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.
McLaren P1 Sales Exceed Expectations, 100 Units Left
3 May 2013, 08:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / McLaren’s latest supercar, the hybrid P1, is selling fast despite its steep $1.3 million (€1 million) price tag, with only 100 units out of the total 375 examples still available worldwide. “We are ahead of our targets and we st...
2014 Acura MDX Production Begins in Alabama
3 May 2013, 08:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The mass production of the all-new 2014 Acura MDX luxury SUV has begun at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, with the vehicle set to go on sale at US dealers nationwide in the coming weeks. Designed, engineered and developed in the United States, t...
Qoros 3 Sedan Named China’s Most Beautiful Car
3 May 2013, 08:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Qoros 3 Sedan received the Award for the Most Eagerly Anticipated Domestic Car of 2013 at the Most Beautiful Automobile China Awards ceremony, the Chinese automaker announced yesterday. Built by a brand-new company that’s actually a jo...
Audi A9 Coming in 2016
3 May 2013, 07:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rumored since late 2010, Audi's highly anticipated flagship vehicle could hit the market in the near future. Dubbed A9, the sedan that's expected to top the range in terms of luxury and technology could arrive in 2016. This piece of in...
2014 Corvette Stingray Confirmed as Indy 500 Pace Car
3 May 2013, 07:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has confirmed that the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray will serve as the 2013 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car on May 26, when the 97th running of the famed event is scheduled. According to the company, this marks a record 12th time the Chevro...
Mercedes E-Class Wagon Gets KTW/Brabus Upgrade
2 May 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / KTW Tuning and Brabus have joined forces to release an aftermarket upgrade kit for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon. For a more aggressive look, the pre-facelift current-generation German estate gained several exterior updates, such as new f...
BMW Drops i8 M Plans
2 May 2013, 15:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to be introduced in 2014, the BMW i8 hybrid sportscar won’t get an M version, although the company has considered dropping the hybrid powertrain for a V8 or V10-powered iteration. This piece of information came via CAR Magazine, who cl...
Audi R18 Long-Tail Spotted “Flying” at Monza
2 May 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / About a week ago we were telling you about Audi testing a new, longer version of their R18 e-tron quattro hybrid race car ahead of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race. With just a few days left until the vehicles debut at Spa, a video sh...
Nissan’s VW Golf Rival Announced for 2014
2 May 2013, 14:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan’s very own Volkswagen Golf will arrive next year, the company’s product planning chief Andy Palmer revealed earlier this week. According to Palmer, Nissan’s Golf competitor will go on sale in 2014 and will show up lookin...
All-New Range Rover Gains First-Ever Exploration Driving App
2 May 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Land Rover North America announced today the release of the company’s first ever application designed to showcase the all-new fourth-generation Range Rover. Dubbed “Trail Less Traveled” the app is available as we speak on Apple...
McLaren Launches P1 “Designed by Air” Interactive Experience
2 May 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer McLaren Automotive has launched the “Designed by Air” Interactive Experience, which provides enthusiasts an insight into the aerodynamic technology that was used to optimize the P1’s bodyshape. Th...
General Motors Is First Automaker to Sign “Climate Declaration”
2 May 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is the first US automaker to sign a climate declaration, asserting that responding to climate change is “good business”, the company announced Wednesday. The declaration, which will be signed by a total of 40 major US ...
Having Trouble Parking Your SUV? Darth Vader to the Rescue!
2 May 2013, 12:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parking cars in a crowded city is a worldwide spread inconvenience. Not to mention that some drivers take up to 30 minutes to slot their vehicle in a not-so-tight spot. So how ‘bout if cars could do all the parking bit by themselves (and a...
Nissan Cuts Prices on Seven US Models
2 May 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan is cutting prices on seven of its 18 models in the United States, aiming to increase the chances of the respective vehicles popping up in more internet searches. The price cuts range from $580 (2.7 percent) on the Altim...
Stunning One-Off Aston Martin DB2/4 by Ghia Up for Auction
2 May 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A unique Aston Martin DB2/4 MkII “Supersonic” built in 1956 by Carrozzeria Ghia is set to go under the hammer on November 12, in New York. Listed by RM Auctions, this one-off beauty was commissioned by one of the members of the Vande...
Ford to Add More than 2,000 US Jobs
2 May 2013, 09:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Motor Co. has announced adding more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to cope with the growing demand for F-150 pickup trucks and the incoming launch of the Transit commercial vehicle lineup. According to recently issued pre...
New 2014 Corvette Stingray Details Revealed
2 May 2013, 09:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the 2014 Corvette Stingray being least four months away from rolling off the assembly line, Chevrolet keeps revealing new details about their new sportscar. After releasing the vehicles encouraging US pricing, which is similar to the C6&rsq...
Next-Gen Chevrolet Volt Will be $10K Cheaper
2 May 2013, 08:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The next-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be significantly less expensive than the current model, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said earlier this week. Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference, Akerson announced the ...
Infiniti Planning Flagship Luxury Sedan, Coupe
2 May 2013, 08:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker and Nissan brand Infiniti is considering new high-performance luxury sedan and coupe models that might share the same powertrains and platforms. Speaking to Car & Driver, Infiniti president Johan de Nysschen revealed the c...
2015 Saleen Mustang Rendering
2 May 2013, 07:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to the next generation Ford Mustang, we probably have more renderings and rumors than actual information. But that doesn’t bother us, because it only shows how important this musclecar really is to the automotive industry. We...