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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.
This Is the Hottest BMW M Ever Made, Even Though It's Not the Fastest
This Is the Hottest BMW M Ever Made, Even Though It's Not the Fastest

3 May 2022, 22:29 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / 614,000 USD and some change for a BMW might seem a lot, but not if you're considering a glorious orange M1 like the model you see here, which is located in Germany and has already gone through a complete overhaul. When BMW decided to enter ...

 
This Car Is Not Only a Blast To Drive but Also an Intelligent Investment
This Car Is Not Only a Blast To Drive but Also an Intelligent Investment

2 May 2022, 22:29 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / BMW introduced the first M-badged vehicle in 1978, but it was made just to get the required homologation numbers that allowed the carmaker to enter the Group 4 classification in the World Championship for Makes and, later on, it used the engine to ...

 
This Low-Mileage Gold '67 Camaro Coupe Might Turn Into a Fantastic Daily Driver
This Low-Mileage Gold '67 Camaro Coupe Might Turn Into a Fantastic Daily Driver

1 May 2022, 23:12 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / When Chevrolet introduced the Camaro in 1967, it couldn't possibly know that the car would enjoy such a success, and the model you see here is not one of the base versions built in the first production year. Finding a great-looking Camaro i...

 
Book Your Flight for Mazda's Museum Grand Reopening in Japan
Book Your Flight for Mazda's Museum Grand Reopening in Japan

25 Apr 2022, 06:48 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / You have almost one month left until the great reopening of the Mazda Museum, which will welcome visitors starting May 23, in Hiroshima, Japan, and will display its century-old heritage and its vision for the next century. Carmakers are usually ...

 
Here Are a Few Things to Consider When Buying a Broken Car
Here Are a Few Things to Consider When Buying a Broken Car

24 Apr 2022, 23:00 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / When buying a second-hand car, almost everybody's looking for a bargain and asks for a lower price, but also look for the car's condition to be as good as possible. Here's what I learned from a friend who made a small fortune from bu...

 
This VTOL Hybrid Drone Can Carry Hundreds of Pounds in Its Bay for a Few Hundred Miles
This VTOL Hybrid Drone Can Carry Hundreds of Pounds in Its Bay for a Few Hundred Miles

24 Apr 2022, 22:00 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Whether a VTOL drone can be used as a civilian or a military one it's up to other people, but those who made the Atlis designed it to lift and carry hundreds of pounds attached to it and fly a few hundred miles. Just looking at the news and...

 
This Tonka Truck Made Neighbours Turn Yellow When They Saw It
This Tonka Truck Made Neighbours Turn Yellow When They Saw It

22 Apr 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Sometimes there are special cars that draw attention from pretty much everyone, and the Tonka edition was just that kind of vehicle that could manage to be both a looker and a screamer, and the big question was if it could show more than it could d...

 
BMW Opened the Assembly Plant for the iX3 and the i3s Next-Generation
BMW Opened the Assembly Plant for the iX3 and the i3s Next-Generation

21 Apr 2022, 22:00 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / BMW opened its factory in Dadong Extension in Shenyang, China, where it will start production of the newly introduced iX3 and other models from the German carmaker's lineup. Brand new plant for brand new models from BMW in China, as the Ger...

 
DeHavilland Canada Launches a New Firefighting Aircraft, It's Already a Winner!
DeHavilland Canada Launches a New Firefighting Aircraft, It's Already a Winner!

1 Apr 2022, 22:07 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / With all the climate changes in the world, widespread fires are happening more often, so there is a high demand for effective firefighters, such as this DHC-515 from DeHavilland-Canada, which is the newest aircraft able to tame the fires. Someti...

 
One-Owner '68 Camaro With No Reserve Is Something You Might Want to Take a Look At
One-Owner '68 Camaro With No Reserve Is Something You Might Want to Take a Look At

22 Mar 2022, 01:42 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While many first-generation Camaros are restored to perfection or modified to fit into the ten-second limit for a quarter-mile, others are just gracefully showing their age, with some wear and tear on the bodywork and the interior. These are the ca...

