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.
Elton John's Ferrari Up for Grabs at London Auction
12 Mar 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A Ferrari 512 TR previously owned by British singer and songwriter Sir Elton John is to be sold at the COYS "Spring Classics" auction in London. Built in 1991, this rare Maranello supercar has only 2,100 miles (3,380 km) on the clock a...
This VW Golf Mk1 is Faster Than a Lamborghini
12 Mar 2013, 15:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Only a handful of cars can brag about being faster than a factory Lamborghini and you would put your money on a Volkswagen Golf being one of them. While it may sound impossible, the first car that made the hot hatch concept popular can pack more...
Ferrari 458 Crash Leaves Three Injured
12 Mar 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A promotional racing event that took place recently in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, didn't turn out very well for a Ferrari driver and a bunch of cheerful spectators. While speeding through an improvised track on the streets of Rio the Janeiro, ...
Mercedes Announces New Bulletproof SUV
12 Mar 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Starting next week, the G500 won't be the only armored SUV you can buy from Mercedes-Benz, as the German automaker decided to include two versions of the M-Class in its Guard lineup. The new ML350 and ML500 variants, which are in compliance...
How to Make a Pit Stop in London Traffic
12 Mar 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / What can you do while you're waiting in your car at a stop light in London? Have some tea, perhaps? More lipstick, ladies? How about swapping a full set of tires? We bet some of you have a violent scenario in mind, with one poor driver bein...
Diesel Consumption to Exceed Gasoline by 2020, Says ExxonMobil
12 Mar 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Diesel is expected to become the number one fuel choice for transportation worldwide by 2020, says ExxonMobil in its latest "Outlook For Energy: A View to 2040" report. With heavy duty transportation demands on the rise in Asia, Europe...
Russian Bus Driver Smashes into Cars for Educational Purposes
12 Mar 2013, 11:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We've seen a lot of "made in Russia" crashes lately, but this one takes us into folklore territory. A Russian bus driver, dubbed "The Punisher", has embarked on a vigilante mission that made him quite popular in his native ...
Spyker Crossover Set for 2016 Debut
12 Mar 2013, 10:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dutch supercar specialist Spyker is preparing to launch a production version of the D8 Peking-to-Paris crossover concept introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. An Edmunds report claims the company is planning an automotive comeback centered a...
Cristiano Ronaldo's Crashed Ferrari For Sale… Again
12 Mar 2013, 10:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's been almost four years since Cristiano Ronaldo crashed his former Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano inside a tunnel, and the car still hasn't been repaired and put back on the road. But that's about to be fixed as the wrecked Ferrari w...
Lamborghini Murcielago Burns to the Ground in China
12 Mar 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's always sad to see a supercar catch fire and end up being just a pile of melted metal and carbon fiber, but it's even sadder when we realize that these cars get an early retirement through inappropriate driving. The latest supercar...
Lincoln Introduces MKS Livery Sedan
12 Mar 2013, 09:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Detroit-based company Lincoln has announced that the 2013 MKS sedan will be offered as part of its already wide Livery lineup. Apparently unhappy with Livery companies preferring Toyota and Cadillac sedans over the MKT Town Car, Lincoln decided ...
Daniel Craig Gets Aston Martin V12 Vantage Birthday Gift
12 Mar 2013, 08:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / "It's good to be the king", once said Mel Brooks. Not bad Mr.Brooks, but trust us, it's way better to be James Bond! While "the King" used to have a lot of privileges around his castle, he never got an Aston Martin....
Twin-Turbo Mustang GT Delivers Insane 1,266 RWHP on Dyno
11 Mar 2013, 16:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / How much power can you squeeze from a 5.0-liter Coyote? Certainly a lot more than Roush's 675 HP and 585 lb-ft of torque we were telling you about last week. How's that possible? Is continuously developing a twin-turbo system for more ...
NASCAR Doesn't Take Criticism Too Well, Angers Hamlin
11 Mar 2013, 16:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Denny Hamlin's criticism towards Gen 6 NASCAR seems to have bothered the National Association for Stock Car Racing enough to dictate a $25,000 fine for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. Adopting the "we don't take kindly to your types ...
The Cheapest Lamborghini You Can Buy is Actually a Bicycle
11 Mar 2013, 16:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It looks like Lamborghini's not through celebrating its 50th anniversary after unveiling the ludicrous Veneno supercar in Geneva. While it's a lot slower than the Veneno, the latest Lamborghini is much cheaper and can be had with just ...
LaFerrari Showcased at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello
11 Mar 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / In case you missed LaFerrari's unveiling in Geneva and can't make it to Switzerland to see it with your own eyes, you can still catch the hybrid supercar in the "flesh" at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello. The company's l...
New Mitsubishi Pajero Not Coming Anytime Soon
11 Mar 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sold on the same underpinnings since 1999, with an update in 2006, the Mitsubishi Pajero won't receive its much deserved next-generation overhaul anytime soon. Speaking to GoAuto at the Geneva Motor Show last week, Mitsubishi Motors Corpora...
Tesla Blasts New York Times for "Ethics Violation"
11 Mar 2013, 14:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's been two weeks since we last reported about the Elon Musk vs. New York Times feud, and it seems like the infamous Tesla S review debate is far from over. After claiming that the erroneous review could cost Tesla no less than $100 milli...
Birthday Boy Kenseth Wins in Las Vegas
11 Mar 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt Kenseth scored his first victory this NASCAR Sprint Cupa season after taking the checkered flag in first position at the end of Sunday's Las Vegas Motor Speedway race. Kenseth, who won on his 41st birthday, deci...
Consumer Reports Says Honda Civic Hybrid "Has a Big Problem"
11 Mar 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Honda Civic has enjoyed a lot of success as a hybrid vehicle since its introduction in 2001, selling well over 255,000 units worldwide and becoming the second best selling hybrid in the US. However, Consumer Reports claims that, while being ...