't Go Wrong With Such a Blue-Blooded Roadster
You Can't Go Wrong With Such a Blue-Blooded Roadster

19 Feb 2023, 00:38 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / When I first laid my eyes on this small blue roadster, I was instantly dragged onto memory lane about two decades ago when I drove such a beast. Although, I was lucky enough to tame the European version of it. But this is no slouch, either. BMW ...

 
Once Owned by a Famous Rock Star, This Countach Has Traveled Around the Globe
Once Owned by a Famous Rock Star, This Countach Has Traveled Around the Globe

24 Jan 2023, 00:22 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Australia is either the smallest continent or the biggest island in the world, depending on who you ask. The long roads there are just pure invitations for fast cars. So Rod Stewart ordered this red Lamborghini Countach to travel fast on the long s...

 
Lamborghini Miura Jota Tribute Is Ready To Roll
Lamborghini Miura Jota Tribute Is Ready To Roll

23 Jan 2023, 00:19 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Lamborghini built just one Miura Jota, and that was totaled one year after it left the factory grounds. Still, the idea of having a replica didn't bother some deep-pocket owners. So, they transformed an original Miura S into a J-specific versi...

 
The Italian Car That Reshaped the Rally World
The Italian Car That Reshaped the Rally World

18 Jan 2023, 23:52 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / There are quite a few legendary cars in the automotive industry. Still, only a handful are in the rally world, and the Lancia Delta Integrale deserves a place on the podium. That's why when you find a particular version of it that belonged to ...

 
Excalibur Was Not Only a Sword but Also a Fine Example of a Neoclassic Car
Excalibur Was Not Only a Sword but Also a Fine Example of a Neoclassic Car

18 Jan 2023, 08:39 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Long before retro-modern cars appeared on the market in the late 1990s, Excalibur created a unique-looking vehicle inspired by the famous Mercedes-Benz SSK but built with modern materials and an American heart under the hood. Excalibur's hi...

 
The Pegaso Supercar Was a Ferrari-Beater, Yet Left This World Without Leaving a Successor
The Pegaso Supercar Was a Ferrari-Beater, Yet Left This World Without Leaving a Successor

13 Jan 2023, 09:42 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Back in the '50s, a truckmaker created the fastest car in the world, but its price was so big that less than 100 units were built in eight years, and even fewer survived. This one not only did that, but it even made it across the pond in the U...

 
Carroll Shelby's 100-Year Anniversary: A Look Back at the Legend’s Greatest Moments
Carroll Shelby's 100-Year Anniversary: A Look Back at the Legend’s Greatest Moments

11 Jan 2023, 20:48 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Against all odds, Carroll Shelby became a legend not only because he won Le Mans but because he proved that when there's a will, there's a way. In addition, his life and career as a racing driver and a car builder still are inspirational ...

 
U.S. Flights Grounded Due to Major FAA Computer Outage
U.S. Flights Grounded Due to Major FAA Computer Outage

11 Jan 2023, 14:28 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / American Airlines and United Airlines had to cancel all their domestic flights due to a major power outage, forcing the Federal Aviation Administration to ground all airplanes before solving this major issue. Airplanes are the safest way to trav...

 
The Forgotten Solution That Can Drastically Cut ICE Emissions
The Forgotten Solution That Can Drastically Cut ICE Emissions

9 Jan 2023, 15:34 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While big companies are struggling to secure mass production of green hydrogen, there is an alternative solution: individual, on-demand production of this amazing gas. In addition, it's safe, you'll produce exactly as much as you use, and...

 
Chinese Aero Car Takes to the Skies at Night Avoiding the Traffic
Chinese Aero Car Takes to the Skies at Night Avoiding the Traffic

31 Dec 2022, 00:53 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While some automakers struggle with various systems to avoid collisions on the highways or cities, the Chinese automaker Xpeng takes a different approach; a vertical one. First, it moved from creating road-going vehicles to aero cars. Now they are ...

 
The Most Widespread Jet-Engined Trainer That Became a Toy for the Rich
The Most Widespread Jet-Engined Trainer That Became a Toy for the Rich

30 Dec 2022, 23:12 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / From private owners to official aerobatic teams, the L-39 Albatros crossed the borders of time and continents and became the most used jet trainer in the world. And it is over half of century old. Maybe the name Aero Vodochody won't ring a ...

 
Burt Reynolds Once Owned This Car, and He Was Just as Hot as This Two-Door Coupe
Burt Reynolds Once Owned This Car, and He Was Just as Hot as This Two-Door Coupe

30 Dec 2022, 22:16 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Once a male sex symbol in the '70s, Burt Reynolds owned this beautiful Mercedes-Benz 250 SE Coupe, which was more than a luxury car. It showed the good taste of its owner, acting as a statement of his bank accounts as well. You might have h...

 
Driven: 2022 Toyota bZ4X EV – Baby Steps With Big Shoes
Driven: 2022 Toyota bZ4X EV – Baby Steps With Big Shoes

24 Dec 2022, 23:12 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Somehow, I'm like Toyota. I didn't want to jump into the EV trend as soon as it appeared. Instead, I have waited to see how things evolve, and I let others pay the price for automakers' mistakes. Toyota did the same. More than a deca...

 

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