 
Doug DeMuro Reviews One of the Rarest Audis on the U.S. Market, It's Not What You Think
Doug DeMuro Reviews One of the Rarest Audis on the U.S. Market, It's Not What You Think

20 Mar 2022, 23:51 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Every once in a while, Doug DeMuro's reviews bring back memories for me, and this car brought one about helping a friend to sell one back in the '90s. But the car that the YouTuber shows is not a regular 5000; it's an Audi Treser Sup...

 
In Seven Decades, the SL Evolved From a Coupe-Shaped Racer to a Luxurious Roadster
In Seven Decades, the SL Evolved From a Coupe-Shaped Racer to a Luxurious Roadster

19 Mar 2022, 16:00 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Mercedes-Benz SL celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, and the carmaker prepared a special exhibition at its museum where it shows all the versions, from the legendary 300 SL sports car from 1952 to the latest, luxurious, 2022 SL. The year ...

 
These Lowriders and Custom Builds Will Take You to the Memory Lane
These Lowriders and Custom Builds Will Take You to the Memory Lane

17 Mar 2022, 00:19 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Lowriders are not so uncommon these days, but they are still attractive to many people who enjoy the traditional "low and slow" driving on the streets, with unique paintings on the bodywork that express the owner's style. This yea...

 
Red, Stock, 1994 Mazda RX-7 Is Ready for a Long-Term Relationship
Red, Stock, 1994 Mazda RX-7 Is Ready for a Long-Term Relationship

14 Mar 2022, 23:12 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / This was the last RX-7 on the market, and it was truly a driver's car like no other. But, thanks to its rotary Wankel engine and its standard features, it is also a daily driver for those passionate about Japanese sports cars. When I first ...

 
This 1969 Road Runner With a Four-Speed Auto Is Totally Unusual
This 1969 Road Runner With a Four-Speed Auto Is Totally Unusual

14 Mar 2022, 00:07 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Upgrading an old muscle car is not something unseen, but usually, it involves replacing the engine, not just the transmission, like in this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner. Chrysler decided to enter the hot-rod market with the Road Runner in 1968, and...

 
Numbers Matching Engine but Not All Original 1969 Camaro Ready To Rock Your Bank Account
Numbers Matching Engine but Not All Original 1969 Camaro Ready To Rock Your Bank Account

13 Mar 2022, 00:49 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Usually, a 1969 Camaro Z28 with a numbers-matching engine and transmission is not only hard to find but also expensive to have, so this mix of original heart and replacement tranny might be a more affordable choice. The first Camaro's gener...

 
The 442 Badge on This 1969 Oldsmobile Is an Understatement, Flexes Big Muscle
The 442 Badge on This 1969 Oldsmobile Is an Understatement, Flexes Big Muscle

12 Mar 2022, 00:23 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Even though 1969 was a good year for muscle cars, the Oldsmobile 442 was outnumbered in sales by other brands, yet it had its customers who appreciated the sporty styling and the car's amenities over its sibling, the Chevrolet Chevelle. Whi...

 
One of the Most Underrated GM Roadsters Is Up for Grabs With No Reserve
One of the Most Underrated GM Roadsters Is Up for Grabs With No Reserve

10 Mar 2022, 23:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / The Sky was a great little roadster, but it came at a time when the money became too expensive, and the car sales dropped, killing a few brands in the process, such as Saturn, which was transformed into a ghost brand. Knowing what's underne...

 
No Reserve 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS Needs Some Further Restoration, Might Worth It
No Reserve 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS Needs Some Further Restoration, Might Worth It

9 Mar 2022, 23:20 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Even though it's not the big-block engine and sports the smallest V8 from its lineup, this all-original Chevelle might be interesting from a restorer point of view, thanks to some parts that need to be repaired or restored, thus decreasing the...

 
Classic Porsche Delivers the Pleasure of an Older 911 With the Sound of a Taycan
Classic Porsche Delivers the Pleasure of an Older 911 With the Sound of a Taycan

8 Mar 2022, 23:49 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Driving a classic car with an electric motor should be fun, and this Porsche 914 is living proof that the electrification restomod is a smart way to upgrade some older vehicles. Most older vehicles are more valuable when still sporting their ori...

 

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