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.
Peugeot Proxima Concept Shows Up at Goodwood
12 Jul 2013, 12:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Have you ever heard about the Peugeot Proxima Concept? Don’t let the Star Wars-inspired design fool you, it’s almost 30 years old. This concept car was introduced by the French company back in 1986, at the Paris Motor Show, as a vehi...
2014 Ram ProMaster Production Begins in Mexico
12 Jul 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ram Trucks announced that production of the 2014 Ram ProMaster van has commenced at the company’s Saltillo Assembly Plant in Coahuilla, Mexico. Based on the Fiat Ducato, the 2014 ProMaster full-size van pledges to arrive in US dealerships ...
New Skoda Octavia RS Pics Aplenty
12 Jul 2013, 09:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Some say the Skoda Octavia is the car we all want but we don’t know yet. This means we should be all over the RS version, right? Well, no use pointing a gun at us, we’re just trying to figure out why Skoda would release the huge phot...
2013 Suzuki Swift Facelift Launched in the UK
12 Jul 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Suzuki has introduced a slightly revised Swift supermini in the United Kingdom. Scheduled to go on sale later this year, the 2013 Suzuki Swift will have a starting price of £10,799 OTR. The vehicle’s minor exterior...
Amazing 2013 Goodwood Statue Celebrates Porsche 911 · Live Photos
12 Jul 2013, 08:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The iconic Porsche 911 turns 50 this year, and it was only natural for the German sportscar to be in the spotlight at every major automotive event. As expected, the 911 is celebrated at the 2013 Goodwood as well, where it was featured atop the Good...
2013 Toyota RAV4 Small Overlap Crash Test Looks Bad
12 Jul 2013, 08:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / IIHS’ small overlap frontal crash test meant bad news for the 2013 Toyota RAV4, with the Japanese crossover earning a poor rating for protecting its passengers. Even though Toyota made additional changes to the models built starting April,...
2014 Mazda3 Hatchback Officially Rated at 40 MPG
12 Jul 2013, 07:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mazda has announced that the 2014 Mazda3 hatchback equipped with the 2.0-liter SkyActiv-G engine is officially rated at 30 miles per gallon city and 40 miles per gallon highway. The numbers come straight from the Environmental...
Gran Turismo 6 to Feature Goodwood Hill Climb
11 Jul 2013, 16:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / How many times have you dreamed about climbing the famous Goodwood hill in a sportscar of your own and then woke up to realize you can’t afford the luxury? Well, you’ll be able to do that via the new Gran Turismo 6 which is scheduled to...
Hartmann Enhances Volkswagen T5 Van
11 Jul 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German tuning specialist Hartmann has released a new tuning kit for the fifth-generation Volkswagen Transporter van, including both performance and styling upgrades. The Hannover-built people carrier was gifted with a range of bespoke exterior f...
Watch the World’s Largest Burnout
11 Jul 2013, 15:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in January, 69 cars got together in one place to do the world’s biggest burnout. The event was took place during Australia’s Summernationals and was validated by the Guinness Book of World Records. Six months later, the guys ove...
Ford Racing Launches Quad-tip Exhaust Kit for 2013-2014 Mustang GT
11 Jul 2013, 14:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Racing Performance Parts has announced the introduction of a quad-tip exhaust conversion kit for the 2013-2014 Ford Mustang GT. The new kit, which will basically allow customers to fit their Ford Mustang GT with the same quad exhaust tips f...
Honda F1 Operations to be Based in the UK
11 Jul 2013, 14:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Honda has announced that it will base its Formula One racing effort in Milton Keynes, UK, while engine development and manufacture will take place in Tochigi, Japan. Honda’s office in Milton Keynes, which is also home to...
Have a Closer Look at the 2014 Ford Mustang USAF Thunderbirds Edition
11 Jul 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Revealed about a week ago, the 2014 Ford Mustang US Air Force Thunderbird Edition was closely inspected by our friend over at Mustangs Daily.. Good news we might add, because now you can have a closer look at this unique musclecar as well. Desig...
Wicked Fox Body Mustang Clobbers Porsche 911 in Street Drag Race
11 Jul 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We bet most of you aren’t too keen on the Fox Body Mustang and we don’t blame you for that. Its design wasn’t very attractive and it was also renowned as a rust prone vehicle. However, some of its characteristics made it an ideal ...
Lexus LX is Wald’s New Black Bison
11 Jul 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Have you ever spotted a black bison in the wild? No? Figures, you’d have to be in Japan to do that and be on the look out for something on four wheels instead of four legs. You’d actually have to pay a visit to the guys over at Wald ...
Is This the Next-Gen Bugatti Veyron?
11 Jul 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The fact that Bugatti is working on a Super Veyron for the 2014 model year is no longer a secret. However, we still don’t know how the new Molsheim-developed hypercar will look like and the French company is still mum on... well, about everyt...
Dodge Dart Goes Hip with New Commercial Starring Pitbull
11 Jul 2013, 11:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The fact that the Dodge Dart compact needs a kick in the pants is already a fact. And, for a change, it seems that Chrysler is finally aware of that. So what do you do to attract more attention to sell a product? You grab a music superstar, an acto...
Ford Transit Connect UK Prices Announced
11 Jul 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford has announced UK pricing information for the all-new Transit Connect van. Available to order as we speak, with deliveries to commence later this year, the Transit Connect has a starting price of £13,921. The new sticker means that the cu...
2013 Ram 1500 Gets Sinister Black Express Edition
11 Jul 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ram Trucks has introduced the Black Express, a new special edition for the 2013 model year 1500 pickup truck. Described as the “baddest-looking factory-built truck on the market”, the new Ram Black Express was designed to blend style, p...
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee UK Pricing Announced
11 Jul 2013, 09:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee will go on sale in the United Kingdom on July 19 with prices starting from £36,995 ORT, the Toledo-based automaker announced today. For the above-mentioned price, customers will be able to take home the 3.0...