Hello, my name is Peter Orosz

Articles

I have been writing feature articles for various outlets since 2005. My Hungarian-language work has appeared in Totalcar, Index, Velvet, Matula Magazin and Tomorrow, while English-language articles have been published in Pestiside and Make.

Click on a publication’s name to read the article at its original location. If the title of the article itself is clickable, you can read and download a local copy. If said title appears to be in some sort of Moon language, mouse over for an English translation. Unless otherwise noted, I’m responsible for all accompanying photography.

My articles are predominantly in Hungarian. English translations are available upon request.

2008

Tuskókról szívszorítóan

Published on July 11, 2008 by Index

A short review of IMAX feature NASCAR 3D.


Hol az átkozott repülő autóm?

Published on February 06, 2008 by Totalcar

I report on the Challenge Bibendum 2007 held in Shanghai.

2007

A szeretet megöli a démont

Published on December 24, 2007 by Totalcar

A selection of the most interesting hate mail received by Totalcar authors in 2007.


Ki tud gyorsabban 432-ig számolni?

Published on December 14, 2007 by Totalcar

I take a ride on the Shanghai Maglev Train and try to beat German racing driver Rudolf Caracciola’s land speed record of 1938.


Janus-arccal a különcség felé

Published on October 20, 2007 by Totalcar

I report from the Paris unveiling of Citroën’s second generation C5 sedan and find the company insensitive to wearers of great frigatebirds.


Egyáltalán nem először eszlek meg

Published on September 25, 2007 by Totalcar

A short history of the BMW M3.


Forgó gyomorral vigyorogva

Published on August 31, 2007 by Totalcar

How I popped my racetrack cherry in a BMW Z4M at Misano World Circuit, Italy.


Először a Szigeten, sőt bármilyen fesztiválon

Published on August 12, 2007 by Index

After fourteen years of not going, I visit Budapest music festival Sziget to see my friends at Pandagod play psychedelic rock. I love the show and hate the festival.


Halló, Lambó lakás?

Published on July 26, 2007 by Totalcar

Waiting for a connection in Bologna, I take a city bus to Lamborghini’s home in the Italian countryside.


Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Published on July 17, 2007 by Totalcar

A background article for the Totalcar TV episode aired the day before.


Krúzolás

Published in July 2007 by Totalcar Expressz

A print article about how cool an Opel Corsa Van can be. An English version is online at Hyperleggera.


A rénszarvasok remekül úsznak

Published on June 28, 2007 by Totalcar

I report from France on the unveiling of Peugeot’s new 308 and lament the decline of interesting cars.


Zarándokút álmatlan autóbuziknak

Published on June 21, 2007 by Totalcar

A report from the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. I co-wrote this article with Gábor Bazsó and Zsolt Csikós of Totalcar.


Etűdök halálfélelemre

Published on May 15, 2007 by Totalcar

A background article for the Totalcar TV episode aired the day before.


Az autómobil eseményhorizontja

Published on May 03, 2007 by Totalcar

I experience an epiphany of sorts at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2007, held at Lake Como, Italy.


Csodabogarak égen-földön (és vízen)

Published on April 16, 2007 by Totalcar

A background article for the Totalcar TV episode aired the day before.


Pompás értelmetlenségek

Published on April 04, 2007 by Totalcar

The seven coolest racing cars ever made.


A Mercedes-Benz nyomában

Published on March 25, 2007 by Totalcar

A background article for the Totalcar TV episode aired two weeks before, the first in the new one-hour studio format. It was a lovely failure.


Csöppekbe sűrített dizájn

Published on February 16, 2007 by Totalcar

I explore the design of automotive logos with designer and rock musician Peter Eszenyi.


A következő autód

Published on January 29, 2007 by Totalcar

An overview of the Chinese automobile industry.


Boldogok a Miurát látó gyermekek, mert övék a mechanika és az aerodinamika országa

Published on January 03, 2007 by Totalcar

An editorial on why supercars should be driven on public roads.


Avaritia, luxuria, invidia et superbia

Published on January 01, 2007 by Totalcar

What women think of the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider.

2006

Így gyűlöltök ti

Published on December 24, 2006 by Totalcar

A selection of the most interesting hate mail received by Totalcar authors in 2006.


Ruhe und ehrliche Arbeit in Bayern

Published on December 20, 2006 by Totalcar

The achingly clean version of my visit to BMW’s Dingolfing factory.


Paranoia und Verschwörung in Bayern

Published on December 19, 2006 by Totalcar

I visit BMW’s Dingolfing factory in Bavaria and live to tell the tale by crayons of an intriguing man named Dr. Ing. Manfred von Schadenfreude.


