Ciprian Florea
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Personal motto:
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donohue
You'll never catch him drooling over the latest supercar but he could spend hours talking about why he loves 1940s windshield visors, Mopars, and Studebakers. Naturally, most of his stories are about barn finds and rare classics.
He can give you several reasons why speed and power are more about motorsport than silly street wandering, and Can-Am machinery tops his ridiculously fast all-time favorite car list. He claims he could die happy after a Rattlesnake Raceway ride in a Chaparral and a cup of coffee with Jim Hall on the other side of the table.
Before landing on these pages, Ciprian's work has been published on outlets like TopSpeed, AmericanMuscle, and ThisWeekInMotors.
Nissan Announces New Mobility Assist Program
15 Jul 2013, 09:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan announced the introduction of Nissan Mobility Assist, a program that aims to support the mobility needs of physically disabled customers. The company says it will offer up to a $1,000 reimbursement to have qualifying ad...
Russian Police Chase Caught on Traffic Camera
15 Jul 2013, 08:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / You’ve see a fair share of car crashes and road rages here on autoevolution, but we think we’ve fallen a bit behind on the “felon being chased by the police” footage. And to get back on track we have to revisit Russia for...
McLaren F1 Engine Close Up in Jay Leno’s Garage
15 Jul 2013, 08:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been about 15 years since the McLaren F1 went out of production and we bet a lot of enthusiasts haven’t seen the vehicle’s stunning V12 engine up close and personal. Well, today’s your lucky day, because Jay Leno decide...
Honda to Halt Ridgeline Truck Production in 2014
15 Jul 2013, 07:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it Honda will end production of its Ridgeline compact pickup truck in late 2014, only to reintroduce the vehicle in mid-2016. According to Ward’s Auto, Honda’s plans for the next-generation Ridgeline aren’t clear, espe...
Ford Mustang Returning to Australia in 2016
15 Jul 2013, 07:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The iconic Ford Mustang will return to Australia after almost 50 years. According to the Herald Sun, the muscle car will be available in the Outback starting 2016, the same year Ford will end its Australian manufacturing. Ford will announce the ...
1,200 BHP, Twin-Engine Australian Supercar Coming in 2016
14 Jul 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new 1,500 bhp Bugatti Super Veyron, which is scheduled to be unveiled sometime in 2014, could get a matching rival in 2016 from... Australia. As weird as that may sound, we just learned, via Motor Authority, that Australian company HAL, led ...
2014 MINI Cooper to Debut at Los Angeles
14 Jul 2013, 08:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Initially scheduled to make its public debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September, the 2014 MINI Cooper will reportedly be unveiled two months later, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in California. According to Motoring File, the delay comes as B...
2014 Hyundai Equus Pricing Confirmed
14 Jul 2013, 08:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Korean automaker Hyundai has confirmed that the 2014 Equus sedan, which goes on sale this week, will have a starting price of $61,000, plus $920 for destination. For that amount of cash, customers will be getting the entry-level Signature versio...
2015 Lexus IS F to Drop 5.0-liter V8 Engine
13 Jul 2013, 10:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Scheduled to arrive in 2015, the next-generation Lexus IS F will hit dealerships without the naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter V8 engine. According to The Motor Report, Junichiro Furuyama, chief designer of the new IS, claims the V8 unit currently u...
Goodwood 2013: 1954 Mercedes F1 Race Car Sells for Record $29.6 Million
13 Jul 2013, 09:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Mercedes-Benz W196 Formula One car that was driven by Juan Manuel Fangio to two Grand Prix victories in 1954, helping the Argentine win his second F1 Drivers' Championship, was sold for a stunning $29.6 million at Goodwood yesterday. Au...
Chrysler Executive Says Dodge Is "Here to Stay"
13 Jul 2013, 09:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rumors that Dodge could be axed by 2016 were denied by SRT CEO Ralph Gilles. The executive that the Chrysler brand will continue to put its badge on automobiles, although it might become more focused in the future. "Dodge is here to stay! I...
Cadillac ELR to Feature All-LED Exterior Lighting
12 Jul 2013, 15:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-new Cadillac ELR extended range luxury coupe will be the first electric vehicle to use all-LED exterior lighting, the Michigan-based automaker announced today. Fitted with front LED lights that are designed to double as daytime running l...
Ferrari, Red Bull Could Join Formula E
12 Jul 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Formula One’s top teams like Ferrari and Red Bull could join the emerging all-electric Formula E in the near future, Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E Holdings, said today. “I’m sure teams like Ferrari and Red Bull will be in Fo...
2013 Toyota Camry: Street Car vs. NASCAR
12 Jul 2013, 15:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / No matter how much we’d like to think about present day NASCAR as being real stock car racing, this is just a nice and honest thought. NASCAR’s obviously not what it used to be, but it didn’t change that much. For the 2013 seas...
Alfa Romeo Production to Move Out of Italy?
12 Jul 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Iconic brand Alfa Romeo could be relaunched with development and assembly facilities outside Italy, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne threatened earlier this week. “The relaunch of Alfa Romeo will continue for sure,” Marchionne told report...
Wacky Races at Goodwood 2013
12 Jul 2013, 14:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Looking back at the automobiles built 100 years ago, most of you would agree that they look rather weird compared to what we are driving today. But there’s nothing wrong with it... to each his own, as they say. However, while they can trig...
Skoda Rapid Spaceback Teased
12 Jul 2013, 14:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has released a couple of teaser shots featuring the Rapid Spaceback model, or the hatchback version of the car we already know and is difficult to class. Scheduled to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Rapid Space...
2013 Skoda Octavia RS Makes Dynamic Debut
12 Jul 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After releasing about 100 pictures with the 2013 Octavia RS, Skoda has published the first official video featuring both the sedan and the Combi versions. The video shows the Czech performance vehicles being tested on a race track (most probably...
Goodwood 2013: Bentley Continental GT3 Revealed · Live Photos
12 Jul 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The race-prepped Bentley Continental GT3 was unveiled today at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. As we already found out a few months back, Britain’s new race car is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that delivers 600 bhp. Alt...
Berlin Confirmed As Formula E Host City
12 Jul 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German capital Berlin was announced as the tenth host city for the FIA Formula E Championship, an all-electric racing series which is scheduled to begin in 2014. The launched event was held beside the city’s Brandenburg Gate and attented b...