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.
Rolls-Royce on Luxury SUV Rumors: "Never Say Never"
11 Mar 2013, 12:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce is not planning an SUV anytime soon, but company representatives admitted they haven't given up on the idea. Asked to comment upon the Rolls-Royce SUV rumors surfaced about three weeks ago, the company�...
Tesla Delays Model X to Repay Loans Early
11 Mar 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you were anxious to take a stroll in the new Tesla Model X, you might want to keep your shirt on for a while longer, as the company's electric crossover has been delayed. According to Los Angeles Times, Tesla's plans to repay its DO...
Ogier Wins Rally Mexico for Volkswagen
11 Mar 2013, 10:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Though he's not quite happy when compared to nine time world champion Sebastien Loeb, Volkswagen's Sebastien Ogier is on his way to becoming the new "Grand Poobah" of WRC. The French driver had no rival in last weekend's...
Peugeot to Assemble Cars in Kazakhstan
11 Mar 2013, 10:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / PSA Peugeot Citroen and Russian company Agromash Holding have signed an agreement for Peugeot vehicles to be assembled and distributed in Kazakhstan. According to PSA, the production will start in June 2013 with a wide range of models, including...
Gumpert Brags About New Investment, Bright Future
11 Mar 2013, 09:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While Gumpert failed to bring anything really new to Geneva this year, the German company is far from retiring from the supercar business. It's been just one year since the automaker declared insolvency, and the Germans have announced new i...
Brad Keselowski Burning Out His NASCAR in a… Hotel Conference Room
11 Mar 2013, 09:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Let's play a little game, shall we? Where's the last time you've seen a NASCAR racer? On a track? In a truck? Displayed somewhere maybe? Scattered around in the stands as we're seen it happen in Daytona last month? Sure, ther...
Ford Fiesta ST Has Some Track Fun
11 Mar 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new Ford Fiesta ST has entered production last month, and we already know it'll be sold in the US as well, with prices starting from $21,400. While we're still waiting to see how the Fiesta ST's little cousin will be received ...
2014 Range Rover Sport Teased Ahead of New York Debut
11 Mar 2013, 08:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Range Rover Sport is on its way to the 2013 New York Auto Show, and Land Rover has just confirmed it by releasing the first teaser with the SUV. No other information was revealed by the British manufacturer, and the single teaser image ...
Four-Cylinder Ford Mustang Coming to US After All
9 Mar 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Two days ago we were telling you about the four-cylinder-engined Ford Mustang being introduced for European versions of the car exclusively. Well, it seems that Edmunds' report was wrong, and the pony will get the 2.3-liter EcoBoost in the ...
Renault Looking to Expand RS Lineup
9 Mar 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / RenaultSport Technologies boss Patrice Ratti has recently unveiled the company's plans to expand the RS lineup. According to an Auto Express report, RenaultSport is looking to have four or five models in its line up over the next four to fi...
Villains Beware: The Pit-BUL is Here to Disable Your Car
9 Mar 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Stopping a car from evading the law by setting up road spike strips, a scenario we've seen with several occasions, might become a thing of the past. Thanks to Arizona-based company Pacific Scientific, the Police may have a more safer and &q...
Ferrari Launches LaFerrari Visualizer, Announces More Than 1,000 Requests
9 Mar 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While the LaFerrari raised a lot of eyebrows because of its, let's call it weird, name, the ultimate Maranello hypercar was bound to be more than popular among wealthy enthuasiasts. With over 1,000 requests and only 499 units to be made, as...
Ford Issues Recall for Vans from the Past
8 Mar 2013, 17:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford is recalling 230,000 minivans dating back to 2004 over rust problems that may cause the third-row seats to come loose. Yes folks, it's not a mistake, the blue oval company has issued a recall for its older 2004-2007 built Ford Freestar...
Shelby Announces "Staggering Performance" for the 2013 GT500 Super Snake
8 Mar 2013, 16:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake seems to be making the guys over at Shelby American very proud. Otherwise, they wouldn't insist on reporting the pony's new quarter mile times as soon they stopped the engine. Now don't get us wro...
Alpine Returns to Le Mans, Teases LMP2 Prototype
8 Mar 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Renault's Alpine brand has announced its comeback to endurance racing after 35 years with a Le Mans 24 Hours race LMP2 prototype teaser. With the production model set to debut in 2016, Alpine doesn't want to waste any time and plans on...
Nissan, Mitsubishi Reveal Jointly-Developed Minicar
8 Mar 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automakers Nissan and Mitsubishi have released the first details of their jointly-developed minicar to go on sale on the local market starting June 2013. Each company will offer two versions of their new Japanese market exclusive model,...
2013 Saab 9-3 Rendering by Gray Design
8 Mar 2013, 14:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / You must remember Gray Design for its intriguing, futuristic-looking "Xhibitionist" yacht design they introduced about a month ago, as well as the matching Xhibit G supercar. After taking a small brake, the Swedish design company came ...
Smart Crossover SUV to Arrive in 2016
8 Mar 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Daimler's Smart microcar division is getting ready to welcome a new, bigger family member three years from now. According to German website Auto Motor und Sport, Mercedes-Benz has decided to pursue it's older plans of adding an SUV ver...
Bulldozer vs. Crane Goes Terribly Wrong in Russia
8 Mar 2013, 13:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While saying this may not be politically correct, we all know Russians have a very difficult time driving on public streets without getting involved in some sort of crash or road rage. We already gave you a sample of that today, but wait 't...
Sebastien Ogier Sick of Sebastien Loeb Comparisons
8 Mar 2013, 13:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen WRC driver Sebastien Ogier has recently pleaded the media to stop comparing him to his French ex-Citroen team-mate Sebastien Loeb. Asked to comment upon claims that he will be the new Sebastien Loeb, after the nine-time champion semi-...