Pierre és Sophie a lótuszevők bolygóján

Published on December 13, 2006 by Totalcar

In the guise of a visit to a Peugeot factory in Slovakia, I take a tragic trip to deep space with Peugeot Hungary’s head of PR.


A kihagyhatatlan szopás

Published on December 01, 2006 by Totalcar

A very poetic road test of a Lamborghini Espada. I co-wrote this article with Gábor Bazsó of Totalcar.


Az autóbuziságba vezető út Lamborghinikkel van kikövezve

Published on November 29, 2006 by Totalcar

The story of how I became a petrolhead through two very different Lamborghinis.


Antranig Mehrabian halott

Published on November 01, 2006 by Totalcar

A short story about the death of the greatest Armenian racing driver.


Lázas hadoválás egy marék nem létező autóról

Published on September 12, 2006 by Totalcar

Gushing about old Ferraris at the Budapest stop of Louis Vuitton’s Classic Boheme Run.


Előre a tudatos élet felé!

Published in July 2006 by Tomorrow

I review SuperDuper! and iBank.


A világ legkívánatosabb ólomtéglája, ami egyébként nagyon gyors

Published in July 2006 by Tomorrow

I review the new MacBook with the help of 19th century Hungarian poetry.


Amerika élőhalott szíve

Published on June 02, 2006 by Totalcar

An epic journey into the soul of the American automobile.


A törtető remixkultúra és a ronda zöld kacsa

Published in June 2006 by Tomorrow

I review Comic Life and Adium.


Drifting

Published in June 2006 by Tomorrow

A short overview of the culture of drifting.


Szeszcsempész szöcske

Published on May 31, 2006 by Totalcar

A road test of the Plymouth Prowler. I co-wrote this article with Kari of Totalcar.


Férfiak, akik sportautókat álmodtak

Published on May 18, 2006 by Totalcar

Interviews with Horacio Pagani and Christian von Koenigsegg, founders of supercar manufacturers Pagani and Koenigsegg, respectively.


Mese a szupersportautókról

Published on May 02, 2006 by Totalcar

I report from the Budapest Luxury Car Show of 2006.


Autóbuzik a sivatagban

Published on April 13, 2006 by Totalcar

I go to the Dubai Autodrome to report on Dubai’s emerging car culture.


Szófia és vidéke

Published on April 05, 2006 by Matula Magazin

In a rare instance of travel journalism, I write about Sofia and contemporary Bulgarian culture.


Dugó van? Segít a gondolatrendőrség!

Published on April 05, 2006 by Totalcar

I report on IBM’s subtly frightening road telemetry system being installed in the United Arab Emirates.


Rendszeretet és rendszerellenesség

Published in April 2006 by Tomorrow

I review Delicious Library and Handbrake.


Éva ma is leszakítaná

Published in April 2006 by Tomorrow

I review the new Mac Mini.


Szénszálcsorgatás V12-es háttérzenére

Published in April 2006 by Tomorrow

A summary of the coolest new cars introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show.


A kétség törpeharcsája

Published on January 13, 2006 by Totalcar

I report from Paris on the unveiling of Peugeot’s new 207.

2005

Halál a Totalcarra

Published on December 24, 2005 by Totalcar

A selection of the most interesting hate mail received by Totalcar authors in 2005.


„Mennyivel jobb lefejezéseket nézni a híradóban?”

Published on October 28, 2005 by Index

I interview Andrzej Bartkowiak, director of the movie Doom.


Pucér szerző a borítón

Published on October 25, 2005 by Velvet

I review the cover of Pamela Anderson’s book “Star”.


„Vannak, akik szerint a tehén vicces szó”

Published on October 18, 2005 by Index

I interview Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia.


Mad Max-körök Romániában

Published on October 12, 2005 by Totalcar

I go to Bucharest to visit Renault’s Dacia factory in the Romanian countryside.


The Pestiside Instant Interview: József Sasvári, Blog Pioneer

Published on September 09, 2005 by Pestiside

I interview József Sasvári, Hungary’s first blogger.


A geekek inváziója

Published on June 09, 2005 by Index

I fly to London to attend a geek dinner with Hugh MacLeod and Robert Scoble.


Tigris! Tigris!

Published on May 11, 2005 by Index

I review Apple’s OS X Tiger.


Home Library Database

Published in January 2005 by Make

A review of Delicious Library commissioned by Mark Frauenfelder for Volume 01 of Make.