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 Versa/Sunny Nismo Performance Package Concept Revealed
18 Jun 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan has previewed the Almera Nismo Performance Package Concept in Malaysia. In case the Almera name doesn’t ring a bell to some of you, the same vehicle is sold as the Nissan Versa in the United States and as the Sunny i...
2014 Buick LaCrosse Priced From $34,060
18 Jun 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has released pricing information for the revised 2014 Buick LaCrosse. Scheduled to go on sale later this year, the company’s full-size sedan will carry a price tag starting from $34,060, including a $925 destination fee. Spo...
Porsche-Piech Buys Qatar 10% Stake, Regains Full Porsche Holding Control
18 Jun 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Porsche-Piech family has regained full control of the majority owner of Volkswagen Group after buying Qatar Holding’s ten percent stake in Porsche Automobil Holding SE. "All of Porsche SE's common stock is now again held by t...
Dude Perfect Performs Amazing Stunt Session with Fiat 500C Abarth
18 Jun 2013, 14:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Some say the Fiat 500 can be a great deal of fun. Our say is that the scorpion-badged Fiat 500C Abarth can provide even more fun! Especially when the cars are manhandled by stunt drivers from LA Motorsports with further entertainment coming from th...
Opel/Vauxhall to Offer Audi A6 Allroad Rival
18 Jun 2013, 13:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Opel and Vauxhall are preparing the launch of an Audi A6 Allroad competitor based on the recently updated Insignia Sports Tourer. Dubbed Insignia Country Tourer, the new vehicle will feature an increased ride height and a more rugged styling, inclu...
McLaren P1 to Gain Full Carbon Fiber Option?
18 Jun 2013, 13:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it McLaren is considering offering a full bare carbon fiber option for its new P1 hybrid supercar. With a no-cost partial carbon fiber option already available, the British manufacturer could introduce a full body choice following multiple...
Next Nissan GT-R Nismo to Boast More than 570 BHP
18 Jun 2013, 12:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new Nismo GT-R sportscar will reportedly be the fastest Nissan-badged production car ever built. While this is not exactly breaking news, as we recall the Japanese automaker bragging about its next GT-R a while back, it seems the new iteration ...
2014 BMW X5 Shows Up on German Streets
18 Jun 2013, 11:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Since it was unveiled almost three weeks ago, the 2014 BMW F15 X5 kept us really excited with all the news surrounding the car. The new Sports Activity Vehicle will gain not only a new rear-wheel drive version, but a new 2.0-liter diesel engine in ...
2014 BMW X5 Spotted in Germany
18 Jun 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Fully revealed about two weeks ago, the brand-new 2014 BMW X5 was recently spotted in Germany without any form of camouflage. Set to make its motorshow debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September, the new SAV is already tested on public roads by...
Porsche Cayman S Gets Exclusive Moncenisio Edition from StudioTorino
18 Jun 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Italian design studio and coachbuilder StudioTorino has announced the introduction of the Porsche Cayman S-based limited edition Moncenisio. Unlike the Mercedes-Benz SL Shooting Brake we showed you yesterday, the Moncenisio will actually be built a...
Opel-Buick Link to Grow Stronger, Says GM
18 Jun 2013, 09:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With Buick products already known as being rebadged Opel vehicles, General Motors says the link between the European and the American brands will grow even stronger. According to Automotive News, the two brands will become even more related as t...
Shareholders Urge Mercedes-Benz to Leave Formula One
18 Jun 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The largest group of private shareholders in Mercedes-Benz are asking the company to leave Formula One if FIA decides to punish the team over the so called “tire-gate” testing controversy. "Mercedes-Benz must get out of F1. The ...
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Becomes Pikes Peak Official Safety Vehicle
18 Jun 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Mitsubishi Motors North America has announced that the brand-new 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander crossover SUV will be the official safety vehicle for this years Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. In addition to the Outlander, Mitsubishi will also f...
Next-Gen Cadillac Escalade to Arrive in Spring 2014
18 Jun 2013, 08:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has confirmed plans to launch the fourth-generation of its flagship SUV, the Cadillac Escalade, in spring 2014. Rumored to be based on a modified version of the platform that underpins both the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Si...
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Starts From $48,375
18 Jun 2013, 07:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Mercedes-Benz USA has announced pricing information for its brand-new CLA45 AMG high-performance compact four-door sedan. Priced from $48,375 including delivery, about $18,000 more than the base version of the regular CLA, the CLA45 AMG is powe...
Aston Martin, Bosch Testing Plug-in Hybrid DB9
17 Jun 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British automaker Aston Martin has developed a plug-in hybrid version of its DB9 sports car in collaboration with German engineering company Bosch. The prototype is powered by Aston Martin’s familiar 6.0-liter V12 engine and two electric m...
2014 Audi SQ5 US Pricing Revealed
17 Jun 2013, 15:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Audi has released US pricing information for it all-new 2014 SQ5 high-performance crossover. Expected to arrive in dealerships later this summer, the SQ5 is priced from $52,795 including delivery. Powered by a supercharged 3.0-l...
Toyota Ready for 2013 Le Mans with Upgraded Hybrids
17 Jun 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Toyota is ready for yet another 24 Hours of Le Mans challenge a year after making its debut in the world’s most famous endurance motorsport event. Having prepared two upgraded TS030 Hybrid race cars, Toyota Racing aims t...
Mad Max Interceptor Replica for Sale in the UK
17 Jun 2013, 14:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rated as one of the best post-apocalyptical motion pictures ever created, the Mad Max series left behind a famous man-machine couple: Mel Gibson and his Ford Falcon XB GT Interceptor. Now residing in a collection in Miami’s Dezer museum, t...
Volvo S60 Polestar to Cost AU$110,000
17 Jun 2013, 13:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new Volvo S60 Polestar high-performance sedan, currently offered in Australia only, will be launched with a price tag of AU$109,950. Set to be delivered later this month, the Volvo S60 Polestar will be built in just 50 units with only one optio...