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.
LaFerrari-Based Maserati coming in 2015
21 Mar 2013, 09:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Since Ferrari introduced the LaFerrari in Geneva, every sportscar manufacturer seems to want their own LaSomething. Except Koenigsegg of course, who claims the Agera R is the LaUltimate LaSupercar. While most of automakers will have to resort bu...
Listen to the Lamborghini Veneno Roar in Geneva
21 Mar 2013, 09:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2013 Geneva Motor Show has closed its doors for a few days now, but some of the cars that debuted in Switzerland are still getting a lot of attention. Ferrari's LaFerrari was the most popular exhibit among visitors and even the press, b...
2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS Teased
21 Mar 2013, 08:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has released the first teaser photo of the 2014 Camaro SS, ahead of the car's debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show scheduled later this month. As seen in the picture above, the refreshed fifth-generation Camaro will sport a slight...
1969 Chevelle Gets Cadillac CTS-V Engine
20 Mar 2013, 17:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Restoring musclecars in 2013 is not easy, especially if you lack the money and support from a specialist company. However, a tired musclecar can be brought back to life the restomoding way. It's not cheaper by any means, but the results can be...
2014 Dakar Rally to Pass Through Bolivia
20 Mar 2013, 17:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Bolivia will become the 28th country to host the Dakar Rally, after being included alongside Argentina and Chile on the next year's race calendar. The 2014 Dakar Rally, the 35th edition and the sixth since the famous event has moved to Sout...
Honda Planning Formula 1 Return
20 Mar 2013, 16:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Honda is reportedly planning to return to Formula One starting with the 2015 season, as an engine supplier to British team McLaren. According to a Jiji Press report quoted by AFP, Honda's president Takanobu Ito said the c...
Report: Ferrari 458 Monte Carlo Order Books Opened
20 Mar 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Italian automaker Ferrari has reportedly opened the order books for the yet unrevealed successor of the 430 Scuderia, based, of course, on the 458 Italia model. According to TeamSpeed, who are quoting "Ferrari clients from Italy and Germany...
GM Recalls 2013 Buicks, Cadillacs Over Transmission Software Issue
20 Mar 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is recalling 33,700 model-year 2013 Buicks and Cadillacs to fix a potential software problem that may cause the transmission to unexpectedly shift into sport mode. While the issue could increase the risk of a collision, as the car...
Classic Rolls-Royce Exhibition Opens at BMW Museum
20 Mar 2013, 15:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ten years have past since BMW Group acquired the Rolls-Royce brand, and the Germans have decided to celebrate the decade by opening a special exhibition in their Munchen-based museum. The first-ever Rolls-Royce display to be hosted at the BMW Mu...
Meet ZAIRE, the Ultimate All-Terrain Concept Car
20 Mar 2013, 14:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you thought the 6x6 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG was a radical off-road vehicle, then you should take a look at what Dong Man Joo has envisioned for… National Geographic's photography team. Unfortunately, unlike the 6-wheeled Mercedes-Be...
Subaru to Reveal All-New Performance Car, XV Crosstrek Hybrid in New York
20 Mar 2013, 13:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Subaru has announced the introduction of two new concept cars at the 2013 New York International Auto Show later this month. Pictured above, the XV Crosstrek Hybrid, which is based on the popular XV Crosstrek crossover, is Sub...
Bentley Could Show Two New Mulsanne Concepts
20 Mar 2013, 13:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to expand the Mulsanne range in the near future, British automaker Bentley still doesn't know how the new version will look like. Bentley has already created a two-door convertible concept, which was unveiled before a private audience a...
2014 Kia Forte Sedan US Pricing Released
20 Mar 2013, 12:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Korean automaker Kia has released US pricing info for the Forte Sedan, with the base model starting from just $15,900 plus $800 destination charge. This makes the Kia Forte the cheapest new mid-size sedan in the United States and quite a reasona...
Last 78 Saabs Built Are Up for Auction
20 Mar 2013, 11:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The very last vehicles built by Swedish automaker Saab will go under the "hammer" in an online auction hosted by KVD. The last batch of 78 Saab vehicles includes of 31 units of the 9-4X SUVs (of which only 700 were built), seven 9-5 Sp...
Suzuki Says New SX4 Will Boost Company Sales
20 Mar 2013, 10:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese carmaker Suzuki claims that its new SX4 crossover, which was moved into the larger C-segment, will outsell the current smaller version. "We have never had before a car like this, especially with its rear luggage space of 430 liters...
Volvo to Begin Production in China
20 Mar 2013, 10:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volvo Cars is about to start production in China after receiving approval from the National Development and Reform Commission to begin building vehicles in the country. According to an Automotive News report quoting "three people familiar w...
Lyonheart K Is a Modern Jaguar E-Type
20 Mar 2013, 09:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1961, the Jaguar E-Type quickly became one of the most revered sportcars thanks to its performance and timeless design. Ranked first in all sorts of beauty contests, the E-Type still serves as inspiration for modern cars. We'r...
Chevrolet Sonic Gets Ridiculous "Out of Milk" Commercial
20 Mar 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Remember the "Find New Roads" Chevy ad we showed you about a month ago, in which the small Sonic thinks it's a skateboard and tries all kinds of stunts through an industrial facility? Well, Chevy's subcompact gained a full co...
Koenigsegg Claims Agera R Is Way Better Than LaFerrari, McLaren P1
20 Mar 2013, 08:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After the Geneva Motor Show came to an end, most petrolheads have agreed that LaFerrari and McLaren P1 are the greatest supercars introduced in 2013. Some might disagree, of course, but the biggest opposition comes, surprisingly, from another su...
Ferrari F1 Car to Race for Peace in Jerusalem
19 Mar 2013, 17:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella will be driving a Ferrari Formula 1 on the streets of Jerusalem for the "Peace Road Show" event to be held in Israel's capital city between June 13-14. "This event is being organized with t...