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Vlad Mitrache

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Having the memory of an elephant suffering from amnesia, I'm the exact opposite of an automotive encyclopedia. That's exactly why you can very often find me studying the spec sheets of cars or asking my colleagues who are very much more knowledgeable than me about facts and figures. On the bright side, though, that means I get to learn new things every day.


Contrary to most of the people here, I didn't get my driving license right after my 18th birthday, but it wasn't because I didn't want to. I won't get into details, but three years later I was the proud owner of that piece of plastic and a piece of trash car with which I quickly established a love and hate relationship. Mostly hate.

However, driving I loved, so that's what kept me going until my first decent car. By this time, I started thinking about mixing my degree in Journalism with my passion for driving, and so there I was working as an editor for a car magazine. A few good years later, nothing much has changed. But don't take my word for it, I tend to forget stuff. Now, if I could just remember where I parked my car...
2016 Chevrolet Volt Seems Better in Every Way after First Independent Preview Drive
2016 Chevrolet Volt Seems Better in Every Way after First Independent Preview Drive

25 Aug 2015, 11:28 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Not a lot of people can brag about having driven the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt hybrid car, but a lucky Canadian well connected within the local GM branch can. He's a member of the gm-volt.com forum where he goes by the name Kickincanada. He a...

 
Mars Rover Curiosity Proves the Selfie Syndrome Has Reached Intergalactic Level
Mars Rover Curiosity Proves the Selfie Syndrome Has Reached Intergalactic Level

25 Aug 2015, 09:33 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you've just bought a selfie stick and are very proud of it, allow us to ruin it for you: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has a robotic arm to do the trick. At the end of the rear mounted robotic arm there's a device called MAHLI (M...

 
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Rendering Looks Ready to Go on a Toys R Us Shelf
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Rendering Looks Ready to Go on a Toys R Us Shelf

25 Aug 2015, 08:38 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The sad fact is Mercedes-Benz G-Class will have to receive some sort of cosmetic makeover sooner rather than later. How will that transformation leave the mighty G-Wagen looking is still a mystery, one that's set people's imagination on f...

 
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet Teased, Built to Be the most Comfortable Cabrio in the World
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet Teased, Built to Be the most Comfortable Cabrio in the World

25 Aug 2015, 07:50 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet will mark the return of the open-top luxury limousines from the Stuttgart brand, after a 44-year long hiatus. The new S-Class Cabriolet will share the spotlight at the upcoming International Frankfurt Motor Show ...

 
Jaguar F-Pace Won't Be Alone for Long, Whole Family of Related SUVs is Expected
Jaguar F-Pace Won't Be Alone for Long, Whole Family of Related SUVs is Expected

24 Aug 2015, 16:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Jaguar F-Pace can't come a second too early for the British brand. Jaguar is a bit late at the SUV party to say the least, but it did bring its A-game when it finally showed up, dance moves and everything. This situation is even more bizarr...

 
2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Still Testing on the Road Despite Official Internet Reveal
2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Still Testing on the Road Despite Official Internet Reveal

24 Aug 2015, 15:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The new 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe has received a full digital launch with technical details, a picture gallery and a handful of videos. Its exterior design is no longer a secret, but that doesn't mean the test mules roaming the streets of Ge...

 
Spyshots: 2017 Mercedes-AMG SL63 Spotted for the First TIme
Spyshots: 2017 Mercedes-AMG SL63 Spotted for the First TIme

24 Aug 2015, 14:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / As far as we know, this is the first time the future Mercedes-AMG SL63 was ever caught on camera, and to top it all off, it's not even wearing such a comprehensive camouflage. Launched in 2011, the current SL model is one of the oldest in ...

 
Mercedes Feeling More and More at Home in the US, Could Buy Naming Rights for NFL Stadium
Mercedes Feeling More and More at Home in the US, Could Buy Naming Rights for NFL Stadium

24 Aug 2015, 13:06 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / At the beginning of this year, Mercedes-Benz announced it was expanding its business on American soil and it had chosen Atlanta as their new main US headquarters. The company was previously located in New Jersey, but now construction on a new plant...

 
Daimler CEO Zetsche Ponders Apple and Google Collaboration, Hints It's Still Complicated
Daimler CEO Zetsche Ponders Apple and Google Collaboration, Hints It's Still Complicated

24 Aug 2015, 11:53 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / For carmakers to reach the same level as Google and Apple in terms of software development would require colossal sums of money and more time and human resources than they can afford. Speaking to quarterly magazine Deutsche Unternehmerboerse abo...

