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.
Toyota GT 86 Cup Edition Details Emerge
22 Mar 2013, 13:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Toyota has revelead the GT 86 Cup Edition, a special version of the company's already popular rear-wheel-drive sportscar. Limited to only 86 units, the Cup Edition was launched in order to celebrate the start of the Toyot...
Nissan, YouTube Pair Up For Nismo.TV
22 Mar 2013, 12:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan has launched its own dedicated racing channel in partnership with video streaming website YouTube. Called Nismo.TV, Nissan's new YouTube broadcasting channel will offer 52 weeks worth of motorsport each year and pr...
Mercedes Shows Off E-Class Coupe, Cabriolet
22 Mar 2013, 11:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, the redesigned coupe and cabriolet versions of the E-Class have gained their first official video from Mercedes-Benz USA. We already know what the new Mercedes E-Class is all about, but the Germans still...
Alpina Explains the New B3 Biturbo
22 Mar 2013, 10:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having just released two new models at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Alpina took its time to explain their fresh XD3 Biturbo and B3 Biturbo BMW-based high-performance vehicles. After talking about the very powerful yet impressively fuel efficient ...
Vencer Sarthe Supercar Teased
22 Mar 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's been a while since we last wrote about Vencer's plans to release the Sarthe supercar, and we almost thought that the Dutch manufacturer almost caved in on the project. But it seems they've been quite busy working on the car, ...
Watch a Saab 900 Turbo Burn in Slow Motion
22 Mar 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Wrecking cars of all sorts in movies or music videos is a common thing, and, truth be told, the bigger the damage and the bill, the better the scene. Just ask Henry Blight Halicki, who totaled 93 vehicles in the 1974 "Gone in 60 Seconds" ...
LaFerrari Featured in Behind the Scenes Clip
22 Mar 2013, 08:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to the LaFerrari, every new picture or video goes viral instantaneously. And that's no surprise since Ferrari's latest hypercar grabbed the most attention at the Geneva Motor Show this year. At the same time, the Italians...
2014 Toyota Highlander Teaser Released
22 Mar 2013, 08:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After confirming the Highlander's debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show about one week ago, Japanese automaker Toyota has released a teaser of the its new SUV. Revealing only a headlamp and a bit of the front grill, the teaser previews the H...
2014 Infiniti Q50 Order Guide Leaked
21 Mar 2013, 17:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to go on sale this summer as a replacement for the G37, the 2014 Infiniti Q50 order guide has been revealed ahead of time thanks to a leaked dealer brochure provided by the InfinitiQ50.org forum. The leak sheet confirms that the Q50 will be ...
Jeep to Build 250,000 Lemon-Sucking Cherokees a Year
21 Mar 2013, 16:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's been a while since the 2014 Jeep Cherokee was leaked, and consequently revealed by Chrysler, and we still think that the future Toledo-built crossover SUV looks like it's sucking lemons. However, Jeep doesn't seem to care abo...
Volvo Announces "Exciting Addition" to the US Market at New York
21 Mar 2013, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Swedish automaker Volvo is acting all mysterious ahead of the 2013 New York International Auto Show scheduled later this month, announcing "a new and exciting addition" to the North American model line-up. We don't mean to spoil t...
Renault ZOE UK Pricing, Details
21 Mar 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / French automaker Renault has just released UK pricing and specification for its electric five-door supermini ZOE model. Available in three trim levels, Expression, Dynamique Zen, and Dynamique Intens, the ZOE has a starting price of £13,65...
2014 Scion tC Coupe to Debut in New York
21 Mar 2013, 15:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Scion tC Coupe will make its world premiere at the 2013 New York International Auto Show scheduled later this month. Set to be unveiled on March 28, according to the Scion teaser/flyer released today, the new tC Coupe is actually just a...
Lexus RC Might Get Turbo Engine
21 Mar 2013, 14:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The production version of the Lexus LF-CC concept, rumored to be called the RC, might become the first car from Toyota's luxury division to be powered by a turbocharged engine. According to Mag-X from Japan, the new Lexus coupe will be avai...
Ford to Pay $750 Million to Workers at Belgium Plant
21 Mar 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Motor Company has reached an agreement with its hourly workers in Genk that allows the automaker to go through with its plan to close the factory located in Belgium. However, shutting down the facility which now builds the Mondeo sedan and ...
2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Pricing, New Colors Announced
21 Mar 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Racing has just announced details and pricing for the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet. The last NHRA Stock and Super Stock vehicle based on the current generation pony comes with new updates, a couple of custom colors and the "best value in t...
Jeep Unveils Extreme Wrangler Concepts Before Moab
21 Mar 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There's a lot of fuss around this year's Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, after Jeep has announced it has no less that six concept vehicles to show off with. We've already introduced you to the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Concept a few...
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series Coming to America
21 Mar 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Lamborghini Super Trofeo mono marque series will make its debut in North America this year, with six races to be held in the United States and Canada. The North American Super Trofeo, which will be sanctioned by the International Motor Sport...
BMW M5 Wrecked in South Africa
21 Mar 2013, 10:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Wrecked high-performance cars are being spotted pretty often around the world, and while this is not the kind of news we would want to report on a daily basis, someone has to do the dirty work as well. The latest crumpled luxury vehicle to come ...
Jeep Reveals Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Concept
21 Mar 2013, 10:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toledo-based SUV manufacturer Jeep is busy getting ready for this year's Easter Jeep Safari with six concept vehicles developed in cooperation with Mopar. Besides the bunch of Wranglers set to be showcased at the 47th Annual Moab event, the...