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.
Euro-spec 2014 Toyota Corolla New Photos Emerge
11 Jul 2013, 09:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Toyota has published a new set of photos with the 2014 Corolla sedan in European clothes. Introduced a month ago, with a slightly modified design when compared to the US version, the Istanbul-built Corolla will hit the market wit...
Ford Focus Electric Getting $4,000 Discount
11 Jul 2013, 08:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Slow sales and cheaper rival offerings have prompted Ford to cut another $4,000 from the Focus Electric’s sticker. According to The Detroit News, the Ford Focus Electric will be $4,000 cheaper for the 2014 model year, with the revised base...
Euro-spec 2014 Toyota Corolla Engines Revealed
11 Jul 2013, 07:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Toyota has revealed the engine lineup that will be powering the Istanbul-built European version of the 2014 Corolla sedan. The entry-level Corolla will sport the company’s 1.33-liter Dual VVT-i engine that delivers 98 HP...
New Skoda Octavia RS Specs, UK Pricing Announced
10 Jul 2013, 16:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has revealed that the 2013 Octavia RS will hit the UK market with prices starting from £22,990. Set to go on sale in the United Kingdom on August 1, the new Octavia RS can be had with a choice of two engines - a 2.0-l...
BMW Introduces Japan-Exclusive M5 Nighthawk Special Edition
10 Jul 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After launching the 5 Series Exclusive Sport Edition in April and the 7 Series V12 Bi-Turbo Special Edition in May, German carmaker has introduced another limited edition model for the Japanese market. Limited to only 10 units, the new M5 Nighth...
VW Replaces 2.5-liter with 170 HP 1.8-liter Turbo in the US
10 Jul 2013, 15:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen has announced that the familiar 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine will no longer be available in the United States for the 2014 model year, when it will be replaced with a turbocharged 1.8-liter unit. The 170 HP powerplant, that will gra...
McLaren Announces Track-Only McLaren 12C GT Sprint
10 Jul 2013, 14:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer has announced the introduction of the track-only 12C GT Sprint model at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Built around the same ligthweight carbon fibre chassis that underpins the MP4-12C, the 12C GT Sp...
Mercedes Launches B180 Northern Lights Black Edition in Japan
10 Jul 2013, 14:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Mercedes-Benz has introduced another limited edition model in Japan, after the G550 Night Edition that was launched earlier this year. This time, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer is offering the B180 compact MPV as the Northern ...
Hyundai Elantra Gets New Looks from DC Design
10 Jul 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Most people may find the current-generation Hyundai Elantra rather boring, although we think its design is very appealing when compared to similar offerings from other manufacturers. But we understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and ...
Grand Theft Auto V Gameplay Trailer Released
10 Jul 2013, 13:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Five years have passed since the last iteration of the successful Grand Theft Auto series was introduced, and we bet every gamer is more than anxious to get their hands on the GTA V. With a little more than two months left until the grand launch...
Caterham 620R Development Car Laps the Nurburgring
10 Jul 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer Caterham is about to unveil its most powerful road-going Seven version ever at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. We already told you about it yesterday, and we were just thinking it’s a bit frustrating we sti...
Bluebird to Launch Electric Sportscar and Formula E racer
10 Jul 2013, 12:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Known for setting several land and water speed records, Bluebird has announced plans to develop and sell a limited production electric sportscar as well as a Formula E race car. Dubbed DC50, the electric sportscar will deliver up to 360 bhp and ...
Jaguar SUV to Go On Sale by 2015
10 Jul 2013, 11:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rumored for more than two years, Jaguar’s first SUV is scheduled to go on sale by 2015. Quoting inside sources familiar with the new project, Auto Express claims the unnamed SUV is now in its advanced design stages and will be on sale by 2015...
Agent 47’s Harbinger X2 Mustang Lapping Laguna Seca
10 Jul 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in May we were telling you that Agent 47 is working on preparing a 1969 Ford Mustang for NASA’s American Iron racing series. The guys started the whole thing with a brand-new Ford Racing Boss 302 crate engine and were planning on adding ...
Jaguar Project 7 Amazing Sound
10 Jul 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jaguar has released the first video featuring it’s latest Project 7 concept car, a vehicle based on the F-Type sportscar that will be showcased at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Built to honor Jaguar’s seven wins at the 24 Hour...
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Under NHTSA Investigation
10 Jul 2013, 09:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation on about 50,000 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles from the 2013 model year over a right front axle shaft issue. The probation was prompted by two complaints received ...
Ford F-250 Tops Most Stolen Vehicles List
10 Jul 2013, 08:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Ford F-250 pickup truck is the most popular vehicle among US thieves, HLDI revealed earlier this week with a list made up of model years from 2010 to 2012. The all-wheel drive Ford F-250 crew cab truck tops the company’s list with a fr...
2014 Jeep Cherokee to Gain High-Performance SRT Version
10 Jul 2013, 08:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it the brand-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee will receive some SRT treatment in the near future, which means the highly-controversial SUV could become available with at least 300 HP under the bonnet. According to Allpar, the Cherokee SRT is like...
Jaguar Project 7 Unveiled Ahead of Goodwood Debut
10 Jul 2013, 07:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer Jaguar has unveiled their new Project 7 concept, a vehicle that will join the company’s lineup at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Based on the brand-new F-Type and inspired by the iconic D-Type,...
2014 Infiniti Q50 Delivery Date Announced
9 Jul 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese luxury car manufacturer and Nissan division Infiniti announced that deliveries of the brand-new 2014 Q50 sports sedan will commence on August 5. In addition, the company revealed that it has already sold 3,650 units of the luxury sedan ...