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.
Sebastien Loeb Stunned by the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak
9 May 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / French automaker Peugeot wants to regain its long lost “Race to the Clouds” glory with the 208 T16 Pikes Peak race car and nine time World Rally Championship winner Sebastien Loeb behind the wheel. With a month and a half left until ...
Tesla Model S Earns Top Overall Test Score from Consumer Reports
9 May 2013, 14:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to US-built luxury cars, we think that Tesla’s Model S is a perfect top spot contender in this category. Sure, not everyone must agree, but Consumer Reports seems to share our opinion because the EV just earned the highest score...
2014 Mercedes E63 AMG S-Model Wagon Walkaround
9 May 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Mercedes-Benz has released a brand-new video in which AMG Product Manager Rob Moran talks about the high-performance 2014 E63 AMG S-Model Wagon. Looking to buy a family car that provides top safety rating for your children? You ...
Volkswagen Design Vision GTI Concept First Photos Emerge
9 May 2013, 13:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen has released the first official photos of its radical Design Vision GTI Concept, due to be unveiled at the 2013 Worthersee festival this week. Powered by a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 engine that boasts 503 HP and 413 lb-...
2014 Holman & Moody TdF Ford Mustang Production in Progress
9 May 2013, 13:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unveiled at the 2012 SEMA Show, the 2014 Holman & Moody TdF Ford Mustang is being built as we speak at H&M's production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Developed to commemorate 50 years since the Alan Mann Racing Team fielded...
Audi TT ultra quattro concept Makes Video Debut
9 May 2013, 12:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As we already told you about two weeks ago, Audi developed a unique TT-based concept car for the 2013 Worthersee festival. Dubbed ultra quattro concept, the new German showcar is 300 kg (661 lbs) lighter than the current generation production versi...
Tesla Posts $11 Million Q1 Profit
9 May 2013, 12:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / US automaker Tesla Motors has announced its first quarter 2013 financial results, posting a profit for the first time in the company’s 10-year history. According to a report released yesterday, Tesla delivered 4,900 vehicles in the first q...
Battle of the Titans: 1,100 HP Viper vs. 1,100 HP Ford GT
9 May 2013, 11:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The musclecar industry isn’t what it used to be, but we must agree that good ol’ America created some impressive machines the past 20 years. It’s hard to pick a favorite out of the bunch, but we can name two of the fast and powerf...
Ford's Coyote V8 Gets Jim Inglese Independent Runner Induction System
9 May 2013, 10:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Around since 1977, Jim Inglese is responsible for some of the best Weber carburation systems one hot-roder or musclecar enthusiast can upgrade his V8 engine with. We're not going to get into further details, since you can have a look at wha...
2014 Chevrolet Silverado Texas Edition Announced
9 May 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Texans love pickup trucks. That's a fact and not just local folklore. Chevrolet knows it and works hard on keeping the Lone Star State happy when it comes to full-size pickups. Responsible for one out of every six trucks sold nationwide, Te...
2014 Alfa Romeo 4C New Photos Released
9 May 2013, 09:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the new Alfa Romeo 4C is far from being launched. Or at least this is what we can assume since the Italian automaker has yet to announce a release date. But Alfa doesn’t want us to think the 4C has g...
General Motors to Build $1.3 Billion Cadillac Factory in China
9 May 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors, the largest foreign automaker in China, wants to boost its local luxury vehicle sales by building a new facility located in Shanghai’s Jinqiao area. The American giant announced it won regulatory approval to build a Cadilla...
2014 Scion tC, iQ Pricing Revealed
9 May 2013, 08:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / US automaker and Toyota brand Scion has announced pricing information for its updated 2014 tC and 2014 iQ models. Revealed at the 2013 New York International Auto Show, the new Scion tC sports a more aggressive design, an upgraded interior and s...
Volkswagen Amarok R-Style Concept First Photos
9 May 2013, 08:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen already confirmed that they will bring the Amarok R-Style Concept at Worthersee, but no actual photos of the study were released, the company showing just a rendering. However, Autowp managed to get their hands on the first actual pic...
Ferrari Says No to Electric Cars, SUVs
9 May 2013, 07:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Despite recent developments in HY-KERS technology for the LaFerrari, the Italian automaker is not planning to build an all-electric supercar, president Luca di Montezemolo revealed yesterday. Speaking at a special press conference held at the Ma...
2014 Toyota Corolla Details Revealed
9 May 2013, 07:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to be unveiled before the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, but with no precise date announced yet, the 2014 Toyota Corolla will reportedly show up with an important overhaul. According to an order guide posted on a dealer's website, the next...
Tesla Model S Coupe Rendering
8 May 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla’s Model S electric luxury sedan is a very successful vehicle in the United States. And as we pointed out a couple of weeks ago, all the numbers are in Elon Musk’s favor. Needless to say, we’ve always wondered what if Tesl...
Legendary Customizer Dean Jeffries Dies at 80
8 May 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dean Jeffries, one of the most well-known custom vehicle designer and car painter in the United States, died on Sunday at the age of 80, leaving behind a rich automotive legacy. Born in Osage, Iowa, on February 25, 1933, Eduard Dean Jeffries cre...
Scion 10 Series Limited Edition Pricing Announced
8 May 2013, 14:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Scion has announced pricing information for its new limited edition 10 Series models built to celebrate the brand’s 10th anniversary. As we already told you back in early April, the FR-S, tC, iQ, xB and xD are offered with an exclusive &ld...
Buick Remembers M18 Hellcat Tank - “Hot Rod of WWII”
8 May 2013, 14:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / About three weeks ago we told you that Buick is celebrating its 110th anniversary on May 19. They made it official with the “11 Highlights of 11 Decades” press release, but now they decided to showcase something a little lot more differ...