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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.
smart Uncovers Its First Crossover Concept Car at 2021 IAA, It Is a Bold Statement
smart Uncovers Its First Crossover Concept Car at 2021 IAA, It Is a Bold Statement

5 Sep 2021, 18:05 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Since May this year, when smart released the first sketches of its new concept car to debut in September, the engineering teams from Guangzhou and Munchen have developed the new SEA platform for a BEV. smart makes a bold move and enters the urba...

 
Follow These Five Simple Rules to Keep Kids Safe at Schools
Follow These Five Simple Rules to Keep Kids Safe at Schools

5 Sep 2021, 14:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / With school having already started in states across the U.S., many vehicles and pedestrians are going on the streets, and drivers need to be cautious around schools. Safety should be your primary concern while driving. While some drivers are wor...

 
Horsepower Battle Moved From Big Displacement to Hybrid Era, Blasts Supercars in Process
Horsepower Battle Moved From Big Displacement to Hybrid Era, Blasts Supercars in Process

4 Sep 2021, 01:10 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While some carmakers created the hybrid system to cut emissions and increase fuel efficiency, others used it to boost their cars' performances. The first successful hybrid car on the market is the Prius, even though it had all the ingredien...

 
The Second Life of Beautiful, Historical Vehicles Is With an Electric Powerplant
The Second Life of Beautiful, Historical Vehicles Is With an Electric Powerplant

2 Sep 2021, 21:11 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Gulf doesn’t give anyone permission to use its classic blue and orange colors, but it made an exception for the restored EV, which Everrati restored based on a Porsche 911 (964). Back in 2019, Justin Lunny and long-term automotive speciali...

 
Two Apple Self-Driving Cars Involved in Accidents in Same Month, No Injuries Reported
Two Apple Self-Driving Cars Involved in Accidents in Same Month, No Injuries Reported

1 Sep 2021, 20:57 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Testing a ground-breaking technology on a car involves many risks, which the Cupertino-based tech giant was willing to take, but this was unexpected. Apple test cars are not just some tiny, hard-to-see vehicles. Maybe their only flaw is that the...

 
Navistar's First Series Electric Trucks Ready to Reach Customers
Navistar's First Series Electric Trucks Ready to Reach Customers

1 Sep 2021, 09:57 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Since there is no turning back the electrification program, the truck makers started to adapt, and International just launched its first production electric vehicle, the eMV. Navistar International is a well-known truck maker and its roots are ...

 
The First Mercedes-AMG Hybrid Is Here to End Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Supremacy
The First Mercedes-AMG Hybrid Is Here to End Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Supremacy

1 Sep 2021, 08:18 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Mercedes-AMG introduced its first electrified model in the GT range in style by adding a 204 hp motor to the 63 S turbocharged V8, resulting in a monster of a 843 hp four-door coupe. Just a few days ago, Mercedes-AMG teased us with a few ph...

 
British Drivers, Not the Italians, Asked for Coffee Machines in Their Future Cars
British Drivers, Not the Italians, Asked for Coffee Machines in Their Future Cars

31 Aug 2021, 10:01 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Not so long ago, every car on the market featured ashtrays, and no carmaker would even dare not to include at least one in their vehicles. Now, they are almost extinct as the customers’ habits changed. When the U.S. customers asked for cup...

 
Genesis Introduces a Fresh Design Language With the New GV60 Electric Crossover
Genesis Introduces a Fresh Design Language With the New GV60 Electric Crossover

31 Aug 2021, 07:57 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / When the internal combustion engine vehicles appeared at the beginning of the 19th century, they looked more like horse-drawn carriages, and only later did they evolve to be as we know them today. The same will happen with electric vehicles, which ...

 
You Think Your Pickup Is Cool? Have a Look and See If It’s on This List or Not
You Think Your Pickup Is Cool? Have a Look and See If It’s on This List or Not

30 Aug 2021, 11:10 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Pickups were invented to haul things and be family cars as well. But over time, these vehicles created a true culture in the U.S., and the American carmakers had the biggest… ambitions when building them. Doug DeMuro made a list of his ...