 
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Goes Light Years in Front of Ferrari after 2015 Belgian GP
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Goes Light Years in Front of Ferrari after 2015 Belgian GP

24 Aug 2015, 11:05 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The current Formula One season is starting to look like a formality for MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS after another 1-2 finish from the team's pilots. While this is bad for the spectacle, we're sure the team is enjoying this wonderful spell. I...

 
Henrik Fisker Says People Are Ready for the Next Thing, Might Start a New Company
Henrik Fisker Says People Are Ready for the Next Thing, Might Start a New Company

24 Aug 2015, 10:14 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / In March 2013, Henrik Fisker took some time off from the tumultuous limelight of the car industry by resigning from his position inside Fisker Automotive. Since then, he's been designing the occasional bespoke body for interested companies, bu...

 
Lotus 3-Eleven Set Loose on Nurburgring, Certainly Looks Like the Fastest Lotus Ever
Lotus 3-Eleven Set Loose on Nurburgring, Certainly Looks Like the Fastest Lotus Ever

24 Aug 2015, 10:05 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If this is not your first time on autoevolution, and not your second either, you may already know about the Lotus 3-Eleven. The company promises it will be the fastest car they've ever built and, after watching this clip shot on the Nurburgrin...

 
2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Gets Comprehensive Walkaround Video Presentation
2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Gets Comprehensive Walkaround Video Presentation

24 Aug 2015, 07:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The hype surrounding the recently released Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe isn't over just yet. After the initial action trailers and the mandatory on-track footage of the car, the time has come for a full presentation video. The official YouTube Me...

 
700 HP Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe (W204) Drag Races 650 HP Porsche 911 Turbo in Russia
700 HP Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe (W204) Drag Races 650 HP Porsche 911 Turbo in Russia

24 Aug 2015, 01:28 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / This particular red Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe looks somewhat familiar, doesn't it? That's because its owner, a guy from Russia named Andrey S., has been extremely active on the drag strips lately. And we've been busy reporting it. ...

 
Italy's Monza Might Become the Next Legendary Racing Circuit to Bow Out of Formula One
Italy's Monza Might Become the Next Legendary Racing Circuit to Bow Out of Formula One

22 Aug 2015, 11:50 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache /  Monza is not just a racing circuit. Built inside and around a green park with an even older banked track running through it, this is the Mecca of motorsport for all Italian fans. Witnessing an event here is not something you will ever forg...

 
Driving Without Braking Through Central London Can Be More Fun than It Sounds
Driving Without Braking Through Central London Can Be More Fun than It Sounds

22 Aug 2015, 11:16 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / This little game wasn't meant to test the driver's nerves of steel or the car's safety system and crash worthiness, but to see just how effective the throttle-lift regenerative braking effect in the BMW i3 really is. And just to make...

 
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Insists SUV Family Feels at Home in Every Terrain
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Insists SUV Family Feels at Home in Every Terrain

22 Aug 2015, 08:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Mercedes-Benz has been very active lately, and a lot of the newly launched models have fallen into the SUV category. Just think about the GLE facelift, the GLE Coupe or the completely new GLC. Also, the next GLS is in the making, so the range is to...

 
Land Rover Defender Won’t Die without a Fight, Gets 481 HP Jaguar V8 from Tuner JE MotorWorks
Land Rover Defender Won’t Die without a Fight, Gets 481 HP Jaguar V8 from Tuner JE MotorWorks

21 Aug 2015, 08:21 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Land Rover Defender is living its final days after a 67 years life-span, but that doesn't mean it can't make the most of the little time it's got left. Out of the many cars available in this world, the Land Rover Defender mu...

 
Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Gets Wrapped in Wonderful Red Matte Foil, Is Boosted to 435 HP
Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Gets Wrapped in Wonderful Red Matte Foil, Is Boosted to 435 HP

20 Aug 2015, 16:56 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, Stuttgart's first and very successful foray into hot-hatch territory, was a firey little thing from the moment it came out. It was the most powerful production hot-hatch at that moment and it was quick to regain that cro...

 
2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Footage on Track Plus Presentation Trailer
2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Footage on Track Plus Presentation Trailer

20 Aug 2015, 16:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Since nobody lives under a rock, we'll assume you've already heard about the launch of the new 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe. It's a big thing since this car is the best-selling hot Mercedes and, besides that, it's frigging awesom...

 

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