Tudor Raiciu
136 ARTICLES
Favorite “game” quote: “War... war never changes” (He's also an avid Fallout fan, as you might have guessed)
JVC Adds Three HD Radio Models to Lineup
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Not everybody is interested in that extra 10 HP boost provided by the expensive chip tuning or the new design elements that reduce the air drag by an infinitesimal amount. Some people have more simple, audio needs. Well, for those people we have to...
700 hp Volvo FH16, the World's Most Powerful Truck
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Despite appalling sales figures towards the end of the year, with an apocalyptic drop of 99.7% in Europe, Volvo Trucks keep paddling for their survival and they are doing it in Swarovski-studded rafts so to speak as the Swedes have recently premier...
Mercedes Benz Get the Second Largest CAFE Fine
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Even during these trying times, Mercedes-Benz continue to sell cars and they even have time for some CAFE. No, not the typo of the known beverage, but the Corporate Average Fuel Economy fine imposed by the US government against foreign car manufact...
Weekly Roundup: 05.01.2009 – 10.01.2009
17 Nov 2015, 10:54 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / If you have a busy schedule and don’t have time to get your much needed quota of automotive industry news, here’s your chance to catch up. This is the first episode of a long series of weekly roundups, covering the most important events...
Ford's Electric Plans Announced at 2009 NAIAS
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / This year's North American International Auto Show is all about electric vehicles, be them hybrid or fully-electric. Ford makes no exception and has recently announced its aggressive plans to make things greener, not to mention more profitable...
Brace Yourself for the Volga Cayenne
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / When we first laid our eyes on this vehicle and hastily read the title, we thought the Russians were trying to make something look like a Porsche Cayenne, but using a Volga. Just look at the thing! Does it look like a Porsche? To our immense su...
Electric Current Through Fuel, a Bad Idea? On the contrary
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / “Hey Bob, is that fuel? Yuuup Jimbo. Hey Bob, what would happen if I was to put some of these pretty, pretty sparks in it? Well Jimbo, that would...”. That's how we'd imagine the experiment proposed by researchers at the Depar...
Ford Introes F-450 Harley Davidson and FX4 Cabela
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / A pick-up truck and a motorcycle, what they could possibly have in common? Technically nothing, but PR and marketing departments believe otherwise. At least those at Ford and Harley-Davidson who have just announced a special version of the F-450. T...
Navistar Goes Hybrid with the DuraStar Tractor
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Given today's fuel prices, both for diesel and petrol, people want cars with the lowest consumption possible and we can't blame them, but what about truck drivers? Regardless of the amount of fine tuning, their massive engines gulp enormo...
The Fungus That Fueled My Car
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Bio diesel is not even that popular among car owners and already new alternatives to this rather exotic type of fuel are finding its way from the...jungle. Yes, that might sound strange, but the jungle does seem to offer answers to many of humanity...
How to Replace Your Car Battery
20 Jul 2024, 09:00 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / No matter the means of propulsion they used over the decades, cars have always needed batteries to run. That's because aside from the powertrain that ensures forward motion, a lot of a car's other systems, from headlights to infotainment,...
Ford's MyKey to Put a Leash on Driving Teenagers
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / While rules are meant to be broken, American car giant Ford believes that enforcing restrictions on the teenage drivers is the required measure to increase safety and reduce the number of reckless accidents as the company yesterday announced the ne...
How to Take Care of Your Car's Windows
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / While the matter might seem trivial, there are a lot of misconceptions regarding the entire car window business with a disastrous effect on the owner's (that's you) budget. Here at autoevolution we feel that prevention is the mother of al...
How to Protect Your Tires
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / They are subjected to impressive amounts of wear and tear, yet when was the last time you actually thought about inspecting your tires? That's right, those rubber thingies your car rolls on need some lovin' too and you can tickle them in ...
Nissan Announces Pricing for the 2009 370Z Coupe, New Tagline
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / When everybody is one foot out the office door to start making preparations for the monstrous New Year's party, Nissan's PR and marketing people are doing their job to the very last minute. This crisis has really changed things, hasn'...
Short Commentary: ExxonMobil Touts Record Profit During Crisis
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / One man's meat is another man's poison, that's the proverb that best describes this rather strange, if not ridiculous, situation. While car manufacturers are mulling partnerships, cutting jobs, closing plants, discontinuing models, i...
Lucky Brits Find Rare Bugatti Type 57S Atalante in Garage
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Finding old and expensive cars in your garage is becoming quite popular nowadays, at least for some folks, some lucky folks. The latest such event happened in Tyneside, North East England, where a rare piece of machinery in the form of the Bugatti ...
Buy This Dad a Beer...if You Don't Value Your Life
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / People who drink and drive look like saints compared to what a Bristol, Tennessee, couple managed to pull today. Having way too many beers, 15 according to the proud dad himself, other liquors and some unknown illegal substances, 43-year old Randy ...
Globecruiser Behemoth Combines Power with Comfort
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / We know it isn't exactly a breaking news, but we feel that this impressive monster is worth bringing to your attention. At first glance, you'd be tempted to say that this “contraption” is a rugged truck aimed at the harshest ...
Toyota Solar Powered Electric Car in the Making
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Fully-electric cars might be eco-friendly and all that, but after you run out of juice it takes quite some time to recharge all those batteries. Just think about the Tesla Roadster recently tested by TopGear. Powerful, zero emissions, yet after a q...