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.
Mustang Boss 302 vs. Corvette ZR1 Drag Race
8 Jul 2013, 12:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As we always say, there's nothing like a quarter mile face-off between two legendary American cars. Today, we're going to see a Ford Mustang Boss 302 take on a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. However, this is not a regular drag strip race, bec...
2014 Jeep Cherokee Order Guide Leaked
8 Jul 2013, 12:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to hit dealerships later this year, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee more about controversy than about the nameplate being brought back to life by the Chrysler brand. All because of its new design of course. While some think it's rather "unj...
Chrysler Recalls 2013 Minivans Over Airbag Issues
8 Jul 2013, 11:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler has announced a recall for 282,200 model-year 2013 minivans than may be equipped with side airbags that can deploy on the wrong side in the event of an accident. The Detroit-based company says that a software issue is causing the airbag...
The Making of Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s Fire Drift
8 Jul 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / You must recall Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s "Fire Drift" video we showed you last month. If you don't, head over and watch it. For those of you that have already enjoyed it, a "making of" video has been released. The new fo...
Watch a Lancia Beta Montecarlo Gr.5 Make Some Noise at Monza
8 Jul 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in the day, when motorsport was less affected by restrictive regulations, the Americans had the Can-Am, probably the most brutal racing series. Some say Europeans were happy with less, but that statement is halfway true because they had the Gr...
Mark Webber's Wheel Comes Off, Hits Cameraman During German GP
8 Jul 2013, 09:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A certain cameraman had a very bad day at the German F1 Grand Prix this weekend, where he was struck by a rear wheel that came off Mark Webber's car. The troublesome wheel flew off the right rear axle of Webber's car during a pit stop ...
2014 Skoda Rapid Announced with New Engine
8 Jul 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has announced that the Rapid will receive enhanced interior details, new xenon headlights and a new diesel engine for the 2014 model year. Scheduled to go on sale starting August 5, the 2014 Skoda Rapid will greet its custo...
Bernie Ecclestone to Save Nurburgring? Not Exactly
8 Jul 2013, 08:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The financially troubled Nurburgring circuit was the subject of a new acquisition rumor this weekend, when Formula One president and CEO Bernie Ecclestone was linked with the German facility. "If I do that (buy the circuit) it would mean th...
Opel Monza Concept Teased
8 Jul 2013, 07:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Opel/Vauxhall has confirmed that the Monza Concept car will make its public debut at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show by publishing two teaser photos of the new study. Created to preview Opel/Vauxhall’s next-generation design philoso...
Volkswagen e-Up! Pricing Announced
8 Jul 2013, 07:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker has revealed initial pricing information for its all-electric e-Up! model, which is set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this year. Volkswagen’s first fully electric mass production car will have a starting price...
Ford Mustang Hertz Penske GT Special Edition Introduced
7 Jul 2013, 09:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Hertz and Peske Racing have revealed the Ford Mustang Hertz Penske GT Special Edition that will join other American musclecars in the Hertz Adrenaline Collection. Available to rent at select US airport locations, the Hertz Penske GT features sev...
Acura TL Gets Convertible Version from NCE
7 Jul 2013, 08:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A convertible four-door sedan is not the type of vehicle we get to see very often. Cadillac and Lincoln used to do such things back in the 1960s, but the present day four-door cabriolets are usually just aftermarket variants. Back in April we we...
Insane 10.4-liter Chevy Pickup Does Wheel Stand
7 Jul 2013, 07:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Long before the Silverado was introduced in 1998, Chevrolet had another successful work mule: the C/K series. Introduced in 1960 and retired in the late 1990s, the C/K became a legendary truck thanks to its first two generations. Available with bot...
Opel Monza Concept Coming to Frankfurt?
6 Jul 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it German automaker Opel will show a brand new concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. According to Auto Bild, the study will be called Opel Monza Concept and will feature a rear-wheel drive setup, which suggests it could ...
New Caterham Sportscar Details Emerge
6 Jul 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / New details about Caterham's upcoming joint-venture sportscar with Renault have been unveiled. Scheduled to go on sale next year, Caterham's version of the Renault Alpine will have a price tag of about £35,000, Autocar reveals. T...
Porsche Builds 500,000th Cayenne SUV
6 Jul 2013, 07:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Launched in 2002, the Cayenne became Porsche's first SUV and the vehicle that saved the Stuttgart-headquartered automaker. Today, 11 years after the first Cayenne was built, Porsche announced that the 500,000th unit of its successful SUV has r...
Shelby GT350 Owned by Sir Stirling Moss Goes Under the Hammer
4 Jul 2013, 16:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It sure looks like classic Mustangs are quite popular at auctions. After learning about this GT350CR is going to be auctioned off later this year, a race-ready 1965 Shelby GT350 is set to go under the hammer next month. And we’re not talki...
Rare Saleen Mustang SA-15 For Sale in North Carolina
4 Jul 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you’re looking to buy one of the rarest Saleen Mustangs ever build, then you need to head over to Charlotte, North Carolina as soon as possible, because RK Motors is selling a Saleen SA-15. Launched in 1998 to celebrate Saleen’s 1...
Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak Coming to Goodwood
4 Jul 2013, 15:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Peugeot’s 208 T16 Pikes Peak car, that just set an amazing 8-minute record for the Colorado course last weekend, will be displayed and driven at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Weighing only 875 kg and boasting 875 HP for an ...
Volvo Posts Record Sales in China
4 Jul 2013, 14:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volvo Car Group has announced record sales in China last month and a growth of no less than 74 percent when compared to June 2012. However, the Swedish automaker is down 2.6 percent overall with 40,939 vehicles sold worldwide in June 2013. Despi...