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.
Audi to Launch BMW 3 Series GT Rival
3 Jun 2013, 08:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it Audi is looking to expand its A4 lineup with a new model that will compete with BMW’s 3 Series Gran Turismo. The new family member is scheduled to arrive in showrooms after the next-generation of A4 vehicles hits the market next y...
Is the Rolls-Royce SUV Still Coming?
3 Jun 2013, 07:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Rolls-Royce SUV hype is going on for quite a while and it seems it’s here to stay for a very long time. Whether the British company is really planning a luxury SUV or not we still don’t know, but new rumors keep pouring in. The l...
2014 Toyota Corolla New Teaser Photos Released
3 Jun 2013, 07:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With just five day left until the 2014 Toyota Corolla loses its wraps in California, the Japanese automaker has released three more teaser shots of their new sedan. After showing us a little bit of the vehicle’s rear quarter, lower front b...
3,500 HP Camaro Dragstrip Testing Goes Terribly Wrong
2 Jun 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dragstrip accidents are not uncommon, especially when we're talking about quarter-mile monsters that pack four-figure horsepower ratings. And unfortunately some of those crashed have resulted in casualties. Luckily enough, Australian driver...
Tesla Working on Affordable Compact Crossover
2 Jun 2013, 07:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having just announced plans for a Nissan Leaf rival priced below $40,000, electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors revealed that an affordable compact crossover SUV is also in the works. Set to be built on the same platform as the entry-level seda...
New 2014 Toyota Corolla Teasers Emerge
1 Jun 2013, 08:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to be fully revealed in less than a week, the 2014 Toyota Corolla was teased again by the Japanese company, who released two more photos with the new iteration of its best-selling vehicle. After showing us a bit of the Corolla S' rear q...
Entry-Level Caterham Seven Teaser Released
1 Jun 2013, 07:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer Caterham has released the first teaser of its upcoming entry-level Seven model. Set to arrive this fall, with deliveries slated to begin before the end of the year, the more affordable Caterham Seven will cost less th...
2014 Toyota Corolla Teased Again
1 Jun 2013, 07:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's been more than a week since Toyota showed us the first teaser with the 2014 Corolla, and we can barely wait for the world's best-selling car to show up in new clothes in California, on June 6. But it seems the guys over at Toyota ...
Infiniti Founder Bill Bruce Dies at 70
1 Jun 2013, 07:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Bill Bruce, the man founded Nissan's luxury division Infiniti 24 years ago, passed away on May 28 at age 70, after a lengthy battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease. Back in 1989, when the Infiniti brand was launched in the United States, Bil...
2014 Chevrolet Malibu Revealed
31 May 2013, 15:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not exactly successful in its mid-size sedan segment, where the Toyota Camry gains most of the attention (and customer orders obviously), the Chevrolet Malibu has received an update for the 2014 model year. Now described as being roomier, more r...
Lexus Releases LFA Tribute Video
31 May 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When talking about supercars, the Lexus LFA has a segment of its own. Built in only 500 units over two years, the rear-wheel drive coupe has proven its skill both on the road and the track. Sold out for quite a while, with the last unit delivere...
Martini Racing Mustang by Pure Vision Design Is Pure Awesomeness
31 May 2013, 15:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pure Vision Design is known for building several awesome classic Mustangs, but probably none of them are as cool as the Martini-liveried T-5R Fastback. Showcased for the first time at the 2012 SEMA Show, the Martini Racing Mustang blends the loo...
No City Car for Dacia, says Renault
31 May 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Long-standing rumors regarding a Dacia-badged minicar have been denies by Renault today, who said the Romanian brand will not join the segment now dominated by the Fiat 500. Speaking to Automotive News Europe, Renault COO Carlos Tavares said tha...
Toyota Wants to Build Prius Hybrids in India
31 May 2013, 14:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota is looking to set up a production unit in India for its hybrid vehicles in an attempt to offer cheaper alternatives to conventional cars on the local market, the Japanese automaker announced today. Toyota’s Indian subsidiary, Toyota...
Audi A3 Sportback e-tron Coming in 2014
31 May 2013, 13:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi’s new A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid is set to arrive in european dealerships in mid-2014, the German automaker revealed. Revealed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the A3 Sportback e-tron will have an estimated starting pri...
Lexus Pays Tribute to its LFA
31 May 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the last unit delivered back in March, the limited edition Lexus LFA is long gone and we bet a lot of enthusiasts are banging their heads against the wall for not getting a chance to ride the ultimate Lexus luxury sportscar. On the other ha...
Toyota Pondering Etios Hybrid
31 May 2013, 12:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 2010, initially on the Indian market and later in South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia, the Toyota Etios could be offered in a hybrid version in the near future, as part of the company’s plan to meet emerging market needs. &quo...
Lincoln MKS Getting New Platform, Production Moving to Flat Rock
31 May 2013, 11:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant, which currently produces the fifth-generation Mustang and will start building the 2014 Fusion later this summer, could be retooled to make the next Lincoln MKS as well. According to The Detroit News, quotin...
2014 BMW X5 M Sport First Photos Emerge
31 May 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Just one day after the 2014 BMW X5 has been fully revealed, the first photos with the M Sport version of the company’s brand-new Sports Activity Vehicle have found their way on the Internet. Enhanced by an M-aerodynamic body kit which incl...
Maserati Talks Porsche 911 Rival
31 May 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Italian automaker Maserati has revealed new details about its upcoming GranSport, which will reportedly rival the Porsche 911 and the Jaguar F-Type. Although the GranSport is not a new nameplate, the future iteration will be smaller, with an ove...