 
A Man Invented a Ballpoint Pen to Write Upside Down, NASA Took It to Space
A Man Invented a Ballpoint Pen to Write Upside Down, NASA Took It to Space

29 Aug 2021, 09:42 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / A joke said that NASA invested one million dollars in creating a pen that could work into space, while the Russians just used a pencil. But the things were different. Way different. The truth is that American astronauts have been using Space Pen...

 
Make It Out Alive From Stormy Weather by Choosing the Right Vehicle
Make It Out Alive From Stormy Weather by Choosing the Right Vehicle

28 Aug 2021, 07:41 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Sometimes the storm is chasing you, and you have to escape with your family, and no, your favorite muscle car won't help you. It's a hide-and-seek game where the hunter might become the hunted in a sudden twist (pun intended) of fate. ...

 
James Webb Telescope Starts Its Journey to French Guyana on Its Way to Space
James Webb Telescope Starts Its Journey to French Guyana on Its Way to Space

27 Aug 2021, 13:03 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While the engineers burned the midnight oil and scratched their heads to conduct the final tests on the James Webb telescope, the logistics team prepared the valuable cargo they have to transfer to the European Spaceport in French Guiana. For so...

 
Nevada Will Have a New Carmaker Factory and a Test Track for Nuro Autonomous Vehicles
Nevada Will Have a New Carmaker Factory and a Test Track for Nuro Autonomous Vehicles

27 Aug 2021, 08:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / From time to time, we might enjoy small talk with the delivery person who’s bringing that item bought online, but other times we would just want the package, no talk at all and, even better, no tips. For those situations, Nuro is the answer. ...

 
Lunokhod 1, the Unsung Hero Rover of the USSR, Drove on the Moon Before Americans Did It
Lunokhod 1, the Unsung Hero Rover of the USSR, Drove on the Moon Before Americans Did It

22 Aug 2021, 18:10 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / When Kennedy said in 1961 that "we will put a man on the Moon," he didn't know that the Russians will turn the first wheel on the Moon. And they didn't turn one - they turned eight! In the beginning, the Russians had the uppe...

 
The Classic Car’s Future Might Be Brighter Than We Think
The Classic Car’s Future Might Be Brighter Than We Think

21 Aug 2021, 08:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Converting a classic car into an electric one might seem an abomination for some, but can be a proper solution for those roadsters or muscle cars of old that delight our senses. With the electric car revolution kicking hard on our doors and the ...

 
Volta Trucks Starts Real-World Testing of Prototype Zero in Logistics Center
Volta Trucks Starts Real-World Testing of Prototype Zero in Logistics Center

19 Aug 2021, 11:30 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Short trips with loading and unloading are difficult for diesel-powered trucks, but also prove to be very challenging for electric-powered ones. That's why Volta starts to test its newest prototype in a logistic center. Packed with sensors ...

 
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Takes a Serious Leap Forward to Save the Brand
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Takes a Serious Leap Forward to Save the Brand

17 Feb 2021, 07:56 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Pushed to the limits of extinction, Mitsubishi signed a deal with Renault-Nissan, joined the Alliance, and the first result was the 2022 Outlander, a new SUV that carries the burden of a life-saver for the three-diamonds brand. When Mitsubishi i...

 
Ten Gifts for Your Pickup That Will Make Both You and Your S.O. Happy
Ten Gifts for Your Pickup That Will Make Both You and Your S.O. Happy

15 Feb 2021, 17:11 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / We know that car upgrades are expensive, and no, those air fresheners are not considered true vehicle upgrades. At most, they might be called “mood changers” since they'll annoy you as they swing under the rearview mirror. So today...

 
Amazon's Rivian-Built Electric Vans Have Started Making Deliveries in the U.S.
Amazon's Rivian-Built Electric Vans Have Started Making Deliveries in the U.S.

4 Feb 2021, 17:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Rivian's engineering team burned the midnight oil to develop a new delivery van for Amazon. They worked like their life depended on it, and, in some ways, it did. But the result finally came two years later, even if they worked remotely due to...

 

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