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.
Spyshots: 2015 Ford Mustang Prototype Spotted
11 Jun 2013, 07:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2015 Ford Mustang is still a mystery, with the Blue Oval refusing to confirm any of the rumored details, which include a new European-like design, a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and an independent rear suspension. The new styling is pro...
Watch Tanner Foust drift a Mustang at the Recaro Factory
10 Jun 2013, 15:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now a famous Formula Drift and World RallyCross contender, Tanner Foust is more than a regular guy looking for motorsport excitement. Also an X Games medalist in his race-prepped Ford Fiesta, the Denver-born driver is widely known as an unofficial ...
Peugeot RCZ R to Make Public Debut at Goodwood
10 Jun 2013, 15:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Peugeot RCZ R, the French automaker’s most powerful road-going car, will make its international debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Set to open its door on July 12, the Goodwood Festival of Speed will host two red RCZ R model...
2014 Toyota Corolla Walkaround
10 Jun 2013, 14:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced four days ago, the 2014 Toyota Corolla revealed itself with a brand new look and several technology and performance updates. While we’ve already seen a large batch of photos with the sedan, in both US and European specs, it will ta...
BMW Reports Best May Sales Ever
10 Jun 2013, 13:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / BMW Group announced yet another solid growth in automobile sales in 2013, posting its best May numbers ever recorded. According to the Munich-based company, a total of 166,397 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles were sold worldwide in May, which ...
New Chevrolet Camaro European Pricing Announced
10 Jun 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / US automaker Chevrolet has announced Germany and UK pricing information for the redesigned Chevrolet Camaro. Set to go on sale across Europe this fall, the Camaro will hit the aforementioned markets with the 6.2-liter V8 engine under the hood. I...
“Thunderous News!” TVR Is Back!
10 Jun 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer is officially back in business under the English flag, after UK-based company TVR Automotive Ltd has acquired the name from Russian banker Nikolai Smolensky. "Thunderous news! The distant rumble of rumor has t...
Ford Announces NASCAR Nationwide Series Milestone
10 Jun 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Racing has announced that Trevor Bayne’s win at Iowa Speedway last weekend was the company’s 200th victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Trevor Bayne won the DuPont Pioneer 250 race at Iowa Speedway for Roush Fenway Racing by...
2014 Buick Lineup Gains Active Safety Suite
10 Jun 2013, 11:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Every Buick model available for the 2014 model year will be offered with a suite of available active safety systems, the Detroit-based automaker revealed recently. The list of safety features offered by Buick includes Forward Collision Alert, La...
Nissan to Revive Terrano Nameplate with Dacia Duster-based SUV
10 Jun 2013, 11:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan is set to reintroduce the Terrano moniker for a Dacia Duster-based SUV. Scheduled to be marketed only in India, the new Terrano is rumored to be more expensive than the Duster. Part of an agreement within the Renault-Ni...
Vencer Sarthe Supercar to Make UK Debut at Salon Prive 2013
10 Jun 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unveiled at this year’s Top Marques in Monaco, Dutch supercar Vencer Sarthe will make its UK debut at the Salon Prive 2013, scheduled to take place from September 4 through September 6. Built on a light aluminum spaceframe using carbon fib...
Holden VF Commodore Gets Its First Commercial: Turns Heads. Changes Minds
10 Jun 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new 2014 Holden VF Commodore is about to go on sale on its local market, and, since a new vehicle has to be showcased in some kind of ad, the Australian automaker has consequently released the vehicles first commercial. Promoted under the ne...
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Hits the Track
10 Jun 2013, 09:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built in only 20 units and wearing a price tag of about €1.5 million ($2.2 million), the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento is one of the rarest supercars one deep-pocketed enthusiast can have. Developed as a track-only vehicle, the radical Sesto E...
Mercedes Working on BMW 3 Series GT Rival
10 Jun 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rumor has it German automaker Mercedes-Benz is developing a C-Class Sports Coupe model that could rival the BMW 3 Series GT and the Audi A5 Sportback. Expected to arrive in 2016, the new version of the C-Class will actually be a five-door hatchb...
2014 Infiniti Q60 Coupe, Convertible Order Guides Surface
10 Jun 2013, 08:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Most of you might argue that the 2014 Infiniti Q60 brings nothing new apart from a name change. And we couldn’t agree more, because the 2014 model year G-Series coupe is coming with just a new badge that says Q60 and a new exterior color. ...
Volvo to Join V8 Supercars Series
10 Jun 2013, 07:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Swedish automaker Volvo will reportedly join Australia’s V8 Supercars championship starting this year. According to Motoring.com.au, the manufacturer will make the official announcement at the launch of its high performance S60 Polestar sport...
Infiniti Q50 Order Guide Leaked
10 Jun 2013, 07:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show back in January, the 2014 Infiniti Q50 has already gone into production in Japan and will hit the North American market later this year. The company’s new luxury sedan is no longer a mystery, with t...
Shelby Details 2010-2014 Mustang Widebody Kit
9 Jun 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Shelby Performance Parts has announced details for the widebody kit for 2010-2014 Ford Mustang and Shelby models. Unveiled at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show back in January on the 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake, the widebody was recently offered for ...
Volkswagen Passat TDI Attempts to Set World Record for Fuel Economy
8 Jun 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen of America has announced that it will challenge the existing Guinness World Record for the “lowest fuel consumption-48 US states for a non-hybrid car" with the 2013 Passat TDI Clean Diesel. According to the automaker, a 201...
Ford Fusion 1.5-liter EcoBoost Packs 178 HP
8 Jun 2013, 08:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Ford Fusion will hit the market with a new engine under its hood, and, as we already told you about two months ago, the new mill is a 1.5-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost. With no specs released when the announcement was made, the Blue Oval...