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.
Ram Pondering Ultra-Luxury Pickup Truck
8 Jun 2013, 08:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Divided mainly between Ford, GM and Chrysler, the American pickup truck market is flourishing at the moment, with Chevrolet and Ram trying to catch up on the Blue Oval. And while Ram's new 1500 is already an award-winning truck, the Auburn Hil...
Holden Enhances 2014 VF Commodore with New Styling Accessories
8 Jun 2013, 07:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Australian automaker Holden has announced the introduction of a new range of styling accessories for the new 2014 VF Commodore. Designed to enhance the vehicles sports luxury styling and to allow customers to personalize their vehicles "mor...
McLaren P1 Lands in the United States
8 Jun 2013, 07:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to make its American debut at this year's Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance in August, the McLaren P1 has arrived in the United States at the company's dealership in Newport Beach, California. Built in only 375 units, the McLar...
Ruby, Gold Model Car Fetches $146,000 at Auction
7 Jun 2013, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Model cars can be pretty expensive nowadays. While some rare high-end 1:18 scale model can be sold for more than $1,000, bigger 1:8 cars can cost as much as $5,000. Shocked? Well yeah, it’s a lot for just a “toy” that sits on t...
Mercedes S-Class Plug-in Hybrid Shows Up in Patent Photos
7 Jun 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been more than two month since the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid was unwillingly confirmed by the German automaker, and the company’s first plug-in vehicle finally arrived into our news section for the second time. Rumore...
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Goes Fire Drifting in Monster Energy Ford Mustang Teaser
7 Jun 2013, 15:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. is working hard to win another title in the Monster Energy 2014 Ford Mustang RTR we introduced you to back in March. But that’s not all he’s been up to. As if the green-eyed musclecar wasn&rsq...
Renault Clio GT-Line Pricing, Specs Announced
7 Jun 2013, 14:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / French automaker Renault has announced UK pricing information and specifications for its new Clio GT-Line. Available for £17,395 starting July, with first customer deliveries to commence in September, the new GT-Line trim will sit between the...
Euro-spec 2014 Toyota Corolla Revealed
7 Jun 2013, 14:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Well, this is it! The 2014 Toyota Corolla your going to get if you you’re living in Europe. Set to be introduced in Istanbul, Turkey, later today, the eleventh-generation Corolla showed up in European clothes as well. Sporting a slightly m...
Mazda MX-5 Beats Porsche 911, Lamborghini Gallardo in Special Quarter-Mile Run
7 Jun 2013, 13:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Would you ditch a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Porsche 911 or a Chevrolet Corvette to buy a Mazda MX-5? Stupid question, right? Well, Mazda Canada thinks it can make us change our minds with a different kind of drag race. The scenario is quite simple...
Volvo not Leaving US
7 Jun 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Placed in 24/7 Wall Street’s list of brand to disappear from the United States by 2014, Swedish automaker Volvo is not leaving the North-American market, the company’s president and CEO announced earlier this week. “There&rsq...
Getaway Movie Trailer Shows Enthralling Shelby GT500 Super Snake Action
7 Jun 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Anyone here that doesn’t like car movies? Speak out, ‘cause we’re in for some tarring and feathering! As you might have already noticed, we love ‘em! Especially the classics, starting with the 1974 Gone in 60 Seconds, but ne...
Tornado-wrecked Mustang Does Burnout
7 Jun 2013, 11:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Oklahoma EF5 tornado left a big mess behind, taking the lives of at least 27 seven people and demolishing households faster than a bulldozer. In the process, the widespread event wrecked several automobiles as well. Among those vehicles was ...
2014 Toyota Corolla Rendered as Coupe
7 Jun 2013, 11:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been just a few hours since the 2014 Toyota Corolla was fully revealed, and we’ve already stumbled upon the first rendering that turns the sedan into a coupe. The guys over at X-Tomi Design, who were pretty fast with their virtu...
500+ HP Honda Odyssey to Race at 2013 Pikes Peak
7 Jun 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is probably the widest motorsport event as far as vehicle acceptance is concerned. Ranging from the “Unlimited” car class to “Vintage”, “Quad” and “Electric&rd...
TVR Comeback Confirmed with Ferrari-like Sportscar
7 Jun 2013, 09:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer TVR is on the verge of a brand relaunch after Russian banker Nikolai Smolensky sold the company to English entrepreneur Les Edgar. Speaking to Autocar, Smolensky said the deal was done a few weeks ago but refused t...
630.000 Jeep Models Recalled Worldwide
7 Jun 2013, 08:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having just refused to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs following a request issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Chrysler Group has announced that 630,000 Compass, Patriot and Wrangler models ...
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Revealed in Japan
7 Jun 2013, 08:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Already available as a plug-in hybrid in the United States, the Honda Accord is set to hit the North American market as a non-PHEV hybrid as well. Not exactly breaking news, but the fact that the vehicle has been already revealed in Japan is. Wh...
Holden Launches Colorado Thunder Special Edition
7 Jun 2013, 08:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Holden has introduced the Colorado Thunder special edition pickup truck (ute) in Australia. Available in dealerships as we speak, the Thunder comes as an options package and enhances the popular Colorado by adding several exterior and interior feat...
2014 Toyota Corolla Fully Revealed
7 Jun 2013, 07:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After two weeks full of teasers and calls for excitement from Japanese automaker Toyota, the all-new 2014 Corolla sedan was officially unveiled in California. In desperate need of a makeover when compared to its C-segment rivals, the Toyota Coro...
Mitsubishi Launches New eK Lineup in Japan
6 Jun 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has launched its new eK lineup. Designed in cooperation with Nissan, based on a partnership signed by the two companies back in 2010, the new kei car is available on the Japanese market only. Offered in two versions...